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The 24-hour business and radio station, in conjunction with Beasley Media Group, announced that over the holiday weekend Bloomberg Radio was being heard on Beasley's 106.1FM, WRCA 1330 AM, and 92.9/WBOS-FM HD2. Bloomberg Radio will continue to broadcast on WXKS 1200AM/94.5FM-HD2 for the next few months.

Alpha Media, West Palm Beach, changed WMEN from Fox Sports 640 to 640 The Hurricane over the holiday weekend. The station will still be an all-sports Fox affiliate, but the station now says it will "carry more edge and attitude."

CKLW in Windsor got a blast of votes over the holiday weekend taking the lead back from WKBW in Buffalo in our poll of The Greatest Top 40 Radio Stations of all time. Cast your vote now. Your top 10 choices will appear in the July 24 issue of Radio Ink, right next to the top picks from Lee Abrams and Randy Michaels.

That’s according to the independent analysts at Great Place to Work® who made it official with their certification. And they came to the decision thanks to the Salem Media Group employees themselves who provided their ratings in anonymous surveys.

The John Tesh Radio Show/Intelligence For Your Life has added another station to its 250-plus affiliates. WRQX in Washington, DC, will add the program to Sunday mornings. PD Rob Roberts said, "We're thrilled to bring The John Tesh Radio Show's Intelligence For Your Life to WRQX-FM. With John’s great content, it will be a great way for our listeners to have an ‘intelligent’ start to their day.”

The son of Harry Harrison, who was known as New York Radio's Morning Mayor during his years at WMCA, WABC, and WCBS-FM, died suddenly June 30. Michael Harrison was 53. Funeral and Mass arrangements are detailed in this article.

They’re folks “in the know” and that should make for very informative radio. Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin and Fresno County Supervisor Andreas Borgeas will host new daily features heard on K-Jewel 105.5 and 1430 KYNO beginning July 10.

The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, hosted by the longtime wrestling journalist and publisher, will be released four times weekly, beginning July 18. Wade will take listeners through the latest wrestling news, insight into why it’s happening, and whether it is good or bad for the WWE, wrestlers, and the fans.

The San Francisco midday host will assume the new position on “The Throwback Station,” Q102.1 (KRBQ-FM), while continuing to do the Billy Vidal show, weekdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

More from the Ryvicker note where she states that there are concerns with the integration given "CBS Radio's underperformance." She writes, "CBS Radio's underperformance vs. the industry and Entercom seems to have resulted from poor management vs. station portfolio or brand." And she believes Entercom can turn that around within 12 months.