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Saga CEO Ed Christian, who is not a paying customer of Nielsen, spent about 15 minutes on his Q3 earnings call voicing his displeasure with the ratings firm's upcoming Customer First strategy.

(By Deborah Parenti) There are probably as many management styles as there are managers. No two managers are exactly alike, any more than are those they manage. And there is no perfect model. During my career, I worked for three distinctly different and, I might add, excellent managers. Here's why I say that...

It took 23 seconds for four orange and white towers, used in the 1960's and 70's, by WMAL in Washington to come down. According to WTOP the Bethesda, Maryland land in which the towers sat will be used for a new Toll Brothers subdivision with over 300 homes.

Rebert Feder is reporting that the MLB team will announce a new deal for play-by-play with Good Karma's ESPN in Chicago. Feder reports that the team rejected Entercom's offer to carry the games on WBBM-AM and WCFS-FM. The Sox were with WGN. Read the story HERE.

Univision New York has launched “Comienza en Casa” (It Starts at Home), a digital campaign designed to start conversations about discrimination and stereotypes in the Latino community.

Galaxy Media Partners has started airing Christmas music on its Classic Hits station (WZUN) in Syracuse and Oswego. Brand Manager Paulie Scibilia said, “2020 has been rough on everyone, so we decided to break out the Christmas spirit a little early.”

WMKS-FM has rebranded from KISS-FM to New Hits 100.3 WMKS. The iHeart station promises "The Most Commercial Free Hit Music." Previously the station was a KISS format.

The is still time to register for CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Early bird registration rates have passed, but there is plenty of time to sign up for the expanded Country Radio Seminar February 16-19.

It's beginning to flip a lot like Christmas, all through the land. Warm 106.9 (KRWM-FM) has done the seasonal rebrand to, Seattle’s Christmas Music Station.

Pacific Media Group’s 105.9 The Wave (KPOI-FM) has flipped  its Modern AC format to Hawaiʻi’s Christmas favorites. The station says it will play "long, festive music sets of Hawaiʻi’s Christmas favorites, maintaining a positive atmosphere for our local, irrepressible community during the holiday season."