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Bryan Broadcasting's Ben Downs is a champion for AM Radio. For years he's been trying, along with others, to solve the noise issues that plague the AM band? His plan to get the FCC to allow AM stations to go all-digital is gaining steam.

Pete Demetriou is a reporter for Entercom's KNX. On Wednesday Pete was doing a live report when the winds shifted quickly. From the picture Pete paints for listeners you can hear how dangerous these fires are and how quickly the wind can move the fire in different directions. LISTEN

(By Paul Weyland) In presentations with local direct decisionmakers, you need to be more focused on specific ideas to make the client’s register ring. If the customer says no, they’re not saying no to your station or programming, they’re saying no to the idea.

Cumulus has hired Robert Berju for the newly created position of VP, Finance and Strategy. Berju has spent most of his career in the media business, serving as VP of Corporate Finance at iHeartMedia, and VP of Finance and Operations for AMC Networks.

Connoisseur's WEZN-FM in Briton, CT hosted “Trick or Treat Day,” a free family-friendly Halloween event, that according to local police, attracted over 3,000 people.

The New Jersey Broadcasters Association's 72nd Annual Conference & Gala celebrating 100 Years of Radio, will be held June 16 and 17 at the Tropicana Resort and Casino on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. This year’s theme is “Broadcast: A Century of Service”

Content creators at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia have voted overwhelmingly to recognize SAG-AFTRA as their union with 99 percent voting in support. 

(By Ed Ryan) The fires have been raging in Los Angeles. Windy conditions over the past 24 hours have made the situation extremely dangerous and unpredictable, putting more lives and property in harm's way. Ken Charles is with Entercom in L.A. which owns six stations, including Newsradio KNX. We reached out to Ken and asked him about how his team is coverage the fire.

The Getty fires are climbing the canyons in Los Angeles and, with evacuations are underway, residents are tuning in to local radio for live updates and information about evacuations.

Since 1992 radio stations have been prohibited from devoting more than 25 percent of total hours per week to programs that duplicate any other station in the market. The goal of the rule was to promote competition and program diversity.