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This is the third week running that the big-box home improvement chain has topped the pile of national radio advertisers, according to Media Monitors. The Depot ran an impressive 83,638 spots last week, just a shade down on the previous week.

Coleman Insights has completed a new project, “The Contemporary Music SuperStudy,” which examines the appetite for contemporary music among 1,000 12- to 54-year-olds across the United States and Canada. Registration is now open for the latest webinar.

The host of Sunday Night Slow Jams is raising money to dig a third water well to bring clean water to families in the Berbérati Village, located deep within the Central African Republic.

The company held 50 Earth Day events nationwide, with 3,000 employee volunteers, as part of its 1Thing Sustainability Initiative. The program marks the largest coordinated Earth Day volunteer initiative Entercom has ever conducted.

The streaming radio giant has introduced the "Essential" streaming-only plan — no car required. The plan features more than 300 channels and is priced at $1 for the first three months, then $8 per month thereafter.

If you want to enter the 28th Annual Radio Mercury Awards, you have until midnight EDT tonight. Enter radio commercials and campaigns, promotional spots, jingles, podcasts, PSAs, integrated campaigns, audio branding and more, in English or Spanish.

The WFAN afternoon host has been in a ratings battle with ESPN's Michael Kay in the highly competitive New York City market. Both hosts declared victory in the latest ratings and there has been some discussion about how the ratings are determined, because of online listening.

(By James Bahm) Selling is sometimes being in the right place at the right time. However, in order to be super successful at selling radio, you need to make sure you're meeting with the right person.

77-year-old Harry Hamm was charged with second-degree statutory sodomy, incest, and possession of child pornography. Hamm is the entertainment editor at Entercom's KMOX in St. Louis and has been with the station since 1975. What follows in this story are very disturbing allegations.

(By Jeff McHugh) People relate to individuals and connect with them more emotionally than groups. Focusing on one person is a good principle to keep in mind for content on your podcast or radio show.