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Westwood One is preparing to tip-off the 2021 college basketball schedule. Live play-by-play audio broadcasts of the 2020-21 college basketball season begin January 13.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has extended the deadline to submit entries for the 46th Annual Gracie Awards, at the regular rate, until January 21. AWMF is also offering a further extended deadline of January 28, at an additional cost. 

Sun Broadcast group will launch a proprietary CRM later this year. SBG has signed an interim agreement with Salesforce for its CRM needs.

Southern California Public Radio has received a two-year grant from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The $500,000 grant will support development of content that represents the diversity of Southern California.

The National Association of Broadcasters is accepting entries for the 34th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Winners will receive national recognition for their community service work during a special awards presentation hosted by NAB in spring 2021.

On Monday the U.S. Federal Register published the official notification from the Federal Commission's notice of proposed rule making adopted on November 20, 2020 that would allow FM broadcasters to use boosters to air geo-targeted content.

Some people look at what's going on with Twitter, Facebook and Parler as a threat to free speech, while others believe blocking and banning those who claim the election was stolen are preventing future violence. Cumulus jumped into the action last week and a memo VP Brian Philips sent to talk show hosts is getting national attention.

Babbel has climbed from third to first on this week’s Media Monitors list of national advertisers. Babbel aired 60,774 commercials on radio stations all across the country to take the top spot.

(By Buzz Knight) As CES 2021 was just beginning with Monday’s Press Day, I wasn’t sure what to expect from the virtual event. Would it resemble a Zoom or Microsoft Teams appointment? Would there be that presentation sizzle we have grown to expect from the big brands that are participating? Would I miss the endless cab lines?

The NAB Leadership Foundation is now accepting entries for the 2021 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The awards recognize outstanding community service by local broadcasters.