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Superadio announced at NABOB's Power of Urban Radio Conference last week that they will partner with Baisden Media Group in collaboration with American Urban Radio Network, Perry Broadcasting, and others to distribute the show nationally. Baisden's show will air in afternoon drive. The start date of the show was not announced.

The six stations Ed Levine's Galaxy Communications is picking up are in the Berkshires area of western Massachusetts, operating as “Berkshires Media Group,” and owned by Gamma Broadcasting. The stations are WBEC-FM, WBEC-AM, WUPE-FM, WUPE-AM, WSBS-AM, and WNAW-AM.

Rob Kruz has been named PD of the "Hit Music Station" in Tampa. Kruz heads south from Baltimore where he was PD and afternoon driver for WZFT. He's worked on the air for WIHT-FM in Washington, D.C. and WQAL-FM in Cleveland, OH. He began his radio career in Detroit, MI at WDRQ while he attended the University of Michigan.

Not too long ago, Charles Osgood retired from his role as host of CBS TV's Sunday Morning news program. However, he continues to be heard on the radio, the medium that got him into the broadcast business, as part of the Westwood One family. When he retired from his television show in September, Osgood said radio was his window on the world.

The Leader-Telegram in Wisconsin has the details about Mid-West Family morning man John Murphy who quit on the air last week. Murphy has been on the air in Eau Claire for 34 years, the last 14 as co-host of the “WAYY Morning Show, where local and national politics are discussed and debated. Murphy told the paper he was done putting up with all the ugliness of today's politics.

In a document filed with the SEC, CBS Corporation said it's changing the way it manages its television and radio operations. This is all in anticipation of the company spinning off its radio division.

(By Bob McCurdy) Radio brings a lot to the advertising table: unparalleled reach, powerful return-on-ad-spend, unique personalities, audio dominance, affordable presence, as well as onsite experiential and sampling opportunities, to name a few.

Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan gave the board three extensions, the third expired Friday, October 14, without another extension. Smulyan had offered Emmis shareholders $4.10 per share in his third attempt to take the company private. Here's what Smulyan's final letter, filed with the SEC stated...

Power 106 in L.A. have recruited Andrew Berger as their new Imaging Director. Berger’s radio career began at the tender age of 14. His talent was recognized by DJ Enuff of HOT 97 and SHADE 45.

Alpha Media is selling five Kansas stations to Rocking M Media. The five stations are in Salina, Abilene and Manhattan Kansas. The stations are; KSAL-AM 1150; KSAL-FM 104.9; KABI-AM 1560; KYEZ-FM 93.7 and KBLS-FM 102.5. No price was announced.