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TWR ministries to adapt K-LOVE content to connect with locals

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There's a successor to Scott Kellum as the General Sales Manager of the four radio stations owned and operated by Cox Media Group in Atlanta. Look no further than the former Sr. VP of Sales for the stations across town run by iHeartMedia.

It's another sign that Nexstar Media Group won't be assuming control of the NBC affiliate in the South's biggest market, its in-market sibling or the CBS affiliate serving nearby Macon, Ga., anytime soon.  TEGNA has appointed a new President/GM for the three properties, and he's inbound from Florida.

The companies will exhibit the concept at the NAB Show N.Y.

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Cumulus Media has announced that it has "successfully completed" its financial restructuring and emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process, following receipt of all required approvals, including from the FCC. The restructuring was completed on an accelerated timeline consistent with the company's original expectations, the company said.

He owned GAP Broadcasting from 2007 until selling his 100+ stable of stations to Townsquare Media, which he joined as a Senior VP. Today, he's widely known as the CEO of YEA Networks, syndicator of "The Kidd Kraddick Show," among other shows. Now, George Laughlin is investing in radio stations of his own again.

It's assets are comprised of AM and FM radio properties airing spoken word, Spanish-language and Country music programming. Soon, the company led by Ken Witt will be adding two more FMs to its Texas stable of stations.

He's considered by Netflix to be "one of the entertainment industry’s most respected creative executives." That's why this former Chairman of Walt Disney Television will soon join the streaming video Goliath as its next Chief Content Officer, effective October 26 — succeeding Bela Bajaria.

A station associated with News-Press & Gazette's Gulf-California Broadcast Company for decades is assessing the damage caused by a fire that prompted "News Channel 3" to abandon its early-morning newscast on Thursday just minutes before going live on the air. 

The "2026 State of Local News" report from the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University counts 238 U.S. counties as "news deserts." That is up 26 from last year and the largest single-year jump in Medill’s research. In the past year, 170 newspapers closed or merged, nearly three a week.