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iHeartMedia Washington, DC announces an extension to their partnership agreement with D.C. United to produce radio broadcasts for all of the club’s 2024 Major League Soccer regular season matches, effective through the end of the 2024 season. All of D.C. United’s 2024 Major League Soccer regular season matches will be available live on WTSD-AM “1190 iHeart Sports DC,” 101.1 HD2, and the iHeartRadio App.

Cumulus Media’s Westwood One will broadcast live coverage of the NCAA Men’s Sweet Sixteen and the Men’s Elite Eight on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 5:00 pm ET with the pregame show and on Sunday, March 31 with the pregame show at 1:00 pm ET.  Westwood One’s coverage of the NCAA Men’s Final Four will begin on Saturday, April 6 with “The Final Four Show” at 3:00 pm ET and at 6:30 pm ET with the “Championship Monday” show prior to the National Championship Game on Monday, April 8. Westwood One is also broadcasting all of the games of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.

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Salem Media Group, Inc announces it is issuing an irrevocable notice of redemption to the trustee of its outstanding 6.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2024. The Notice calls for the redemption – set for March 27, 2023 – in full of the remaining $36.5 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount of 2024 Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Salem expects to pay the redemption price for the 2024 Notes by issuing an additional $44.685 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 to certain holders of its 2028 Notes pursuant to a purchase agreement entered into with such holders in connection with the initial issuance of the 2028 Notes.

Major League Soccer’s D.C. United announce that it and iHeartMedia Washington D.C. are extending their partnership for iHM to handle local radio broadcasts for the team’s regular season matches on WTSD-AM, WWDC-HD2, and W284CQ and the iHeartRadio App. Dave Johnson, who has called matches for D.C. United since the club’s inception in 1996, will lead the production as the play-by-play commentator. Bruce Murray, former United States National Team player and DMV native, will accompany Johnson to begin the season.

Bloomberg Radio – syndicated nationally by Key Networks – announces that it welcomes new affiliate Cox Media Group’s WSB-AM/WSBB-FM, Atlanta. “95.5 WSB” says it will broadcast Bloomberg business content that is geared towards the burgeoning Atlanta market.

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San Jose Earthquakes to Air on “810 AM The Spread”

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Cumulus Media announces that Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes matches will air on KGO-AM, San Francisco “810 AM The Spread,” which will serve as the club’s new English-language flagship radio station. Matches were previously aired on sports talk KNBR. The Earthquakes will also continue to be heard inKGO - San Francisco Spanish on “La Kaliente” 1370 AM/KZSF-AM. KGO program director Kevin Graham says, “Cumulus San Francisco is thrilled to continue our partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes for the seventh straight year and broadcast their matches this season on the all-new KGO-AM. With The Spread’s powerful signal and strong digital assets including the station’s app, more Quakes fans in Northern California will be able to listen and engage than ever before.” Ted Ramey – KCBS-AM reporter and host of KGO-AM’s “The Soccer Hour” – will serve as the primary play-by-play voice for home and away broadcasts and Joe Cannon will serve as the color analyst for home matches.