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While radio is still trying to figure out how to monetize its social media accounts without alienating listeners, local advertisers are continuing to migrate to social media to build their companies. That's according to a new report from Borrell and Associates.

Wisconsin talker Mitch Henck forgot all about an interview he had scheduled with House Speaker Paul Ryan. That is until Henck started taking calls and there was listener "Paul" waiting to go on the air.

Southern California Public Radio station 89.3 KPCC-FM has added a signal booster to improve its coverage of the west side of Los Angeles. Listeners west of the 405 Freeway, including those in Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Sawtelle, and Brentwood, should now experience a stronger signal with less interference from other stations on the same or adjacent radio frequencies. The project took two years.

The Cumulus Country station was there for the community on December 28-29 as wildfires raged in Gatlinburg. News coverage and community response, outreach and collaboration, raising resources and delivering aid were the key services the station helped with. The country music community was also out in force.

The satellite company has agreed to settle a copyright lawsuit brought by Flo and Eddie of the Turtles for songs it played that were recorded before 1972. Pre-1972 sound recordings are not protected by federal copyright. Here are the details of the proposed settlement...

In looking at the deals of the past year, we reached out to some of the top brokers in the industry to get their opinions on the year that’s just concluding, what the multiples will be in 2017, and where the money will come from when investors decide they want to be part of the industry.

Former KYGO host David Mueller is speaking out publicly for the first time since he was accused by Taylor Swift of reaching under her dress as they took a photo during a 2013 back-stage meet-and-greet. Mueller was on WKQI 95.5FM's Mojo In The Morning in Detroit Tuesday and the details were reported by Fox News. Here's what Mueller had to say...

Cox Media Group President Bill Hoffman will receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America. The award will be presented to Hoffman during the Golden Mike Award dinner Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

CBS Chicago Sports Talker Terry Boers is on Radio Ink's upcoming Best Sports Talkers in America list. He has been for years with co-host Dan Bernstein. In a column on the CBS Chicago website, Boers announced he'd be retiring after 25 years with the radio station. "Sometimes you have to be told it’s time to go, others times, such as in my case, you just know the time is right."

This will be the third station for Jim Lamke's Lamke Broadcasting in Minnesota. He also owns two stations in Grand Rapids. He's now picking up KBAJ-FM in Deer River from Red Rock Radio. KALIL & Company was the exclusive broker on the deal.