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The Department of Transportation in Washington D.C. has launched a $221,000 radio ad campaign to promote its new transportation service. The catchy jingle starts out with "Streetcar, Streetcar, cruising along. Streetcar, Streetcar, singing a song."

To be successful at podcasting you have to be consistent. For the ABC News podcast Start Here, and host Brad Mielke, they have certainly been consistent, every weekday for nearly 4 years.

When you hear radio executives talk about radio hosts being companions, it's the real deal. One week after losing his 21-year old daughter, Ace from the Charlotte-based Ace & TJ Show took to Facebook to describe his shattered world. He thanked his radio family for being there for him, which garnered thousands of comments and shares in return. READ IT

Townsquare Media announced on Friday that it has repurchased and retired 1.5 million shares of its Class C common stock, previously held by MSG National Properties, LLC, using cash on hand. The shares were bought back for $9.70 per share.

Yesterday we reported about how SiriusXM took aim at radio in an e-mail marketing piece that said consumers were wasting their time with AM/FM Radio. Late in the day, the RAB struck back. Here's how the organization responded to the Satellite company.

The overnight show is hosted by Jon Grayson, and Westwood confirms the syndicated version of the program will be history January 1.

Westwood One and 1-800-Flowers.com are launching a nationwide initiative to educate, engage, and connect individuals on the subject of expressing sympathy. The national dialogue will be anchored by Westwood One syndicated radio talent John Tesh and Lia Knight each week on their programs.

(By Buzz Knight) On this final edition of our series “The Future of Audio” we check in with one of the leading international Radio Consultants Phil Dowse.

The NAB says four more members of the House of Representatives and another Senator have signed on as cosponsors of a resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations." The Local Radio Freedom Act now has 199 cosponsors in the House and 23 in the Senate.

Dr. David Samadi, M.D., Chairman of Urology and Chief of Robotic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, has a new weekly show, Saturdays at 7 a.m. ET on 710 WOR-AM/New. The 30-minute program is called Men's Health with Dr. Samadi.