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» Book What You Made Me Do:

Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for October 2019 (three-month rolling average, 7/18-10/19) compared with their last books. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Albuquerque, NM	KBQI 3.3 (6) to 3.6 (6), iHeartMedia KBQI HD2 1.9 (11) to 2.2 (9t), iHeartMedia Classic Country Cumulus' KRST & KBZU are two-book subscribers.
Allentown, PA	Cumulus' WCTO is a two-book subscriber.
El Paso, TX	KHEY 7.0 (5) to 5.8 (5), iHeartMedia
Fresno, CA	KHGE 3.8 (6t) to 3.8 (6), iHeartMedia KSKS 3.8 (6t) to 3.7 (7t), Cumulus
Knoxville, TN	WIVK 11.2 (1) to 11.7 (1), Cumulus WDKW 2.4 (7) to 2.1 (8), Midwest WMYL 1.2 (9t) to 0.8 (10), Ron Meredith Summit's WCYQ is a two-book subscriber.
Wilkes-Barre, PA	WGGY 7.5 (2) to 8.1 (2), Entercom Cumulus' WCTO & WSJR are two-book subscribers.

» Jay What You Need To Jay:

As reported via Breaking News, Entercom WUSN/Chicago PD Kenny Jay has added programming duties for Country sister KMNB/Minneapolis; he remains based in Chicago. Jay takes over for Lucas Phelan, who exited earlier this month (CAT 11/1). It's a return to familiar territory for Jay, who joined then-CBS Radio KMNB in 2012 before rising to PD in 2014. He transferred to the company's KMPS/Seattle in 2016 (CAT 1/14/16) and oversaw its flip from Country to Soft AC (CAT 12/4/17). Jay has been with WUSN for nearly two years (CAT 1/22) and can be reached here.

» Desmond Departs St. George: Cherry Creek/St. George, UT OM Dale Desmond has exited after more than two years at the cluster, which includes Country KCIN & KIYK. He joined in 2017 (CAT 9/12/17) after stops at KUPI/Idaho Falls; KBLL/Helena, MT; WCKN/Charleston, SC and KTHK/Idaho Falls. Desmond is on the hunt for his next opportunity and can be reached here. No word on plans for the position.