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Chase Murphy is the new PD for CBS' Mix 96.5, KHMX-FM (Hot AC) in Houston. He replaces Charese Fruge who left in November of last year. Murphy joins Mix 96.5 after stints at iHeart Media as an Operations Manager and Regional Program Director. He also spent time in Greenville with Entercom.

Jon Marks is the new host of the 6:00-10:00 p.m. CBS Radio Philadelphia’s SportsRadio 94WIP. He'll also anchor weekday Phillies pre-game and post-game coverage. Brian Haddad, who previously held that shift, will remain with WIP as Creative Services Director.

Entercom has submitted a public filing voluntarily turning in its license to operate Top 40 KDND (107.9 The End)/Sacramento, in order, the company said, “to facilitate the timely FCC approvals for the planned combination with CBS Radio.” But there is much more to this story.

New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is undoing some of the last-minute regulations put in place by the Commission before he became chair. He's not happy with what was done and he's changing course. Here's what he had to say about what was done...

Media Action Center Director Sue Wilson said Entercom's relinquishing its KDND license is a huge victory for the public interest. However, she says, Entercom should not be looked at as the "good guy" in this case.

Beasley is selling 6 stations it owns in the Greenville-New Bern Jacksonville, North Carolina market. Beasley will make $11 million on the deal and use the money to pay down debt. Here are the details of the deal.

(By Ronald Robinson) Radio continues in its refusal to address the communication model it has held and protected, sometimes viciously, for decades. Radio has been unable to define, never mind successfully defend, the premises and dogma on which it has been running…forever.

Rodney Ho reports on AJC.com that the syndicated morning show host is moving his base from Atlanta to L.A. Harvey has had his radio show based in Atlanta for several years. In November, he announced he was ending his popular syndicated talk show in Chicago after five seasons this May and creating a new one in Los Angeles with a different production company.

St. Louis native Chris Rongey is joining 101 ESPN’s PM Drive show The Fast Lane, beginning Wednesday, February 8. Rongey joins the sports-talk station after 14 years on the air at WSCR-AM 670 “The Score” in Chicago, where he filled a variety of roles for White Sox broadcasts.

Twisted Sister may have ridden off into the sunset, but their front man Dee Snider has made a very healthy career for himself as a radio host. In fact, Snider is celebrating 20 years and 1,000 shows with his national, metal radio show The House of Hair. The 1,000th broadcast will air Saturday, February 11.