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For over three decades Kent Phillips & Alan Budwill have been waking up Seattle on KPLZ/STAR 101.5. But come Wednesday, January 2, that job will go to longtime KPLZ afternoon team Curt and Corine.

The Democratic member of the FCC says this is a challenging task and there are no simple answers. Rosenworcel is clearly not in favor of allowing radio companies to monopolize all the stations in a market.

Back in August the CEO's of 10 radio companies penned a letter supporting more deregulation. Not every station or group owner is in favor of more deregulation, most notably iHeartMedia.

And make no mistake about it this is radio's best chance to get the industry further deregulated. Under Chairman Ajit Pai's leadership, this is a radio-friendly FCC. Here's what the FCC did yesterday.

Is law enforcement starting to take the plague of pirate operators seriously? You might think so after the latest press release from the FCC's enforcement bureau.

(By Eric Rhoads) When I alerted a couple of friends I was writing something about Tom Taylor, their reaction wasn’t favorable. Why acknowledge a competitor? Why, indeed.

This time in an op-ed piece published in Billboard. SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe continues his assault on the radio industry with his push to get stations to pay for every song they air.

On Wednesday, Scripps announced its final batch of radio stations have officially been sold. The $8 million sale of eight stations in Boise and Tucson to Lotus has closed. Scripps has now unloaded all 34 of its radio stations for a total of $83.5 million. Net proceeds were about $55 million after tax.

Emmis Communications is mainly known for English-language stations. Yet, it is shining in Texas' state capital with two FMs offering Spanish-language programming. Against formidable competitors, it's winning. This podcast delivers insights that could fit your market opportunity.

WBWL-FM 101.7/95.3 The Bull’s Country Cares For St. Jude Kids Radiothon raised $458,236. Over the past three years the station has raised over a million dollars.