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Hearing Tampa stations in Virginia, picking up Philadelphia stations on Long Island. It's not normal, and it's all due to a rare natural phenomenon tied to wildfires currently raging in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. What's happening in the Northeast?

Nearly 800 listeners in Boston have signed a petition started by Boston WBZ News listener Benjamin Goodman. The website that promotes the petition states, "We are New Englanders deeply concerned that WBZ's recent acquisition by iHeartMedia is poised to undermine a critical public service to citizens who rely on WBZ for critical content."

Launched on January 1, 1992 'Sports Radio ESPN' started with only weekend broadcasts. The debut offering of 16 hours of programing was carried on more than 140 affiliates in 43 states. By 1996, now branded ESPN Radio; had expanded to weekdays with more dayparts being offered as a 24-hour service.

As we get closer to the 2020 Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards, which will be held virtually on September 15th, we'll be spotlighting many of our Radio Wayne finalists every day up until the event. Our focus is how to manage successfully during COVID-19. Up first, Entercom's Regional President for Southern California Jeff Federman.

On Friday a study was released by The University of Ottawa's Jada E. Watson in consultation with WOMAN Nashville called "Gender Representation on Country Radio: A Study of Published Reports from 2000-2018." It revealed a huge disparity between the airplay male and female country artists receive at country radio. It's a story that has plagued country radio for a very long time.

SNL cast member and comedian Punkie Johnson is teaming up with Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Radio on SiriusXM for a new show debuting June 19. Love Thang with Punkie Johnson delves into the world of love, relationships, and steamy topics.

And as we mentioned last week, we are hearing the word bankruptcy more than we ever have in the past. Two weeks after choosing to default on a $23.6 million interest payment on 7.75% senior notes due 2019, Cumulus has disclosed a previously confidential term sheet that includes pre-packaged Chapter 11 details.

With over 31 years in the business, Cumulus Media Dallas/Fort Worth Sales Manager Dean Canter is now in charge of 10 salespeople that are out on the street making it happen at KPLX-FM, KSCS-FM and KLIF-FM. Our Sales Manager of The Week Feature is sponsored by The Center For Sales Strategy.

The high school football season is set to kick-off Friday night August 28 across Northeast Ohio. ESPN Cleveland is set with a new show to cover all the action.

Bold Gold President & Founder Vince Benedetto checks in to let us know that his Scranton Classic Rock station's Facebook page just went over the 1 million "like" mark. Congrats to the entire team at WWRR-FM.