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The name of the new Hip Hop, R&B, and Rhythmic iHeart station in Philadelphia is Real 106.1, which replaces the Hot AC format the station was carrying. Chio in the Morning, which has been airing on the station for 14 years, will continue with the new format. iHeart will now go head-to-head with Radio One’s Jenkintown, PA-licensed “Boom 103.9” WPHI-FM.

iHeartMedia has signed Alt 98.7 LA morning man Woody to a new 5-year deal that includes Premiere launching The Woody Show into national syndication. Woody is a 20-year radio vet who's worked in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Portland. He joined iHeart three years ago.

And they are Scott Herman, Chief Operating Officer of CBS Radio, and Jordan Wertlieb, President of Hearst Television. The elections took place during the Broadcasters Foundation’s Board of Directors meeting in New York City. Herman oversees CBS Radio's 117 stations.

The awards will return to the Los Angeles Forum on Sunday, March 11, 2018 (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) it was announced Thursday. It will be the third year the show has played the LA venue. There will once again be broadcast live on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio, the all-in-one digital music and live streaming radio service

Kelly will work the Chicago Region, which includes 103.5 KISS FM, 93.9 MY FM, 107.5 WGCI Chicago, V103, BIG 95.5, Inspiration 1390, and events like 107.5 WGCI Summer Jam, 107.5 WGCI Big Jam, V103 Summer Block Party, BIG 95.5 BIG Code of Honor Concert, Inspiration 1390’s Biggest Give & Receive Holiday Concert, and 103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball.

One of L.A. radio's most influential DJs, Rodney Bingenheimer, will return to the airwaves after being let go by CBS Radio's KROQ earlier this month. SiriusXM has hired Bingenheimer to host a weekly show on Little Steven's Underground Garage channel.

Jonathan Steele will take over the day-to-day operation of the Peoria/Bloomington market's leading Top 40 radio station, working on developing talent and growing the brand on air and online. Steele most recently worked as Program Director for the Martz Communications Group in upstate New York

TagStation, which owns the NextRadio app, is partnering with Westwood One to produce a new interactive audience measurement tool for over-the-air FM radio. The two companies say this new arrangement will allow Westwood to deliver consumer insights and prove ROI to national advertisers. Westwood started testing the technology back in May and reports the test was very successful.

Anybody looking for a cluster of stations in Vermont? Ken Squier says he's 82 and it's time to move on. The Vermont Radio Group has been in family hands for 86 years, started by Ken's dad Lloyd in 1931 with WDEV-AM. Squier told his staff he will attempt to find a buyer who will preserve the long-standing station values of serving the public good, need, and necessity. The group is made up of four FMs, one AM and three translators. Dick Foreman of RAFAMEDIA is brokering the sale.

(By Paul Weyland) Have you ever wondered why we’re back at 1980s spot rates? Well, you can thank our friends at the advertising agencies, as well as our own poor negotiating skills. Imagine being present at the scene of the worst negotiation ever … between an advertising agency principle and a television general manager.