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Magnum.Media has named Stuart J. Wattles News Director of Oldies station WRJN and Country station WVTY, both in Wisconsin.

Six broadcasters will join the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2019. Two on-air personalities and four program directors will be honored. Two of the latter group made Radio Ink's recent Best Program Directors in Country Radio list.

The latest NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study of 3,084 respondents, ages 14-54 and across all PPM markets, revealed that smart speaker penetration is up to 43% among persons 14-54. And smart speakers are becoming a feature in one room in particular.

The National Association of Broadcasters is launching the Small and Medium Market Radio Forum at NAB Show, Sunday, April 7 (2:00 – 5:00 p.m.) at the Westgate.

Attracting local advertisers to traditional media is harder than ever, thanks to the growth of digital media solutions. How can radio stations, in particular those targeting Hispanic consumers, win over some of those advertisers with its own digital offerings?

Mediabase and BuzzAngle Music have signed a long-term partnership with Townsquare Media.

SpotQ and KMG Networks, a division of Krantz Media Group, will bring the feedback system provided by Sensory Logic to radio groups, market clusters, and radio stations. Advertising sales will be handled by Premiere Networks.

The Talk Radio 1210 WPHT Liberty USO Radiothon will benefit active, guard, and reserve military and their families through programs and services at the United Service Organization of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.

For the first time in years, we've experienced significant turnover on our Country PD list. But it remains a very impressive list. Once nominated, our review and selection process to find the cream of the crop is quite exhaustive. Here, then, are the 2019 Best PD's in Country Radio.

Roger Scott, morning show co-host for Signal Media's 103.7 The Buzz (KABZ-FM) in Little Rock will appear in a movie called Antiquities.