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In a memo to CBS Radio employees, CEO Andre Fernandez unveiled the final 16 stations that will most likely be moved in order for the CBS/Entercom merger to go through. Eleven of those stations are under the CBS Radio umbrella and five now belong to Entercom. Here is the entire list...

CBS Radio revenue was $555.6 million in the first six months of 2017, according to the latest Entercom filing at the FCC. That's down from $577.1 million in 2016. Operating income over that six months was $90 million compared to $137.4 million in 2016. The document says CBS Radio has $1.36 billion in debt and $4.33 billion in total assets.

Milwaukee’s 94.5 KTI COUNTRY has launched a nationwide search for a superstar Country morning show host. The station is growing and needs a top-shelf host.

SAG-AFTRA says the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles has officially issued a complaint against Spanish Broadcasting Systems. SAG-AFTRA says the complaint was issued after the NLRB found merit to a myriad of egregious unfair labor practice charges filed by the union. SBS owns LA RAZA (KLAX-FM) and MEGA (KXOL-FM) in L.A.

The National Association of Broadcasters announced Wednesday it will be sending 10,000 battery-operated radios to Puerto Rico for distribution to residents affected by Hurricane Maria. NAB, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, and multiple U.S. broadcasters are funding the initiative.

Cumulus Media has re-signed programming veteran Scott Jameson to a multi-year agreement. Jameson is currently VP of Classic Rock for Cumulus, and serves as Operations Manager/PD of Classic Rock station KQRS in Minneapolis, and Operations Manager of Active Rock station KXXR/93X and Classic Hip Hop trimulcast WGVX-WRXP-WWWM/105 The Vibe.

99.9 The Fan/WCMC-FM (Raleigh, NC) turned 10 years old Tuesday, and the station is marking the day by giving away prizes and playing congratulatory messages from some of the bigger names in Triangle sports and around North Carolina.

The original three hosts of The Morning X on 99X (WNNX-FM) – Steve Barnes, Leslie Fram and Jimmy Baron – will return to the Atlanta airwaves for the first time in more than a decade, as part of 99X’s 25th anniversary celebration. The popular trio will host a special four-hour morning show on 99X on October 26

The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced the deadline for submitting Rusty Walker Scholarship applications. Interested parties can apply now through Oct. 23, 2017 at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. Each applicant must fill out an online application and submit a paragraph explaining why he/she should be considered as a Rusty Walker Scholar.

The Boston station held a free concert featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, while collecting donations for the people of Puerto Rico. The event took place on October 1 at Franklin Park in Dorchester, MA.