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Premiere Networks has announced a Thanksgiving special for Country radio stations hosted by award-winning radio and CMT personality Cody Alan. The four-hour, barter-free CMT After MidNite Friendsgiving Special with Cody Alan will be highlighted by conversations with country stars and celebrities.

Alpha Media, Mankato, MN, has announced the launch of Mix 99.1. The station, formerly Z99 (KEEZ-FM) in the CHR format, will target the 25-54 demo with artists such as Pink, Maroon 5, Adele, Bruno Mars, and Justin Timberlake.

Manheim, PA, station fun 101.3 (WROZ-FM) is ready to get the Christmas party started, November 16 at 5 p.m., with all the great holiday songs, from classics to contemporaries. And they have a great competition cooking too.

The new Classic Hits show Throwback Nation Radio, hosted by Tony Lorino and Danny Hustle, is offering its five-hour New Year’s Eve special programming to radio stations free of charge.

Now that advertisers, and the radio industry, are paying a lot more attention to the podcasting space, does that industry need a trade association similar to radio's NAB or RAB? Radio has a lot of experience with trade associations. Perhaps it's time to share a little of your wisdom.

On Thursday, the FCC commissioner released the third episode of Broadband Conversations, her podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of women from across the technology, innovation, and media sectors. The episode featured Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code and a 2013 White House Champion of Change.

Two Barclays Center executives and a loan shark say former WFAN morning show co-host Craig Carton altered documents to help him convince a hedge fund to invest in a ticket resale business. Here are details from day two of the Craig Carton trial...

Marty Griffin, who announced he has throat cancer back in September, will be back on the air Monday. Griffin tells Trib Live he lost 40 pounds and he's very weak but he's recovering and says "he's going to be healthy."

Dave Jansen has been named VP of Sales for the iHeart cluster in Minneapolis. Jansen joins iHeart from Comcast, where he served as a Digital Sales Manager. He previously worked at iHeart as an AE from 2007 to 2009. He's also worked in sales for The Star Tribune.

Business is good for syndicated morning show Murphy, Sam and Jodi with the recent addition of six new affiliates in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, and Illinois.