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As we've been hinting for over a week, Entercom will carry New York Mets baseball on WCBS-AM starting with the 2019 season. iHeart had been carrying the games on WOR-AM. The new Mets deal with Entercom runs through the 2025 season.

In St. Louis, New Country 92.3’s Mason and Remy are “Hitting Balls for Hurricane Relief” to raise money for the Humane Society of Missouri’s animal rescue efforts in the Carolinas. The event will take place for 14 straight hours on Tuesday, September 18 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. at the Top Golf Entertainment Center in the Chesterfield Valley.

iHeartMedia Charlotte and all of its stations will partner with Operation Northstate to host a donation drive for the victims of Hurricane Florence in Jacksonville and Fayetteville, NC. The collection drive will run Monday, September 17 through end of day Monday, September 24. Items will be collected daily 10 a.m.–6 p.m. 

The 18th Annual Power of Urban Radio Forum, being held October 4 in Washington, DC, will feature a keynote address by Marc Pritchard, the Chief Brand Officer of Procter and Gamble. Pritchard is also receiving the 2018 Power of Urban Radio National Service Award. The Power of Urban Radio Forum focuses on the $1.5 trillion black consumer market.

93.3 WMMR-FM will receive an official Resolution from Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh and other members of the council -- in recognition of the station’s 50 years of serving Philadelphia and surrounding area community’s way of life -- at a ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 18 in The Mayor’s Reception Room at City Hall.

Country Radio Seminar is ready to mark its 50th Anniversary event with the return of a third luncheon, to be held on the Opening Day of CRS 2019, Feb. 13, and headlined by country music star Blake Shelton. Tuesday, September 18, is the last day for the early-bird registration price.

PromoSuite and SoCast are teaming up to help improve the speed and accuracy of website and app updates for contesting, contest rules, storm closing information, and event listings.

MediaPost reports that a new study is out that says more than a third of ad execs say their digital ad insertion orders do not run according to their plans, at least some of the time. The study included 300 advertiser and agency executives was conducted by Advertiser Perceptions.

Last week Radio Ink spoke to several managers that were hunkering down in North and South Carolina as Hurricane Florence took aim at the east coast. This morning we check back with Community Broadcasters South Carolina Regional Market Manager Wayne Mulling to see how his team performed.

(By Randy Lane) What’s the magic bullet for male-targeted radio shows and podcasts? Since we recently identified the one-two punch that propels ratings for female-targeted shows, several hosts have asked us that question. If you'd like to know too, read on.