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(By John Garziglia) In response to COVID-19, the FCC’s Media Bureau issued a Public Notice with the subtitle “Free Advertisements Need Not Be Included in Lowest Unit Charge”. The FCC issued this guidance in response to an informal inquiry from broadcasters asking whether free advertisements must be included in the calculation of the political lowest unit rate charge.  

The world has changed. We've gone from near full employment to 10% unemployment in the blink of an eye. The coronavirus is impacting every aspect of our lives. That includes advertising. Salem has also announced it's withdrawing its Q1 guidance due to the pandemic.

WBAP-AM and KLIF-AM in Dallas are hosting an on-air Town Hall Friday with entrepreneur billionaire Mark Cuban. The goal will be to discuss ways to help Dallas area businesses during the coronavirus crisis.

On Friday Cox Media Group Atlanta's 5 radio stations will host a virtual food drive benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank as part of the Stronger Together ATL campaign. Listeners will be able to make monetary donations on the station websites.

KOSI 101.1 in Denver brings Christmas to the morning March 27. The Bonneville station becomes the latest station, to help listeners cope with COVID-19 using Christmas music.

The partnership between the two companies is aimed at bringing together brands with non-profit organizations that are helping fight the Coronavirus pandemic.

The one-hour programs, ready to air this weekend, are: CBS Special - Coronavirus: Changed Forever, hosted by Gil Gross and CBS Weekend Roundup Special Report on the Coronavirus, hosted by correspondent Allison Keyes.

Christine Travaglini is President of Katz Radio Group, the nation’s largest radio representative. Her team is spread over 14 regional offices, serving as the national sales partner to more than 4,000 radio stations and their digital audio platforms. Christine has served as president of Katz Radio Group since 2018. LISTEN

This could be the first cross-company collaboration of its kind. In Seattle Bonneville's news station KIRO-FM and three Hubbard music stations have announced a partnership that will result in the music stations airing hourly local news updates about the coronavirus from KIRO.

(By Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw) We are in the midst of a crisis. It’s incredibly painful to our business, as it is to countless other industries. Our communities are reeling. This crisis is going to end.  But radio’s troubles didn’t start a few weeks ago.