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Boston University is agreeing to share control of WBUR with a station board whose members have, until now, been advisers and donors with no decision-making power. The deal outlined Wednesday would give a new executive committee the authority to hire and fire the station’s general manager and oversee its finances.

iHeartMedia Roanoke/Lynchburg announced today that Top-40 WJJS-FM (Top 40) and STEVE-FM (Random Radio) have moved to new frequencies. WJJS-FM has moved its FM frequency to 93.5 in Roanoke and will continue to simulcast on 102.7 in Lynchburg. STEVE-FM has moved its FM station frequency to 104.9.

KELK-AM in Elko, Nevada is off the air after its tower collapsed into a parking lot in a restaurant damaging several cars. No one was injured. The 198-foot tower, located behind the station, fell after a truck hit its supporting guywires. It could be several days before the station is back on the air.

When you have the kind of scale iHeartMedia has you can score big wins like this one. iHeart is partnering with Paramount Pictures to help promote the release of the new film Rocketman, in a big big way.

Michelle Duke has been named President of the NAB Leadership Foundation. Duke has served as VP of the Foundation since 2010. She succeeds Marcellus Alexander, who has served as President since 2004, and earlier this year announced his plans to retire from the role.

Cox Media Group - Tulsa is partnering with the American Red Cross of Oklahoma to raise money for local disaster relief efforts in the wake of tornadoes and historic flooding.

A new multiyear deal will see Entercom’s 560 WQAM Sports Radio in Miami remain the broadcast radio home of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, airing all Panthers games through the end of the 2021-2022 season.

(By Deborah Parenti) The memories of April 3, 1974 are seared in my mind. It was the day of the Xenia tornado, which claimed 32 lives and destroyed a significant part of that charming little city, located about 15 miles east of Dayton.

Podcasting hosting company Libsyn is teaming up with Entercom to distribute Libsyn podcasts on Radio.com. Through the agreement, Radio.com users will now have direct access to the 62,000 active podcasts, totaling over 4.9 million episodes, hosted on Libsyn.

Our friends at the RAB have a reminder for anyone interested in applying for a Rising Through the Ranks scholarship. All entries must be in by 5 p.m. CST on June 5. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their selection by Wednesday, June 25. APPLY HERE.