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WRDN Radio's Brian Winnekins tells Radio Ink his team organized a town hall meeting Wednesday because it "needed to be done" to help the local community. WRDN (Durand, WI) is very important to the farming community and the station has a lot of farm listeners. The focus of the meeting was to discuss how the current farm crisis has affected farmers and their families. And, unless you're a farmer, you may not know how bad it really is.

The final countdown begins at 9 a.m. today with WPLJ legends such as Scott Shannon, Patty Steele, Jim Kerr, Mark Coppola, Pat St. John and others. Friday night at 7 p.m. is when it all ends after nearly 50 years on the air. EMF will then take over the station and flip to its K-LOVE format.

Boston University is agreeing to share control of WBUR with a station board whose members have, until now, been advisers and donors with no decision-making power. The deal outlined Wednesday would give a new executive committee the authority to hire and fire the station’s general manager and oversee its finances.

iHeartMedia Roanoke/Lynchburg announced today that Top-40 WJJS-FM (Top 40) and STEVE-FM (Random Radio) have moved to new frequencies. WJJS-FM has moved its FM frequency to 93.5 in Roanoke and will continue to simulcast on 102.7 in Lynchburg. STEVE-FM has moved its FM station frequency to 104.9.

KELK-AM in Elko, Nevada is off the air after its tower collapsed into a parking lot in a restaurant damaging several cars. No one was injured. The 198-foot tower, located behind the station, fell after a truck hit its supporting guywires. It could be several days before the station is back on the air.

When you have the kind of scale iHeartMedia has you can score big wins like this one. iHeart is partnering with Paramount Pictures to help promote the release of the new film Rocketman, in a big big way.

Michelle Duke has been named President of the NAB Leadership Foundation. Duke has served as VP of the Foundation since 2010. She succeeds Marcellus Alexander, who has served as President since 2004, and earlier this year announced his plans to retire from the role.

Cox Media Group - Tulsa is partnering with the American Red Cross of Oklahoma to raise money for local disaster relief efforts in the wake of tornadoes and historic flooding.

A new multiyear deal will see Entercom’s 560 WQAM Sports Radio in Miami remain the broadcast radio home of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, airing all Panthers games through the end of the 2021-2022 season.