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The stations of Big Radio in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois are combining resources to create an online directory connecting consumers with the innovative ways that local businesses are continuing to serve customers during the COVID-19 emergency. 

The 10,000 Public Service Announcements will run through April 30, across iHeart's nine Cleveland stations, to help local citizens and community organizations during the outbreak.

The KXLY Radio Group in Spokane has launched OPERATION: GRUB and GROWLERS. With restaurants and businesses forced to follow restrictions on how they operate, the KXLY Radio Group is doing everything they can to help them keep their doors open.

The 2020 NYF Radio Awards international Grand Jury evaluated entries submitted from 40 countries around the globe and selected finalists that will advance to the medal round of judging.

(By Ed Ryan) While it's hard to tell how much the coronavirus crisis will impact your station today, as time goes on, and everyone is asked by the government to continue to hunker down, it's inevitable that advertising will take a hit. So, what's the plan?

SupeRadio Networks has shows in the Urban, Urban Adult, Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic, Talk, Country, Hot AC, Rock, Dance, Alternative, Gospel and Oldies formats. The company says it is offering free programming to stations if they need it during the coronavirus crisis.

Kristin Okesson is the SVP of Connoisseur Media and is responsible for managing Connoisseur’s entire Connecticut operations, which cover the Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford/Norwalk markets. Kristin fills us in on the coronavirus situation in Connecticut and how her cluster is covering it.

The company was scheduled to release Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings this morning. That has been pushed back to Friday morning to allow the company's accounting firm to complete its audit.

In 1990, Joe O’Rourke was handling sales for a new radio station in town when an order for Ryan Imported Car Repair crossed his desk. The morning guy knew the owner, Joe Ryan, and he told O’Rourke, “Get to know Joe Ryan, he already knows your car.” Our weekly advertiser success stories are sponsored by SPECbyte.com

With the NCAA’s March Madness playoffs cancelled due to the coronavirus, Westwood One will rerun 15 Great Games in NCAA Tournament History to help college basketball fans experience the madness of March.