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Radiate Media, which provides traffic solutions in the United States, has announced that it has entered into an option agreement to sell all of its assets to Global Traffic Network, a supplier of traffic information to broadcasters in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and the UK.

That's what Cumulus-owned WWWM-FM is doing to rebrand its HOT AC station in Toledo. Market Manager Andy Stuart said: "The Star name never took hold in the market and did not convey all of the improvements we made to the station, especially the announcers and music selection. The brand name Channel gives us a real opportunity to show that we are making Toledo radio great again. "

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is partnering with Univision to host the annual St. Jude Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) radio event Thursday and Friday.

A hearing over iHeartMedia's debt began in State District Judge Catherine Striker's court in San Antonio Monday. iHeart is suing 15 bondholders who, the company says, are trying to force it into bankruptcy by triggering bond defaults that would require $15 billion of its $20 billion debt to be repaid quickly. The bondholders do not like that iHeart set up a subsidiary called Broader Media and transferred 100 million privately traded shares of Clear Channel Outdoor. They say its a shell company and they want the shares returned to the Outdoor division. At the hearing, iHeartMedia Senior VP and Treasurer Brian Coleman said the transfer is part of a strategy called "Project Indigo."

In February, Eric Zane lost his job on the nationally syndicated Free Beer & Hot Wings Morning Show. Since he was let go, he's been doing podcasts. Zane announced Monday that Cumulus sports station WBBL has hired him for the morning slot. Cumulus had no official comment on Zane's announcement.

Dr. Ronald Hoffman’s syndicated Intelligent Medicine show airs on more than 70 stations across the country. Hoffman's podcast has now been downloaded over two million times.

Political was supposed to help bolster radio's revenue in 2016, however Media Monitors is reporting less than 2,000 spots aired ran on radio from all the presidential candidates combined over the past week.

The folks at the Research Director are hosting a webinar Thursday called "Radio and Pureplays: Keeping the Ad Dollars That Belong to Us.". The company says Internet pureplays are stealing a portion of radio’s ad dollars and more and more advertising money is being spent on digital.

PD Kevin Sherrets tells Radio Ink Kayte Christensen (pictured) is joining the morning show on Sports 1140 KHTK. Nate Goodyear is promoted from his midday shift and joins the show as well. Both join Carmichael Dave.

As of April 18, Hannah Byrom will be the new morning show co-host with Jeff Miles on Greater Media's WKLB-FM in Boston. Byrom’s morning show experience includes working at KKBF-FM in Portland, Oregon, and serving as a co-host on Westwood One’s Zach Sang and the Gang.