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Folger Media has launched the BLAKE FM brand, a new 24/7 New country format, which is a product from programmer Joel Folger.

On Thursday, September 22 at The Radio Show in Nashville, Radio Ink magazine will be introducing the industry to radio’s most successful Sales Managers, General Managers, Digital Sellers, and Account Executives. Thanks to the Radio Advertising Bureau, we are able to recognize these industry greats every year with awards named in honor of Wayne Cornils, who worked for the RAB for many years and was one of radio’s greatest ambassadors.

Total Traffic & Weather Network (TTWN), and Baron, a global provider of weather intelligence, have announced a multi-year, data-collaboration partnership. The first integration is designed to enhance the connected car driving experience providing better road guidance, smoother commutes and increased safety.

(By Ronald Robinson) Some months ago, Eric Rhoads, Chairman of Radio Ink, was openly pondering. What, he wondered, would constitute “one thing” that, by its application, would launch commercial radio into higher vistas than those currently enjoyed by some in the industry.

It's a new sports website from the host of FOX Sports Radio and FS1’s The Herd. It will be the digital home for content created and curated by Cowherd. The site is a partnership between Cowherd, Premiere Networks, and Red Seat Ventures.

Jess Hanson is the new Market Manager and GSM for Horizon Broadcasting Group’s Central Oregon properties. He takes over from CEO Keith Shipman who had been running the market for the past 16 years and has quite a full plate of work with his many other projects.

Raleigh station "99.9 The Fan" will continue its “Fan Town Hall” series with the topic “Do today’s African-American athletes bear any responsibility to commenting on today’s social issues?” The event is tonight at 7 p.m. and will include a panel of sports luminaries.

With the college football season just around the corner, the satellite radio company has entered into a new five-year broadcasting agreement with Learfield and IMG, for both streaming and satellite radio rights. The result for fans? A greatly expanded number of college games available to subscribers.

It's a promotion and an new hire in Boston at WRKO-AM and WAAF-FM. Current WRKO-AM Sales Manager Alison Harris (pictured) has been named to the same position at WAAF-FM. Denise DiLuca, VP of Sales for iHeart Media in Providence, will replace Harris at WRKO.

MediaPost has the details from London-based advertising researcher Warc, which is predicting the 2017 U.S. advertising market to grow at its fastest pace in six years. Warc is upgrading its earlier forecast for growth from 4.9% to 6%. The company says radio will decline 2.8%