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Entercom Austin has named Dayne Damme as Marketing Director of four stations: AC KKMJ (MAJIC 95.5), Hot AC KAMX (MIX 94.7) Urban AC KKMJ-HD3 (96.3 RnB), and News Talk KJCE-AM (Talk Radio 1370). Prior to joining Entercom Austin, Damme worked with CBS Radio's KSFM/Sacramento and most recently as Marketing and Promotion Director for Entercom Sacramento.

WZRR-FM officially launched as Talk 99.5, Birmingham’s Real Talk, Tuesday morning. The former NASH Icon station features a live and local lineup from 6AM-6PM and network programming from 6PM-6AM. Here is the new Talk 99.5 lineup...

1540AM KGBC, owned by Siga Broadcasting, has flipped the station in Galveston/Houston to the BizTalkRadio network. Daily shows on BizTalkRadio include Experience Pros, The Ray Lucia Show, Business Rockstars, The Big Biz Show, The Big Pitch Radio Show, Investor’s Edge, and The Frankie Boyer Show.

Sammy Hagar, “The Red Rocker,” will now have all network functions for his show Sammy Hagar’s Top Rock Countdown handled by United Stations Radio Networks.

A big win for iHeartMedia in court Tuesday as Texas State District Judge Cathleen Stryker ruled Broader Media, a subsidiary iHeartMedia created and transferred Clear Channel outdoor shares into, is allowed. The transfer of shares gives radio's biggest company more flexibility to deal with its $20 Billion in debt.

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree to resolve its investigation into whether Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting violated a long list of the Commission’s rules, including failing to maintain a full-time management and staff presence at the main studio of two of its stations during regular business hours, and making those stations available for inspection by an FCC agent.

And recode reports that's a good thing because it also means the company generated more revenue in 2015 than it did in 2014. The online tech site reports that's positive especially if the company plans to go public.

There are only three candidates remaining in the run for President and according to Media Monitors none of them are really using radio at this time.

The Albany-Times Union is reporting that sports-talker Rodger Wyland is leaving WOFX-AM in Albany, New York, where he's been for 15 years, jumping to the competition WTMM-FM. The paper says Wyland is expected to sign a long-term contract with Townsquare Media. His new show is expected to debut Tuesday, July 5, and will air from 10 a.m. to noon.

The not guilty verdict in the Edward Nero trial was a major focus of WBAL's content Monday, in both the station's news and local talk shows. WBAL PD Scott Masteller tells Radio Ink, due to the excellent coverage the station was providing the community, WBAL host C4 (pictured) appeared on Bill O'Reilly's program Monday night on the Fox News Channel.