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NASH-FM/WDRQ midday host Jessica Poxson has been given the added responsibility of Assistant Program Director at the station.

Ryan Petrosso is the new Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia's Charlotte cluster. Petrosso began his radio career in 2004 at iHeartMedia’s Providence, RI, market, where he rose from AE to GSM. In 2015, he became GSM for Charlotte.

DGital Media has inked a new partnership with New York-based Collegiate Sports Management Group to "identify, aggregate, and monetize content in the Division II/Division III college sports market."

Dawn Campbell is the new Director of Branding and Programming for STAR 94.5’s Today’s R&B and Throwbacks WCFB-FM. Campbell just celebrated her 5th anniversary with CMG Orlando Radio as Music Director for WCFB-FM and WPYO-FM, and Promotions Manager for WCFB-FM.

This new format is in Las Vegas, which is considered the Ninth Island by the Hawaiian community. "98.5 Da Shaka, Vegas’ Island and Reggae Station," is launching on 98.5 KLUC’s HD-2 frequency.

Terry Foster, half of the Foster and Valenti afternoon show, on The Ticket in Detroit filled his listeners in on the station website and Twitter. "I suffered a mild stroke and am going to be fine."

Cumulus is among the first radio companies to use Twitter’s “Moments” and to curate the best stories from moments around its 452 radio stations and Westwood One’s syndicated programs.

The Nielsen AutoTECHCAST report says consumers have their smart devices with them all the time and that does not change when they get in an automobile. "In fact, despite advances in auto tech and embedded connectivity, many consumers are more apt to stick with their devices than use the connected features of their vehicle." So the question is...why?

And according to Bob Heymann from Media Services Group, who brokered the deal for Beasley, this is the third-highest price ever paid for an FM translator. Beasley is buying the FM Translator (K268CS) in Las Vegas from Southern Nevada Educational Broadcasters, a Nevada Trust. What Beasley plans to do with the signal is undecided at this time.