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Alpha will use the Mr. Master AIM software for the Alpha Media network of 249 stations in 52 markets.

Energy 102.3 (WNGY) Peoria’s Lucky The DJ (Chris Stewart) will run 102 miles in 102 hours in order to create awareness for child abuse. The run will begin on April 25, 2016 at 9 a.m. CT from Chik-Fil-A in Peoria. The route of the run is TBD but will end on April 29, 2016

iHeart creates a new position called Country Content Bureau Chief for its Nashville-based team. Zack Massey gets the gig and he'll report to Senior VP of Digital Content Strategy for iHeartMedia Dan Shelley. Massey will oversee the new Digital Content Bureau for iHeartMedia's Country stations which will produce content for iHeartCountry.com and iHeartMedia's more than 140 Country radio station websites.

Legend Communications announced that Mark Crump has been appointed to Executive VP and GM of the Big Horn Radio Network. BHRN is a nine-station radio group comprised of six FM and 3 three AM stations, and three translators in Cody, Wyoming. Crump will move to Wyoming from St. George, Utah, where he's the Market Manager of Cherry Creek Radio’s Southern Utah stations.

Cumulus' Rocker KFOG in San Francisco has hired Matt Pinfield to host mornings as of Wednesday. Pinfield works at SiriusXM’s Lithium channel and hosts the long-running nationally syndicated classic rock weekend show Flashback. Current morning man Mike “No Name” Nelson shifts to afternoon drive to make room for Pinfield.

Cumulus Media announced that it has appointed Wendy Ellis to the newly created position of Director of Marketing, Strategic and Creative Partnerships for Cumulus Media-Los Angeles. Ellis started her music career in Minneapolis, launching 93X-KXXR as Marketing Director, a position she held for 10 years.

PetSmart Charities™, a non-profit animal welfare organization, recently shined a spotlight on Johnjay Van Es of The JohnJay & Rich Show and his work to inspire pet adoption via Instagram and the hashtag “LovePup.”

Topeka, KS, station 580 WIBM, along with the Kansas Ag Network and Kansas Farm Bureau, delivered 1,100 pounds of milk replacer to ranches that were affected by the devastating fire in Kansas.

WABC, WINS, WCBS, WOR, and WBBR -- all the News/Talk stations in New York City -- will carry Westwood One's broadcast of Thursday night's Democratic debate.

Andrew Turner was caught operating a Pirate Radio Station at 95.9 in Broward County and for that he was slapped with a $15,000 fine from the Commission. Complaints to the enforcement bureau were filed in January, March, August and September of 2015 and Turner was issued warnings by the Commission in March and August about the station.