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The tornado that swept through the Dallas area Sunday night knocked KNON-FM (89.3 FM) off the air.

Westwood One is now offering a third version of the popular Classic Hits format, for stations desiring a pop format with more '60s music. Classic Hits Gold complements the company’s modern Classic Hits and Classic Hits Rock formats.

Denver Rock station 99.5 The Mountain/KQMT-FM, is partnering with BMW of Denver Downtown for the Mountain of Gratitude Radiothon, November 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., to benefit Colorado veterans organization Project Sanctuary.

Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5/WKXW-FM is presenting an on-air/virtual town hall on opioid addiction and recovery Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. The on-air guest panel is comprised of alumni of New Jersey recovery programs who will answer questions from listeners.

(By Charlie Sislen) The motto for Skidmore College in upstate New York is Creative Thought Matters. This is more true today than ever before. Most radio sales reps have the same toolkit. What sets you apart? You need to get creative.

On September 23, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out media ownership rules that had been approved by the Federal Communications Commission in 2017. Will that ruling impact the possibility of further radio deregulation? If so, how? Hear from those who have placed their bets on smaller markets at Forecast 2020.

Dave Paulus struck a nerve. Many of our readers have commented on Dave's column about going around an advertising agency to make sales calls on the local client. In case you missed it last week, here's the column again, along with your comments at the end. Keep the conversation going!

(By Bob McCurdy) Curiosity and the discipline to follow up on where that curiosity takes us could be the most important ingredient to long-term success in any profession as it serves to drive continuous professional growth.

iHeartMedia Seattle’s Classic Rocker KZOK-FM raised over $101,000 during its 22nd annual Rock The Harvest radiothon. The money benefits Northwest Harvest, a hunger relief agency in the state of Washington.

Residents of New Jersey’s largest city still have lead-contaminated drinking water. While problems with residential water filters were recently addressed, pregnant women and children under six years of age are still being advised to avoid drinking city water and to drink bottled water.