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Michael “Big Mic” Buhrman is the new Program Director for 102.5 KSFM (KSFM-FM) in Sacramento, effective June 4. In addition, Mia Amore and SOOSH*E join the station as on-air hosts, effective immediately.

Entercom’s MIX 98.1, WTVR-FM/Richmond, VA, has announced the addition of Rebecca Wilde to Wicker In The Morning. She joins current morning host Jeff Wicker. Wilde previously worked in the market at 103.7 Hot AC and at 106.5 The Buzz. She has also worked in Seattle and Cleveland.

There's a court fight taking place between BMI and the Radio Music Licensing Committee over the rates your radio stations should be paying to the PRO, and it's starting to get ugly. Currently, stations pay approximately 1.7% of their revenue. The RMLC wants that rate lowered and BMI wants the radio industry to pay more. Here's what BMI said about radio.

The Markley and van Camp Show, launched into national syndication two months ago, has now added Talk Radio 570 KVI/Seattle to its list of affiliates. The show will debut live from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Pacific Time on Monday, June 4.

The company’s popular program El Show de Erazno y La Chokolata will be broadcasting live June 18 to June 22 from the FIFA World Cup International Broadcast center in Moscow. In advance of the Cup, Erazno y La Chokolata has been conducting two promotions.

(By Robert Lee) I knew my “Kill AM” proposal would pluck an emotional chord in some “senior band” aficionados, and it did, as it always does when I bring it up. So, following is my response to some of those who replied to my original column.

(By Bob McCurdy) This past week I engaged a local advertiser on the phone who’s been struggling. She said she had previously tried some print advertising but found it ineffective. After having her discuss her business and challenges, I touched on a few marketing tenets to assist her in guiding any future marketing decisions.

(By Jeff McHugh) A frequent question from radio and podcast hosts that we coach is, “Have you heard any entertaining games lately?” The answer is YES! Before boring the audience with another “be caller nine now” giveaway, consider doing one of these games that listeners can mentally play along with.

(By Ronald Robinson) Seems like a significant portion of radio operators are well aware of how their stations are failing at, and utterly anemic in, serving their local markets. Because of the tragic deregulation of ownership that took place a couple of decades ago, a model of forced incompetence has been staked out, and is now being vigorously defended.

Beasley’s K104.7 FM Phil & Mel in the Morning’s new podcast Relationship ICU is so named “because sometimes relationships need some intensive care.” It’s being touted as a fun, insightful, and slightly irreverent (PG-13) take on the way people attempt to get along on the rocky road of relationships.