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GeoBroadcast Solutions has received approval from the FCC to build and operate two new co-located on-channel boosters to pull in additional data using the ZoneCasting FM booster system.

Continuing with our weekly series to show BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s now look at BIA’s estimates for markets 81-90 for 2021. 

96.7 Merle (WMYL-FM), wants listeners to decide the fate of Morgan Wallen music on the station. The Knoxville station has placed a poll on its Facebook page to let the listeners decide if they want the music banned or return it to the station playlist.

Media research firm Coleman Insights has launched a new service called Campfire Online Discussion Groups. In a Campfire Online Discussion Group study, a community of consumers spends a week together discussing audio brands that are the subject of a study.

The National Association of Broadcasters has opened the nomination period for the 2021 Technology Awards. The three awards highlight significant achievements in the fields of broadcast engineering and digital leadership.

CDC has moved up from second to first on the latest Media Monitors list. CDC aired 69,581 spots, knocking Babbel (47,625) into third.

The Sports Hub WBZ-FM/98.5 hosts Toucher & Rich got some national face-time Sunday. The duo was part of the Sunday Today Show.

In the final video of our series called Visions and Decisions, today we hear from iHeart's Bob Pittman, Bill Hendrich (before he retired from CMG) and Radio Ink's Executive of The Year Dave Ramsey about how they're preparing to strike back in 2021. Our series sponsor is RadioMax, watch the video HERE.

Is the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out having an impact on advertisers enough so they increase their ad spend? That’s the focus of our daily series of interviews with radio executives. Salem Media Group has 99 Radio stations in 35 markets. We spoke to Salem's President for Broadcast Media David Santrella to get his take.

The new deal will include SummitMedia's nine markets for Nielsen's Continuous Diary Measurement ratings, TAPSCAN and Nielsen Scarborough in all markets where available.