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TALK HOST DOUG STEPHAN JOINS LINEUP
	02/04/2010	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS ADDED DOUG STEPHAN'S GOOD DAY, GOOD DAY WEEKEND AND THE TALKRADIO COUNT DOWN TO ITS GROWING LINEUP OF INFORMATION AND TALK PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAM FEATURES CALLER-FRIENDLY MORNING TALK, WITH A FULL LINE-UP OF NEWS, WEATHER, ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHER LIFESTYLE TOPICS AND IS BROADCAST LIVE MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 4AM TO 10 AM EASTERN TIME. [more details]

ELVIS ONLY CELEBRATES ELVIS PRESLEY’S 75TH BIRTHDAY
	01/05/2010	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THIS WEEK’S INSTALLMENT OF ELVIS ONLY WILL BE A SPECIAL 75TH BIRTHDAY EDITION OF THE WEEKLY PROGRAM IN HONOR OF ELVIS PRESLEY’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY. THIS SPECIAL BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE MUSIC FROM SONY LEGACY’S NEW 4-DISC, 100-SONG BOX SET TITLED ELVIS 75 – GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT, AND IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ELVIS’ LONGTIME, LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND, ACTRESS AND EMMY AWARD WINNING SONGWRITER LINDA THOMPSON. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS ADDS “THE ROE REPORT”
	11/11/2009	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH BROADCAST ARCHITECTURE, INC., THE WORLD’S LEADING PROVIDER OF SMOOTH JAZZ PROGRAMMING. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS ADDS “THE ROE REPORT”
	11/03/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED THAT THE NETWORK WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE ROE REPORT, A HIGHLY-PRODUCED NEWS AND COMMENTARY FEATURE CREATED AND HOSTED BY THE AWARD-WINNING TALK RADIO HOST ROE CONN AND DELIVERED TO STATIONS DAILY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. [more details]

ORGANIC TRACKS JOINS THE LINEUP AT UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS
	10/27/2009	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE NETWORK WILL BEGIN DISTRIBUTING ORGANIC TRACKS, A NEW ACOUSTIC-BASED PROGRAM CREATED AND PRODUCED BY JEFF PARETS, THE HOST AND ORIGINATOR OF THE ACOUSTIC STORM WHICH IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED STATIONS. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS JOINS THE MEDIA RATING COUNCIL
	10/19/2009	USRN SECURES MULTI-YEAR MEMBERSHIP AND A SEAT ON THE MRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. [more details]

BABY BASH TO CO-HOST THE TOP 10 ON THE WEEKEND TOP 30 RHYTHM MIX
	10/14/2009	J RECORDS RECORDING ARTIST BABY BASH WILL CO-HOST THE TOP 10 SONGS ON THE RHYTHMIC CHR/URBRAN VERSION OF THE WEEKEND TOP 30 WITH HOST RAMIRO. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS LAUNCHES THE COUNTRY'S HOT LIST with SHAWN PARR
	10/09/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED THAT IS IT INTRODUCING A BRAND NEW FOUR-HOUR COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM TITLED THE COUNTRY'S HOTLIST with SHAWN PARR. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS ELEVATES DAN BRASSEM TO VICE PRESIDENT
	9/21/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF DAN BRASSEM TO THE NEWLY CREATED ROLE OF VICE PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR AFFILIATE RELATIONS. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS TO HANDLE NATIONAL AD SALES FOR TODAYS'S BITS
	9/21/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED IT HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO SELL NATIONAL COMMERCIAL TIME FOR TODAY'S BITS, A DAILY SERVICE THAT PROVIDES AN AUDIO AND TEXT TO RADIO STATIONS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ON-AIR SOUND OF ITS AFFILIATES. [more details]

WCBS-FM, NEW YORK ADDS DICK BARTLEY "CLASSIC COUNTDOWN" PROGRAM
	7/27/2009	USRN IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WCBS-FM, NEW YORK HAS BECOME THAT MARKET'S OUTLET FOR DICK BARTLEY'S WEEKLY SERIES THE CLASSIC COUNTDOWN. THE PROGRAM, FORMERLY KNOWN AS AMERICAN GOLD, IS A 4 HOUR THEME-BASED PROGRAM THAT RECAPS THE HITS THAT DOMINATED THE CHARTS IN VARIOUS YEARS AND SEASONS. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AND SALES AGREEMENT WITH AccuWeather, Inc.
	4/2/2009	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH ACCUWEATHER, INC., THE WORLD'S LEADING AND BEST-KNOWN WEATHER MEDIA FIRM. THE MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT CALLS FOR UNITED STATIONS TO SERVE AS ACCUWEATHER’S AFFILIATE RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING SALES ARM THROUGHOUT THE DOMESTIC U.S. [more details]

WJMN's RAMIRO TAKES OVER HOST DUTIES ON THE RHYTHMIC MIX OF THE WEEKEND TOP 30
	4/23/2009	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT WJMN/BOSTON PERSONALITY RAMIRO WILL TAKE OVER HOST DUTIES ON ONE OF THE WEEKLY VERSIONS OF THE CHR COUNTDOWN SHOW KNOWN AS HOLLYWOOD HAMILTON'S WEEKEND TOP 30. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS RENEWS DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING OF BLOOMBERG RADIO
	4/6/2009	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED IT HAS RENEWED ITS ARRANGEMENT TO SELL AND DISTRIBUTE THE VARIOUS FINANCIAL NEWS PROGRAMS CREATED AND PRODUCED BY THE BLOOMBERG RADIO ® SERVICE. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS TO DISTRIBUTE DICK BARTLEY PROGRAMS
	3/11/2009	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE HANDLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF TWO PROGRAMS HOSTED BY RADIO LEGEND DICK BARTLEY. THE ASSOCIATION REUNITES BARTLEY, A VETERAN OF THE SYNDICATION LANDSCAPE, WITH UNITED STATIONS, THE BRAND UNDER WHICH BARTLEY'S NATIONAL PROGRAMMING GREW AND THRIVED TWO DECADES AGO. [more details]

LOU DOBBS RANKED # 8 ON TALKERS MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN LIST
	2/19/2009	TALKERS MAGAZINE NAMED AMERICA'S LEADING INDEPENDENT VOICE, LOU DOBBS TO ITS TOP 10 LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RADIO TALK SHOW HOSTS IN AMERICA. TALKERS, THE PREEMINENT TRADE PUBLICATION SERVING THE TALK MEDIA INDUSTRY, RANKED MR. INDEPENDENT AT # 8 ON ITS ANNUAL HEAVY HUNDRED LIST OF THE TOP TALKERS IN THE COUNTRY. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS EXPANDS THE HOUSE OF HAIR with DEE SNIDER
	2/19/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT WILL BE EXPANDING ITS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMING FRANCHISE, THE HOUSE OF HAIR WITH DEE SNIDER BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL HOUR OF PRGRAMMING TO THE WEEKLY LONG-FORM ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS TO DEBUT CAROL MILLER'S GET THE LED OUT
	1/22/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT WILL BE EXPANDING IT'S MENU OF ROCK RADIO OFFERINGS WITH THE ADDITION OF CAROL MILLER'S GET THE LED OUT. A PROGRAMMING PACKAGE OF LONG AND SHORT-FORM FEATURES HOSTED BY NEW YORK RADIO LEGEND, CAROL MILLER. [more details]

DICK CLARK'S ROCK, ROLL & REMEMBER MERGES WITH REWIND WITH GARY BRYAN
	1/07/2009	USRN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE LONG RUNNING AND AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM, DICK CLARK'S ROCK, ROLL & REMEMBER, HOSTED BY DICK CLARK WILL MERGE ITS PRODUCTION EFFORTS AND AFFILIATE LINEUP WITH ANOTHER PROMINENT PROGRAM IN THE SAME RADIO FORMAT, REWIND WITH GARY BRYAN. [more details]

USRN ADDS HOLLYWOOD HAMILTON'S REMIX TOP 40 TO WEEKEND LINEUP
	12/09/2008	USRN ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BEGIN DISTRIBUTION OF A THIRD VERSION OF WEEKEND PROGRAMMING CREATED BY SEAN "HOLLYWOOD" HAMILTON. THE REMIX TOP 40 IS THE FIRST COUNTDOWN SHOW TO PROVIDE AFFILIATES WITH A CAREFULLY RESEARCHED REVIEW OF THE DANCE AND NIGHTCLUB REMIXES OF TODAY'S TOP HITS. [more details]

CHARLIE COOK TAKES OVER HOST DUTIES ON THE ROAD

The Road

11/21/2008

USRN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT COUNTRY RADIO LEGEND CHARLIE COOK WILL TAKE OVER HOST DUTIES ON THE NETWORK’S LONG-RUNNING LIVE MUSIC SHOW, THE ROAD. WHILE BEST KNOWN AS A BROADCAST EXECUTIVE, CHARLIE COOK HAS ALSO ANCHORED AWARD-WINNING BROADCASTS, AND EARNED ACCOLADES INCLUDING BILLBOARD AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AS WELL AS BEING A CMA AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR FINALIST.

“SONRISE” SCORES 100TH AFFILIATE
	11/13/2008	USRN TODAY ANNOUNCED IT’S NATIONALLY SYNDICATED PROGRAM, “SONRISE,” HAS LANDED IT’S 100TH AFFILIATE. WITH THE ADDITION OF CUMULUS BROADCASTING’S ADULT CONTEMPORARY STATION, WRRM, CINCINNATI, THE SHOW SCORES A MAJOR MARKET AFFILIATE AND HITS THAT MILESTONE AT THE SAME TIME. UNITED STATIONS EVP CHARLIE COLOMBO MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY FROM THE NETWORK’S NEW YORK CITY HEADQUARTERS. [more details]

UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS ADDS SABADO PICANTE

11/14/2008

USRN ANNOUNCED IT HAS ADDED A NEW WEEKEND PROGRAMMING OPTION TITLED SABADO PICANTE. THE NEW FORMAT FEATURES BITS AND OTHER ELEMENTS FROM ONE OF THE NETWORK'S MOST POPULAR COMEDIC CHARACTERS.

CLASSICS TOP 40© EXCLUSIVE SIGNING AND ADDITION OF CHARLIE TUNA
	10/27/2008	USRN AND CLASSICS TOP 40© HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE ADDITION OF CHARLIE TUNA, LIVE MID-DAYS ALONG WITH HOSTING A 5-HOUR WEEKEND SHOW, SERVING UP ALL TIME FAVORITE CLASSIC MUSIC. [more details]

THE ACOUSTIC STORM CELEBRATES 10 YEARS ON THE AIR
	10/17/2008	USRN AND CREATOR/HOST JEFF PARETS ARE EXCITED TO COMMEMORATE THE 10 YEARS OF THIS MILESTONE BROADCAST. BOB DYLAN WILL BE PART OF THE SPOTLIGHTED PROGRAM, AIRING OCTOBER 25-26, 2008. [more details]