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|Just six months after relocating from 101.3 to a new home upon its transfer of ownership from Univision to American General Media, the [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]-[[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] Regional Mexican trimulcasts of [[
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|[[Colonial Media and Entertainment]] attempts to exit the [[Twin Tiers]] market after ten years and only limited inroads, announcing the sale of its cluster of stations (mainstream country [[WCOP (FM)|WAGL]] [[Eldred, Pennsylvania]]; adult country [[WCOR-FM|WVTT]] [[Portville, New York]]; and classic rock [[WXMT]] [[Smethport, Pennsylvania]]) to Rick Freeman in exchange for $50,000 cash and, in what is believed to be the first time an FCC license sale has involved [[cryptocurrency]], approximately $565,000 in Ideum tokens.<ref>[http://www.bradfordera.com/business/colonial-media-group-selling-local-stations/article_201876c0-4769-11e8-aef5-63f40632a734.html Colonial Media Group selling local stations] ''The Bradford Era'', April 24, 2018</ref> The sale collapses as cryptocurrency rapidly loses value in 2018, and the Eldred station is instead sold to regional Christian broadcaster [[Family Life Network]], with Colonial keeping the stations in Smethport and Portville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/deal-digest-scripps-completes-broadcast-radio-exit/article_b8fd6168-feaf-b11e8-945d-3f7e6e16951.html|title=Scripps completes broadcast radio exit}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|[[E.W. Scripps Company]] sells its [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] radio cluster (Classic Hits [[KRQV|KBEZ]], Country [[KVOO-FM]], Classic Country [[KXBL]], Top 40/CHR [[KHTT]], and News/Talk [[KTSB (AM)|KFAQ]]) to [[Griffin Communications]], thus returning the [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]-based television broadcaster back to owning radio stations (they currently own the Radio Oklahoma Network), and pairs the stations up with CBS affiliate [[KOTV-DT]] and CW sibling [[KQCW]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/169102/scripps-sells-tulsa-cluster-to-griffin-communications/ "Scripps Sells Tulsa Cluster To Griffin Communications"] from Radio Insight (June 25, 2018)</ref>
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|[[LBI Media]], the owners of sixteen radio stations in the Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Riverside/San Bernardino markets, file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating that it has outstanding funded debt obligations in the aggregate amount of approximately $530 million. The Spanish/multicultural broadcaster's lien lender, [[HPS Investment Partners
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|Alpha Media's Classic Country [[KTPK]] [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] flipped to Christmas music, giving the Kansas State Capitol two outlets playing Holiday programming, the other being AC [[KMAJ-FM]]. Despite a Nielsen Audio ratings drop from a 10.2 in the Spring 2017 book to a 5.6 in the Spring 2018 report, KTPK returned to Classic Country December 26.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/172237/ktpk-drops-classic-country-for-christmas/ "KTPK Drops Classic Country For Christmas"] from Radio Insight (November 21, 2018)</ref>
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|A series of separate deals are announced on this date. [[Educational Media Foundation]] expands its coverage in Corpus Christi, with the purchase of Regional Mexican [[KXAI|KMJR]] from Tejas Broadcasting for $432,000. EMF currently owns [[KPLV-FM]] and [[KZAI|KXAI]] in the Corpus Christi market, while Tejas will retain its other three FMs. EMF also adds purchased Classic Rock [[WUKV (FM)|WATG]] [[Trion, Georgia]] from TTA Broadcasting for $200,000. Meanwhile, Perry Broadcasting spins off seven stations and three translators in the [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]] (Urban [[KJMZ]], Country [[KACO (FM)|KACO]], Urban AC [[KXCA|KXCA & K229DG]] and Sports [[KKRX|KKRX & K244FW]]) and [[Duncan, Oklahoma]] markets (Country [[KKEN]], Classic Rock [[KDDQ]], and News/Talk [[
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|"The Breeze" Soft AC branding comes to Canada, as Classic Hits sister stations [[CHLG-FM]] [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] and [[CKRA-FM]] [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]] becomes the latest outlets in the country to adopt the monikers. While CHLG will take on the more established [[CHQM-FM]] in Vancouver, CKRA filled the format void in Edmonton.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173065/the-breeze-expands-to-canada-in-edmonton-and-vancouver/ “THE BREEZE EXPANDS TO CANADA IN EDMONTON AND VANCOUVER”] From Radio Insight (December 21, 2018)</ref>
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|"The Breeze" brand makes its way into [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], as [[WTSS|WMSX]] transitions from Adult Top 40 back to Soft AC.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173129/96-1-the-breeze-blows-into-buffalo/ “96.1 THE BREEZE BLOWS INTO BUFFALO”] from Radio Insight (December 26, 2018)</ref>
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|After two years with AC and struggling ratings, [[WPBB]] Tampa flips to Classic Rock, billing itself as "98.7 The Shark."<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173126/98-7-the-shark-attacks-tampa-bay-with-classic-rock/ “98.7 THE SHARK ATTACKS TAMPA BAY WITH CLASSIC ROCK”] from Radio Insight (December 26, 2018)</ref>
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|[[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] picks up another hybrid LGBTQ/EDM-formatted outlet, as former Classic Hits [[KGAY (AM)|KVGH & K293CL]] enters the fray with a non-Profit presentation, joining the commercially-centric [[KMEE|KQPS]], who launched their format in October.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173108/lgbtq-106-5-kgay-palm-springs-to-debut-on-wednesday/ “LGBTQ 106.5 KGAY PALM SPRINGS TO DEBUT ON WEDNESDAY”] from Radio Insight (December 24, 2018)</ref>
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|[[WHOF]] [[Canton, Ohio]] transitions from Mainstream AC to family-friendly Soft AC and rebrands from "My 101.7" to "Sunny 101.7." The move comes on the heels of rival Adult Top 40 [[WHBC-FM]] adjusting their direction to a current-based direction and the addition of the ''Dave & Jimmy Show'', which happens to be syndicated from WHOF's Top 40/CHR sister station in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[WNCI]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/173140/sunny-101-7-rises-in-canton/ "Sunny 101.7 Rises In Canton"] from Radio Insight (December 26, 2018)</ref>
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|Entercom launched "Out Now Radio", an LGBTQ-centric HD Talk/Dance platform, in nine markets.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/169192/domain-insight-6-29-entercom-to-launch-lgbtq-hd-brand-in-nine-markets/ “Domain Insight 6/29: Entercom To Launch LGBTQ HD Brand In Nine Markets”] from Radio Insight (June 29, 2018)</ref> On November 1, Classic Hits [[
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|Religious program ''[[Brother Stair|The Overcomer Ministry with Brother Stair]]'' ended its radio broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://overcomerministry.org/|title=Overcomer Ministry – "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets." ~Revelation 10:7}}</ref> The move comes after its host was charged with several felony counts of sexual assault and burglary on December 18 of last year and most of its affiliates dropped the program.<ref>[http://walterborolive.com/2017/12/update-arrest-of-brother-ralph-stair-confirmed-on-multiple-charges-news-the-press-and-standard/ Update | Arrest of Brother Ralph Stair confirmed on multiple charges | News | The Press and Standard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222002746/http://walterborolive.com/2017/12/update-arrest-of-brother-ralph-stair-confirmed-on-multiple-charges-news-the-press-and-standard/ |date=2017-12-22 }} ''Walterboro Live'', December 18, 2017</ref>
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|American sports announcer ([[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers]]).
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/strader-longtime-voice-of-the-hilltoppers-dies-at/article_49e20104-d59e-5314-823b-39825edb0ff8.html|title=Strader, longtime 'Voice of the Hilltoppers,' dies at 79|
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|American financial advisor and radio host (along with wife [[Daria Dolan]], hosted shows on [[NBC Talknet]] and [[WOR Radio Network]])
|<ref>[http://www.talkers.com/2018/04/18/wednesday-april-18-2018/ Financial Broadcasting Pioneer Ken Dolan Dies at 75] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205080229/http://www.talkers.com/2018/04/18/wednesday-april-18-2018/ |date=2018-12-05 }} '''Talkers'', April 18, 2018</ref>
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|American broadcaster (co-creator of ''[[American Top 40]]'' and ''[[American Country Countdown]]'', host of ''Middle East in Focus'' on [[KPFK]] Los Angeles)
|<ref>{{cite web|title=ADC Mourns Passing of Don Bustany|url=http://www.adc.org/2018/04/adc-mourns-passing-of-don-bustany/|website
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