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On Tuesday, the Radio Advertising Bureau announced the 2020 Radio Mercury Awards will be a virtual event, there's a new slate of award categories and no prize money or trophies will be awarded this year. 

Country personality Bryan “B-Dub” Washington, and Skyview Networks have signed a new syndication deal. Starting July 4, B-Dub’s show, Buckwild Saturday Night, will move to Skyview under a new name, B-Dub Radio Saturday Night. The show had been syndicated by AURN's Superadio.

In celebration of Father’s Day (This Sunday), the AURN Inspirational Network has produced a series of salutes by gospel artists for distribution to radio stations nationwide.

The NFL's Los Angeles Chargers and Estrella Media have signed a multi-year deal that will make KUBE-FM (Que Buena 105.5/94.3) in L.A. the Official Spanish Language radio home for the team.

A goup of agricultural organizations have partnered to pen a letter to House and Senate leaders praising the work local broadcasters have done informing communities at the same time the COVID-19 crisis has dealt a deadly blow to their revenue. The groups are asking that any future federal funding include money for these local broadcasters.

Proctor & Gamble along with iHeartMedia are putting together a benefit to aid COVID-19 relief efforts in the LGBTQ+ Community. The streaming event is set for June 25.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has invited Salem Media journalist Amy Jacobson back to his press briefings. The invite is in response to a federal lawsuit filed against him and his press secretary earlier this month.

Those were the words of Townsquare CEO Bill Wilson on the company's first quarter earnings call Monday. Townsquare saw over $4 million in advertising cancellations in March, resulting in a 10% revenue decline for that month, an 18 point swing after the month began up 8%.

Westwood One has released the results of two ad recall studies of smart speaker pre-roll advertising. The studies conducted in April 2020 by Dynata and in September 2019 by Survata involved an unnamed job recruitment company.

According to new data from Edison Research, the share of time adults 13 and older spent listening to audio at home increased by 44% during the survey period. Edison's research was done in the middle of May. Here are the details...