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The Nebraska Radio Network and The South Carolina Network were both shut down Tuesday. A statement from Learfield spokeswoman Jennifer Duncan to several regional newspapers said the two networks underperformed for several years and showed little opportunity for growth.

Steve Finateri has been promoted to Market Manager for Cumulus Detroit and its group of four radio stations. Finateri, a Detroit radio professional for over 30 years, rises from D.O.S. at WJR, a position he has held since 2011. He replaces Tom O'Brien who retired at the end of 2018.

Jenkins will join host Ty Bentli, Chuck Wicks, and the team in mid-February. She heads to Nashville from Minneapolis where she was midday personality and Music Director at KMNB-FM, and fill-in personality at K102/KEEY-FM.

iHeartLatino head Enrique Santos gives us a peek inside how iHeart has taken on the Latin music lover and Spanish-language audio content consumer.

Starlite Broadcasting is purchasing KLTG-FM and KHLB-FM in Corpus Christi from Tejas Broadcasting.

In the Zone with Brandon Kravitz and The Shot Doctor will debut February 11 and broadcast weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The show will deliver the breaking news, and engage listeners by following a "humor and informative Sports Talk" formula.

SiriusXM will become a standard feature on all Toyota models and trims sold in the continental U.S. starting with the 2020 model year.

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch and several other top Pandora executives will be gone when the buyout by SiriusXM closes, SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer will lead the combined company, and Pandora's general counsel, CFO and human resources officer will also exit. Tuesday Pandora shareholders approved the deal.

That's according to a 2019 report released by Deloitte Global, which also predicts radio revenue will hit $40 billion in 2019, an increase of 1% over 2018 (and more than half the global radio revenue).

Maybe. Every season, it seems, the holiday music starts earlier and earlier as stations across the country try to take advantage of the good cheer -- and get better ratings. Here's what Nielsen has to say about Santa's songs...