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Emmis Austin Radio’s seven radio stations are neck deep in the spirit of giving these holidays, helping out Central Texas charities. Each station supported the local community through the following efforts...

Amarillo’s 100.9 The Eagle doesn’t do things by half measures – especially when it comes to helping the community. On December 5 through 9, the station raised over $10,000 for the High Plains Food Bank with their 14th Annual Turkeys or $20. Pretty simple concept: The Eagle asked listeners to bring a turkey or a $20 bill during the food drive held in the parking lot of Market Street United. And consequently, 152 turkeys tumbled in.

97.1 WASH-FM (Washington DC) announced Friday that its 2nd annual WASH For Kids Radiothon raised $484,004 for the Children’s National Health System, which provides pediatric care in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. (Up from $326,492 raised last year.)

Portland’s 98.7 The Bull (KUPL) is the latest station to come to the aid of the universally admired hospital with their 3rd Annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radiothon, December 8-9. The grand total raised was an amazing $187,560.

(By Bob McCurdy) Over the past 10 days, I streamed Pandora as I occasionally do around Christmas. They have a nice Classical Christmas channel, but the listening experiences this year were bizarre and rather unpleasant.

West Palm Beach’s 850 WFTL helped the West Palm Beach Walk to Cure Arthritis raise over $40,000, December 3.

Founded in 1973, when WWKI personality Dick Bronson took a call from a laid-off worker who couldn’t provide Christmas for his family, and sent him half the contents of his wallet and encouraged his listeners to do the same, We Care was born. The Kokomo, IN, community responded magnificently and the organization has been thriving since. In fact, 44 years later, We Care raised a total of $436,192.26 for 2016 and now supports five Kokomo nonprofits.

The LA/San Diego station encouraged listeners to donate packaged pasta, jars of pasta sauce and money to help feed underprivileged children who live in motels without access to a kitchen to cook healthy meals. On-air personalities taking part included Bill Handel, Aron Bender, Jennifer Jones Lee, Gary Hoffman, Shannon Farren, John Kobylt, Ken Chiampou, and Tim Conway Jr.

(by John Garziglia) Chairman Wheeler’s Inaugural Day resignation will likely leave the FCC with a 2-1 Republican majority and an interim chair appointed by the new President once in office. Commissioner Rosenworcel’s term is up. Commissioner Clyburn will be the lone Democrat unless she resigns (she has denied an intention to do so), which would leave the FCC without a quorum. So what does all this mean?

That's what Robert Feder is reporting. Feder says Savage’s syndicated talk show, which airs from 9 p.m. to midnight is coming off the station in market number three at the end of the year Feder reports the decision to drop the show after three years is because WLS is revamping its lineup with plans to add as many as three new shows starting in January.