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iHeart's '80s Til' Now station in Detroit, WNIC-FM, have added Allyson Martinek as co-host on the Jay Towers In The Morning Show. Previously, Martinek served as the morning personality for 96.3 WDVD in Detroit.

As we reported last week, CBS Radio's SportsRadio 94WIP has announced Chris Carlin (pictured left) will be joining Ike Reese for afternoon drive. Carlin and Reese will officially launch on Monday.

This time in Grand Rapids where the syndicated host held his Smart Money event at DeVos Performance Hall. Ramsey combined forces with iHeart affiliate News Radio WOOD to promote the event.

It's a newly created position for the company owned by Ed Levine's Galaxy Communications, which also owns 14 radio stations in Syracuse and Utica-Rome. Galaxy Events owns events including Wine and Chocolate Festivals, K-Rockathon, Taste of Syracuse, and many more.

It continues to be a great week for Beasley Media. First the close of the Greater Media deal, then an earnings release with a nice bump in revenue. The $1.5 million increase in top-line revenue for the third quarter was attributed to great quarters turned in by the company’s Tampa, Charlotte, and Fayetteville markets. Both Tampa and Charlotte were markets Beasley picked up from CBS Radio back in 2014.

Being able to spin off four stations to Entercom in Charlotte for $24 million as part of the Greater Media transaction will play a big part in helping Caroline Beasley bring down the company's debt. And that's what she plans to use that money for. Keeping debt low is why Beasley says the outlook for more growth is attractive.

She's been interim CEO Since March, following George Beasley’s medical leave of absence. As of January 1, the interim tag comes off and Caroline Beasley will become the company's permanent Chief Executive Officer.

After years of stagnation, radio properties might be getting hot again as recent consolidation and restructuring by the industry’s major groups have put almost all markets back in play. From heritage signals in the top 20 to thriving stations in midsize to small markets, these properties are healthy and generating revenue. At Forecast 2017 leading bankers, brokers and equity investors will consider "Prospects for Radio as an Investment in 2017: The Real Street Talk."

He's been MIA from radio for the most part, however, Breitbart reports Donald Trump is running new radio ads on Christian radio stations in battleground states including Ohio, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Michigan, Virginia, and Arizona. The ad is called "Stand," and it's aimed at evangelical voters and features Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell, Jr. Here's the text of the ad.