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Entercom in Baltimore has changed up the midday hosts at two stations.

There was a time, not too long ago, the Atlanta market was giving Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins headaches. The market, where Urban One has 4 FM's, was off horribly revenue-wise. Now, Atlanta is a totally different story.

After a brief hiatus West Virginia Radio Corporation has signed back on with Nielsen for measurement services in the Charleston, West Virginia market. West Virginia Radio owns stations in Morgantown, Charleston, Clarksburg, Fairmont, Elkins and Martinsburg.

Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins is very happy with the performance of his radio stations, and why not, Urban One's second quarter revenue came in 6.2% higher than a year ago. More importantly, perhaps, is that there seems to be momentum going forward, and 2019 is not a political year.

Another great example of the loyalty and love listeners have for their favorite radio station. Las Vegas listeners to SOS Radio stuffed a bus full of school supplies for some of the city's most under-resourced schools. Over 1,500 backpacks were stuffed full of school supplies.

iHeartMedia Pittsburgh celebrated the career of McDowell with a final broadcast Wednesday on WDVE in Pittsburgh. Many special guests showed up.

Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio issue is out. It will not be posted online. Subscribers will find out what radio's most powerful think about more deregulation, why they believe radio's revenue has been stagnant, and how they're pushing radio's story out. But there's much, much more...

WCOW General Manager William Hoffman passed away suddenly on Wednesday at the age of 57.

Emmis' 1070AM/107.5FM The Fan in Indianapolis can also be heard on 93.5 FM thanks to a new translator Emmis.

The Country Oldies Show, hosted by Steve Warren, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. The program is one of the longest consecutive running country radio shows on the air.