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NRG is selling WFAW-AM and WSJY-FM in Fort Atkinson and WKCH-FM in Whitewater, Wisconsin, to Magnum Communications. The purchase price was not announced.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have renewed their long-standing radio partnership with Tegna's Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan (WBNS-FM). The team announced that 97.1 The Fan will remain the club's flagship radio station, with iHeart’s WXZX on backup.

Baltimore’s 105.7 The Fan (WJZ-FM) is holding “The Fanniversary” to commemorate the station’s 10th anniversary. There will be no shortage of Baltimore sports and radio celebrities in attendance.

Due to his limited personal presence in Key West, Key 93.7 (WKEY) owner Buddy Shula has entered into a sales partnership with Michael Stapleford's Magnum Broadcasting, Inc. Stapleford will serve as the official local sales representative for the station.

As soon as word got out there was a sniper shooting at residents from a building in Highland Park near Chicago during a 4th of July parade, the WGN radio team sprung into action to cover the breaking news and keep listeners informed.

This report will certainly add fuel to the fire for those in radio who believe there should be more deregulation so radio can better compete with the big digital companies. Or those who want the government to regulate the digital giants.

(By Eric Rhoads) I’d never be one to predict the death of radio, or any medium, but if this trend were to occur everywhere, the current revenue model would need to be replaced with a new one. What’s my point? Change in the media world is happening at the fastest pace in history, and fighting change is a fool’s game.

Voting results for the 2018 National Radio Hall of Fame’s 24 nominations in six categories are in. Four of the categories were decided by a voting participant panel comprised of nearly 1,000 industry professionals. The other two categories were voted on by the public; and there was an unprecedented level of listener participation. Here are the inductees...

Hell and Gone’s second season launched Wednesday. The iHeartRadio Original true-crime podcast returns with the unsolved, possibly murderous death of 16-year-old Janie Ward.

Nielsen has launched a Diverse Media Equity program, designed to elevate the visibility of diverse-owned media companies with advertisers and agencies. The initiative includes the first ever report on diverse-owned media reach and audience profiles.