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Zach McHugh will now program Alternative Rocker XL102 (WRXL) in Richmond. He'll also host afternoon drive. McHugh joins WRXL from WSFS-104.3 The Shark in Miami/Fort Lauderdale where he was Music Director and afternoon drive host.

(Bob McCurdy) Late last week I was on MSN.com and came across a banner ad for Pandora’s 2018 Definitive Guide to Audio. I clicked. As one would expect, there was a whole lotta skewing going on. The following looks to set the record straight.

Tamo has been named midday personality for ALT 104.9/St. Louis and ALT 106.3/Des Moines. She will broadcast from 12 noon to 3p.m. on the pair of Alt Rock stations. Her show will include a variety of artists such as Twenty One Pilots, blink-182, and Foo Fighters.

(Buzz Knight) Scott Brown is the Senior VP for Engineering and Strategic Relations at Nielsen. His responsibility involves insights relating to impending changes to the media landscape, the impact of new technology, and the path of new advertising models. I talked to him about what to expect at CES 2018.

Paul Horton is the new Program Director and morning show host for WMXS-FM/Mix 103.3/Montgomery, AL. He debuted Monday on The Mix Morning Show. The show airs weekdays from 6-10 a.m. Horton joins Cumulus from WVRV-FM in Montgomery.

WPEG-FM/Charlotte (Power 98) has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Charlotte for the second year in a row to build a home for a local Charlotte family. The house will be located in the Lakewood neighborhood of Charlotte. No Limit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse will kick off the initiative with a live broadcast on January 12.

A lot of shuffling took place on the Media Monitors list last week. GEICO moved back to the top spot (from sixth) by running 52,133 on radio stations across America. The Fox Entertainment Group, promoting TV programs, moved from 12th to second with 50,886.

Honolulu’s Alternative station STAR 101.9 will debut The Woody Show, today, replacing Hudson & Scotty B, who hosted their last show Tuesday after working together for 20 years. Hudson move's to middays replacing John Manuel and Scotty B will now host the midday show on sister station KSSK-FM.

It's called "CMA’s 2017 Country Music Streaming Study: The Way Forward To Drive Consumption." The data will be presented in a session Wednesday, February 7, at 10 a.m. at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Here's what the research will tell us...

The company says it flipped the frequencies of two Country stations on January 15. Texas Red Dirt Country KPUR-FM/“The Armadillo” will move from 107.1 to the more powerful 100,000-watt 95.7. KARX-FM will segue to its new home at 107.1 as NASH Icon 107.1 FM. There will be no changes in personnel or programming when the flip takes place.