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According to the August Triton ranker, the sports format jumped 16% over July in Average Active Sessions, Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Detroit, Phoenix and San Francisco showed the largest online listening increases. Which companies have the most listeners? Let's find out...

SiriusXM has announced a new lineup of exclusive programming for its Urban View channel on Sunday mornings. The lineup features thought-provoking programming including powerful sermons from today's leading pastors, discussions on financial security, civics, health, wellness, and more.

Mobile solutions company jācapps recently made three important personnel moves. Jody Messinger (pictured) has been promoted to VP, Operations; Ben Levy has been promoted to Director of Software Architecture; and Nathan Turner has joined jācapps as Director of Product Development.

The biweekly NAB Podcast has two new episodes out. The first is "An insider’s Look at Covering Washington" with Steven Portnoy, and the second is "Protecting First Amendment Rights" with RTDNA’s Dan Shelley. Here are the details.

The streaming company has announced a live concert, "Up Close," featuring the country star on December 6 at the Altman Building in New York City. Bryan will be celebrating the release of his sixth studio album, What Makes You Country, due out on December 8.

Want to get your kids away from “screen staring” for a while? NPR’s podcast Wow in the World just might be the answer — and 40 new episodes are being rolled out starting November 6. The show was launched in May, and has topped the kids and family podcast charts, reaching over five million downloads.

Envision Networks has come up with something new. GeekOut is a daily, one-minute vignette highlighting the things techies love. Each episode covers technology, movies, video games, and all things geeky.

Digital ad solutions company AdsWizz announced that Mediamond, the largest Media Sales House in Italy, has selected AdsWizz’s products for all direct and programmatic sales across all their Web radios and podcasts.

The two companies announced Thursday that Alpha Media stations in 50 markets have begun rolling out on the iHeartRadio app.

In celebration of Billy Graham's 99th birthday, SiriusXM is launching the Billy Graham Channel. The limited-run channel will showcase the Christian pastor's most inspiring sermons and uplifting messages. The Billy Graham Channel will debut on Monday, November 6 at 12:00 a.m. ET through Friday, November 17 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on channel 145 on satellite and via streaming.