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Dickey Broadcasting's WFOM (106.3 FM, Xtra) in Atlanta will host a special "Fair Tax" broadcast with Neal "Talkmaster" Boortz on Thursday, January 26 at 9 a.m. Boortz was one of the original proponents of the Fair Tax in the 1990s and co-authored The Fair Tax Book with former Rep. John Linder.

Radio.com has added Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country to its slate of programming.

DGital Media is launching a new podcast called Pod Save America featuring four big-name political operatives from the Obama Administration: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer. The twice-weekly show brings together some of the most influential voices in politics, journalism, and entertainment.

One of radio's most memorable sonic logos of all time has new life. TM Studios unveiled a new jingle package for Cumulus Media's 94.7 WLS-AM, revitalizing the Chicagoland station's iconic 5-note melody first recorded in the 1960s and heard in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Niche online streamer Gimme Radio will shut down on April 29 after six years of operation. Co-founder and CEO Tyler Lenane made the announcement in a lengthy post on April 10.

SiriusXM is doubling down on the connected car thanks to developments by Automatic Labs, a SiriusXM company, delivering a combination of connected vehicle services for a net cost as low as $40/vehicle (including device and introductory 6-month subscription).

Each podcast is dedicated to covering timely issues impacting radio. A new NAB podcast will be released every other Tuesday. Each episode is 15 minutes long and is available publicly for two weeks. Then, it will be archived for NAB members-only access at nab.org/podcasts. LISTEN HERE.

The top five largest podcast ad spenders all spent less in May than in April according to  Magellan AI's May 2024 Podcast Advertiser Report. This month's analysis showcases a trend of decreasing spend, with Progressive and State Farm noting rare increases.

After a steep drop to start 2024, podcast advertising rates climbed in February according to Libsyn's latest data. Libsyn reports an average cost-per-thousand rate of $21.99 for a 60-second advertisement, marking a slight increase from January's $21.61.