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The Mighty 1290 KOIL in Omaha has changed its name to News Talk 1290 to go along with other recent lineup changes in 2016. In January, News Talk 1290 replaced Bob Bruce, who returned to KXEL, with Matt Tompkins weekdays 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tompkins has years of talk radio experience in Omaha and as a nationally syndicated host on Sirius XM. Sean Hannity has recently returned, leading into Mark Levin in afternoon drive.

The Dave Ramsey Show is now part of the Talk Radio 1210 WPHT line-up, airing weekdays from 9 p.m. to midnight. CBS Radio Market Manager David Yadgaroff said, “We couldn’t be more pleased to bring Dave Ramsey to WPHT."

Bonneville's Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM) in Denver announced Cecil Lammey will be the host of The Football Insider with Cecil Lammey, weekdays from 9-11 a.m. beginning today (Monday).

Ohana Broadcast Company has promoted Denise Roberts to General Sales Manager for its Kauai radio cluster. Roberts began her radio career in 1997 on Kauai at KONG Radio Group. She initially worked as the Traffic Manager for six years, then moved into sales as an Account Executive for 13 years.

WHHY, All the Hits Y102 announced the return of John Garrett and Tommy Fields (pictured). Beginning, Monday, March 14, The John and Tommy Morning Show, will from 6-10 a.m. at 101.9 on your FM dial and streaming live at Y102Montgomery.com.

This is Part 2 of our interview (read Part 1 HERE) with Randy Michaels. Michaels is a radio encyclopedia, and that includes understanding the history and, perhaps, the future of the AM band. We asked him to give us his opinion on the FCC's plan to let smaller AM stations maintain power at night, which will lead to interference with the larger class A clear channels. He says the band is doomed.

According to the Radio Advertising Bureau, 2015 ad revenue declined 1%, from 2014. Spot revenue was down 3%, network revenue was up 1%, digital was up 5%, and off-air revenue gained 11%. Off-air sales now represent nearly 12% of radio's total revenue.

Professional Services and Health Care were radio's biggest category gainers in 2015, up 9% and 5% respectively. So which advertisers turned to radio more in 2015? Let's take a closer look.

The Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference is coming up fast — March 22-23 in Fort Lauderdales — and early-bird registration ends TODAY, March 4. Don't miss your chance to save $200 on registration for this invaluable conference.

Doctors are still unsure what happened to WFSU-FM (Tallahassee) Morning Edition host Ronald Ebben. The Tallahassee Democrat reported Ebben suffered a medical episode while on the air Thursday morning. Listeners reported Ebben had a difficult time forming words, there was then silence followed by music and a National Public Radio feed.