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Smokey Rivers has been named PD for Entercom's "The Sound" (KSWD-FM) in Seattle. Prior to joining Entercom, Rivers was VP of Programming at iHeartMedia in Phoenix and VP for all CBS Radio Adult Contemporary Stations. Until Smokey arrived, the programming duties were covered by VP of Programming Dave Richards.

The streaming pure-play took in $319.2 million in revenue in Q1 of 2018, a 12% increase over Q1 of 2017. Advertising revenue in Q1 was $214.6. Subscription revenue was $104.7 million. That's 63% higher than Q1 of 2017. Pandora now has 5.63 million subscribers paying for the service, 19% higher than Q1 of 2017. Furthermore, 140,000 net subscribers were added in Q1.

Westwood One’s Sterling on Sunday talk show, featuring Walter Sabo a/k/a Walter Sterling, has signed its 50th affiliate – WBAP-AM in Dallas. The program, a mix of lifestyle, entertainment, and social conversation, launched in August 2017.

Despite the big revenue gain in Q1, Pandora is still losing a lot of money. In the first quarter of 2018, Pandora's net loss was $131.7 million compared to a net loss of $132.3 million in the same quarter in 2017. Here are all the details...

Back in March, Entercom CEO David Field said United States Traffic Network was unable to pay its $4 million bill due to Entercom in Q4 2017. Field went public with the network's financial problems. He said USTN was having “significant financial issues." On Thursday, it was announced that Entercom signed a new deal with the traffic network that includes an equity position.

The University of Oregon and Entercom's 1080 The Fan (KFXX-AM) in Portland have signed a four-year broadcast deal through the 2022 season. The partnership includes play-by-play of the university’s football, basketball, and baseball games. Alpha Media had been carrying Ducks games in that market. And it sounds like Entercom won a Ducks bidding war.

Sports Gambling company VSiN has signed a deal with Entercom's 670 The Score (WSCR) in Chicago. VSiN will deliver daily Chicago-focused updates for the station. The Score will run VSiN updates covering Chicago sports betting markets. VSiN will supply two reports on weekday afternoons from Las Vegas.

In 2016, iHeart realigned its stations in Seattle, including moving Hip Hop KUBE-FM from 93.3 to 104.9, the former home of Active Rock KKBW. The thought was to target more of Tacoma. However, on Thursday night the company put an end to that experiment. Here's what VP of Programming Andrew Jeffries said...

Los Angeles station KNX 1070 News Radio is celebrating 50 years of being Southern California’s only 24-hour news and traffic station. Currently, more than 1.5 million people tune in to KNX 1070 News Radio every week.

SuiteRadio has launched a new 24/7 Country format for radio. "The Brand" is directed and anchored by Rowdy Yates with The Rowdy Ride Home, weekday afternoons. Mornings will be hosted by Brian Hatfield, Pam Kelly will hold down the mid-day shift, and nights will feature Tommy Jordan.