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The Cleveland Indians and iHeartMedia Cleveland have signed a multi-year agreement for WTAM 1100 AM and WMMS 100.7 FM to continue as the “Flagship Home of the Cleveland Indians” through 2023.

(By Barry Cohen) All of the Mister Smoothys in Pico County — or anywhere else in the good old US of A — don’t care about your antenna height, your music rotation, your coveted demographic, or even the fact that you sell radio advertising, for that matter.

(By Laurie Kahn) Companies often ask us, “What will it take to hire a superstar?” There are lots of answers to that. Much depends on your market and what level of person you are looking to hire, but overall, expect to pay more than in the past.

The station launched Thursday as The All New Q97.3 – “Shreveport-Bossier’s Best Music!” The station debuted its new Hot AC format by playing 97 hours of non-stop, commercial-free music, which will continue through the weekend.

As part of Beasley Media Group’s ongoing “Community of Caring” initiative, 99.5/WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware, recently partnered with the Kenny Family Foundation and Shoprite to match food donations pound for pound. The station collected over 12,500 pounds of food during a recent on-site collection event.

The number one sports radio station in America has been facing some tough issues lately, and now has some equally tough decisions to make. This soon-to-be Entercom New York City station was originally dealing only with the resignation of ratings superstar afternoon host Mike Francesa, whose contract is up at the end of the year. Now, its ten-year old morning show is broken, with the resignation of Craig Carton.

Stations that were in the direct path of Hurricane Irma are still repairing or replacing damaged equipment, drying out from flooding, and fixing battered buildings. The FCC reported late on Wednesday that 39 radio stations are still off the air due to Hurricane Irma. That total is down from 51 on Tuesday.

The two FCC commissioners will inspect the hurricane damage on Monday, September 18. They will also meet with those engaged in recovery operations, and receive updates about the ongoing efforts to restore communications services. 

Cox Media Group's President Kim Guthrie and Executive VP Bill Hendrich are extremely proud of how their teams in Texas and Florida performed in the face of the two recent hurricanes. Guthrie said,“After ensuring that our teams and their families were all safe, our mission was to serve our communities by relaying vital, lifesaving information to our viewers, listeners, and readers." Here's exactly what CMG's been up to since Harvey and Irma decided to carve destruction across several states...

According to a press release from SAG-AFTRA in Los Angeles, the National Labor Relations Board in is moving forward with a formal complaint of unfair labor practice charges filed by SAG-AFTRA against SBS. SBS CEO Raul Alarcon has said he plans to fight the charges, stating they are "not only totally false and malicious, they are, in fact, an insult to the talented and professional on-air personnel the union claims to represent.”