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On the Podtrac August Top 10 Publishers chart, iHeartRadio has taken the number one spot from NPR. With 258 active shows, iHeartRadio racked up a unique monthly audience of 23.1 million. NPR's 61 shows pulled in 22.7 million.

The New York NAB Show is October 16-17 at the Javits Convention Center. Podcasting will be part of the show. Here are all the details.

Hubbard station 97.9 WRMF’s The KVJ Show, West Palm Beach, FL, is hosting a two-day radiothon to help the relief efforts in the Bahamas. The show will broadcast from 6 a.m ET on Wed., September 11 until 10 a.m. on Fri., September 13.

Beasley XP, the Esports Division of Beasley Media Group, is unveiling Checkpoint XP On Campus, a new college-based collaborative endeavor with the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

PRN and sports betting media company VSiN along with NASCAR announced a long-term content partnership to bring sports betting video content directly to race fans at NASCAR.com.

Those are the words of Bubba The Love Sponge. Bubba and Shannon Burke held a joint press conference Monday to unveil JVC's new Florida Man format in Orlando. Bubba will host mornings and Burke has afternoon drive duties. Bubba said, “We’re so hated we can’t get any more hated.”

VP of Digital Media Matt Nystrom (pictured), who's been with the company nearly 12 years, and five people on his team were let go. Saga Senior VP for Operations Chris Forgy tells Radio Ink, "We simply closed down the Columbus operation and will reopen in Grosse Pointe." Reach out to Matt by e-mail at matt@mattnystrom.com

It's called Audiology by Katz and the goal of the new sales division is to "help advertisers and agencies leverage the power of audio to connect with consumers."

Public radio stations across Texas are teaming with NPR to increase coverage of statewide issues aimed at underserved regions. Reporters and editors from the state’s four largest public radio stations are planning statewide coverage together and to share resources.

BMI revenue for its fiscal year which ended June 30 was $1.283 billion, up 7% over the previous year, and a record for revenue. BMI distributed $1.196 billion to its songwriters, composers, and publishers, its highest distributions ever, and a 7% or $78 million increase over last year.