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JVC Media has hired former Howard Stern cast member KC Armstrong to its team at Long Island News Radio 103.9 FM. Armstrong will broadcast live every weekday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. from JVC's window studio at Long Island MacArthur Airport.

In a letter to investors on Monday night, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker reiterated her support for radio's newest big player, especially now that the CBS Radio integration is fully underway. "With a market cap of $1.6 Billion and an enterprise value of $3.3 Billion, this stock is hitting many investor screens."

The Pacifica Foundation, a network of progressive stations, has been offered a $2 million loan to pay off part of its debts. Pacifica’s creditor won a judgment in court and the right to seize Pacifica’s bank accounts and properties because the company is $8 million in debt.

The company is calling 360L "SiriusXM's next generation of in-car audio entertainment." The new platform will include products for subscribers via both satellite and streaming. 360L includes all 200-plus channels, and allows users to experience more personalized content.

Tom Barnard may be remembered as the most successful host in the history of Minneapolis-St. Paul. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2017 and has a Marconi on his shelf. He’s also become one of the most successful podcasters in radio. We talked to him about his life, career, and what he's doing now.

(By Buzz Knight) Every year as I wing my way back from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it is a tremendous challenge to answer the question “What was the ‘Eureka’ moment at the show and how will it impact our business and our lives?”

Red Wolf Broadcasting purchases the five stations from Jeff Warshaw's company. The stations changing hands are WDRC-AM, WDRCFM, Hartford, CT, WSNG, Torrington, WMMW, Meriden, and MOD 102 (W272DO) New Haven. Red Wolf will take over operations immediately under an LMA.

(By Paul Weyland) At this point, most broadcast stations I know are selling at least some semblance of a digital platform along with their conventional radio or television products. And while some stations have a surprising range of digital components to sell, others are just starting out, with just a product or two.

(By Wayne Ens) I applaud Radio Ink's editor Ed Ryan for his effort to publish testimonials about advertisers that use radio to "drive customers to their stores and dollars to their cash registers." I often pose this question to radio colleagues, "Who is the best radio salesperson?" We pause for a moment, then seed the thinking process with a simple "It's not you."

It's all Christmas music, all the time, for iHeart's WGSY-FM in Columbus. On Monday, the station flipped over to Santa 100 from its previous Adult Contemporary format. A station press release said this was "the most dramatic and exciting new musical direction ever undertaken by a U.S. terrestrial radio station."