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Edison Research released a new study Monday about heavy radio users, which takes a look at the 30% of the American population ages 12 and over who listened to more than one hour of radio in the last day. Here's what they discovered about your biggest listeners...

Kyle Matthews has been appointed to the on-air team at K-FROG (KFRG-FM) in Riverside, CA. Matthews will host the station’s show from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST, as well as oversee imaging. His first day on the air will be May 3.

Cumulus/Westwood One Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard is out with a new blog highlighting the disconnect media buyers and planners have about the media habits of the American public. His conclusion: they are way off.

There’s a new morning show coming to 100.9 The Cat (WKLI/Albany, NY) starting Tuesday, May 1. The show will be called K.C. and Kelly in the Morning and feature co-hosts Kristina Carlyle and Pete Kelly.

Miggy Santos has joined WSOY-FM/Decator, IL, and WWHX-FM/Normal, IL, as joint PD. Miggy comes to Neuhoff Media from past stints in Fresno, California, Las Vegas, and Boise, Idaho.

iHeartMedia announced Monday the return of the annual iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 21 and 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and its Daytime Stage, which will take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 22.

Cumulus has promoted programming veteran Mike O’Reilly to PD of Alternative station KCJK/X105.1 in Kansas City. O’Reilly continues in his current roles as PD and afternoon host for Top 40 station KCHZ-FM/95.1 The Vibe. The company also announced that it has appointed Al Payne as PD for Urban AC station KMJK in Kansas City.

CMG Tampa has announced the debut of The Soul Brother Kevin Show on 102.5 The Bone. The show will air weeknights from 6 to 9 p.m. Soul Brother Kevin, aka “SBK,” began his radio career in 2001.

Triton Digital announced Monday the integration of its programmatic audio advertising marketplace, a2x®, with the leading content-targeted video advertising network, DynAdmic.

WJTL-FM host Phil Smith is facing multiple charges, including rape, after being arrested by the Lancaster City Police Department. Smith was arrested last week for sexual offenses committed between 2013-2017.