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WEEU-AM in Reading, PA, will be going dark after nearly 90 years on the air. Publishing company Reading Eagle, which owns the station and several newspapers, filed for bankruptcy after being family owned for over 150 years.

Entercom's Y-98 in St. Louis has been playing the 1982 hit song from Laura Brannigan for 24 hours. The reason is that this is the first time the St. Louis Blues are in the Stanley Cup finals since 1970. "Gloria" is the song the hockey team plays in the locker room after every win.

It’s a day-long, technology-intensive program on Tuesday, September 24. “Tech Tuesday” will feature educational sessions, hands-on workshops, networking events, and exclusive vendor access.

The Provincetown, MA, community station has received a welcome boost as it continues to carry out upgrades. The money — in the form of a Mass Cultural Council grant — is a very healthy $95,000.

It's time for the Stanley Cup Final -- the climax of the NHL season -- and Westwood One and NBC Sports Radio will be providing the live audio coverage. It all begins Monday, May 27 in Boston.

In an internal memo to employees Entercom CEO David Field has outlined Entercom's upcoming aggressive priorities that he says will keep the company playing offense.

Under the headline 'Is Radio's Shock Jock Era Over?' Variety quotes our featured Tuesday story with quotes from Fred Jacobs, Walter Sabo, Jon Quick, John Sebastian and Lee Abrams. The article notes how the popularity of shock jocks has withered in recent years. Read the Variety article HERE and our Tuesday story HERE.

The Gracie Awards, which recognize women in radio, TV and interactive media, were held Tuesday night in L.A. Among the radio honorees were Angela Yee of The Breakfast Club, Westwood One host Jayde Donovan and Kellie Rasberry from The Kidd Kraddick Show.

In this bonus episode of Podcasting For Radio Dummies, Radio Ink Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan interviews WWTN-FM Nashville talker Phil Valentine and his son Campbell.

Blue Ridge Broadcasting, a listener-supported broadcast radio ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is purchasing WSMX-AM and its FM translator in Winston-Salem from Truth Broadcasting Corporation.