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Entravision launches a new Hispanic format in Los Angeles. It's called La Suavecita, a regional Mexican, focused on Grupero and Cumbia music from the ’80s and ’90s. The station slogan in “Con Todas Tus Favoritas,” and will continue to air El Show de Piolín in morning drive, followed by Mayra Berenice in middays and the LM Show in afternoon drive. The station’s previous format, Super Estrella, will continue on a digital platform.

According to SNL Kagan Radio deal volume in 2016 totaled $522.6 million, which is the lowest year on record going back to 1982. In the fourth quarter of 2016 there were $96.2 million in radio deals done. October was the busiest month with 79% of the total transactions for the quarter taking place in that month. There were 11 deals above $1 million in October. And the biggest deal of the 4th quarter was...

Three-year deals for Salem's Executive VP and CFO Evan Masyr and President of Broadcast Media David Santrella. Masyr will be paid $410,550 in 2017, $418,800 in 2018, and $427,200 in 2019. Santrella will make $500,000 in 2017, $510,000 in 2018, and $520,200 in 2019. Both are also eligible for bonuses which would be decided by Salem's Compensation Committee.

Townsquare has signed a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks for the advertising sales and affiliate marketing rights to weeknight shows Loudwire Nights, PopCrush Nights, Taste of Country Nights, and Ultimate Classic Rock. All the shows are produced by Townsquare.

This year marks Minnesota Public Radio’s half century of public service. Beginning as a college radio station at St. John's University, MPR has grown to a 45-station regional network. Here is what Minnesotans can expect for MPR’s 50th year...

Tirade Tool Kit is a new cross-format radio imaging toolkit from Tirade and Megatrax. The product includes thousands of workparts, including short-form FX and Hits, as well as fully produced stagers ranging in length from four to 13 seconds.

The host of Zazza Mornings with Cheree worked his magic again, prior to Christmas. In tandem with his Zazza Community Foundation, the jock helped make the holidays extra special for 10 local families in the Space Coast area, with a magical trip to the North Pole.

The Radio Television Digital News Foundation has announced the winners of its 2017 First Amendment Awards. The First Amendment Leadership Award goes to Hubbard CEO Stanley Hubbard and the First Amendment Service Award to ABC Radio News Vice President and General Manager Steve Jones.

iHeartMedia has promoted three programmers in Orlando. Brian Mack (pictured) gets the newly created role of VP of Branding for the Orlando cluster in addition to becoming PD for Magic 107.7. Mack will oversee the marketing strategy for all nine iHeart signals in Orlando. He'll also keep his gig as PD at XL 106.7. Here are the other changes...

Marilyn Russell is joining the WOGL-FM Breakfast Club in Philadelphia alongside co-hosts Frank Lewis and Bill Zimpfer. Russell is from Philly and started in radio in 1993 at modern rocker WDRE. She hosted a new music show, a local music show, and was music director.