» Divest Of The Story: Beasley's KCYE/Las Vegas is moving to sister Hot AC KFRH's dial position at 102.7 MHz. The company is selling the signal and frequency of KCYE, specific assets of KFRH, along with co-owned Sports/Classic Country (CAT 5/28) KBET-AM, to Ed Stolz's Silver State Communications for $15.25 million. Beasley thus retains three Vegas properties including Classic Hits KKLZ and News/Talk KDWN. Class C KCYE currently operates at 104.3 with 24.5 kw at 3,701 feet AAT; while Class C KFRH has 96 kw at 1,978 feet AAT.

» Beth What Can I Do: Qantum's WYNR/Brunswick, GA PD/morning host Josh Brandon has hired radio rookie Beth Walters as his co-host. Brandon tells Country Aircheck, "She has a natural talent and she will add a serious local flavor to our show."

» Looking Forward: Artist management firm rpm is downsizing following the departure of client Tim McGraw (CAT 4/29). Among the four staffers departing are Dir./Artist & Brand Development Jill Gleason, who, prior to joining rpm in Feb. '08, spent 14 years in promotion at Curb. Reach her at 615-476-3674 or here. Also exiting is Dir./Creative & Content Development Amanda Cates: 615-957-0530 or here.

» Club Cadet: Hart Media, home of Bullseye Marketing Research, has launched Nashville Country Club, naming Leslie Armstrong as Editor. NashvilleCountryClub.com provides fan-oriented content, and offers widgets that are free to radio stations. Prior to NCC, Armstrong managed Bullseye's secondary promotion. Reach her at 615-846-4760 or here.

» Firma Foundation: Having not met six-month debt covenant targets with lender Citibank, it's been disclosed that EMI investor Terra Firma was required in March to pump an additional $45 million into the music company, above sums already injected last September. Citigroup loaned Terra Firma €2.6 billion in '07 as part of the private-equity takeover. Despite significant revenue increases in 2008, TF wrote off half of the value of that original investment earlier this year.

» Coming To A Shelf Near You: The concert DVD CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift and Def Leppard will be released in partnership with Big Machine exclusively to Wal-Mart stores across the U.S. and Canada June 16. Included in the package are extended interviews and three bonus performances. Presale here.

» Jam In The Bam: The lineup for the June 4-6 BamaJam Music & Arts Festival in Enterprise, AL includes Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton and Jamey Johnson. Tickets are available for $90 or $150 for a three-day pass here.

» In Case You Missed It: Big Machine's Taylor Swift rocked NBC-TV's Today this morning (5/29). Watch her perform "Teardrops On My Guitar," "Love Story," "You Belong With Me," "Our Song" and more here.

» G Unit: The new non-executive Chairman of the Board at Arbitron is Phil Guarascio, elected to succeed former Chairman/President/CEO Steve Morris, who stepped down Jan. 12. Guarascio, who has served on the ratings firm's board for the past nine years, chaired the nominating and corporate governance committee involved in the hiring of new CEO Michael Skarzynski. Currently Chairman Emeritus of the Ad Council, Gaurascio served 15 years at GM in corporate advertising and marketing.