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Over the past several months there's been a lot of reporting that President Donald Trump has been listening to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter when it comes to funding a border wall. Former House Speaker John Boehner added more fuel to that fire this week.

It happened to Boswell Media's tower in Kosciusko, Mississippi, after a line of storms rolled through town. The tower was hit by lightning and Johnny Boswell's stations were off the air for days. They are back up now but with "somewhat diminished coverage," Boswell told Newscenter 11.

The headline in The Sun Sentinel reads, "Listeners outraged after Paul Castronovo radio show tweets photo of crucified iguana." It's obviously hard to know exactly how many listeners were outraged but one thing you should know is that Castronovo did not crucify an iguana.

The FCC is back at full capacity after the Wednesday swearing in of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks. The former FCC staffer said he's deeply honored to serve as FCC Commissioner. "Throughout my entire career I've focused on protecting the most vulnerable and holding wrongdoers accountable. I’ll continue to pursue those goals in my new job."

The Nebraska Radio Network and The South Carolina Network were both shut down Tuesday. A statement from Learfield spokeswoman Jennifer Duncan to several regional newspapers said the two networks underperformed for several years and showed little opportunity for growth.

iHeartLatino head Enrique Santos gives us a peek inside how iHeart has taken on the Latin music lover and Spanish-language audio content consumer.

Starlite Broadcasting is purchasing KLTG-FM and KHLB-FM in Corpus Christi from Tejas Broadcasting.

In the Zone with Brandon Kravitz and The Shot Doctor will debut February 11 and broadcast weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The show will deliver the breaking news, and engage listeners by following a "humor and informative Sports Talk" formula.

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch and several other top Pandora executives will be gone when the buyout by SiriusXM closes, SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer will lead the combined company, and Pandora's general counsel, CFO and human resources officer will also exit. Tuesday Pandora shareholders approved the deal.

That's according to a 2019 report released by Deloitte Global, which also predicts radio revenue will hit $40 billion in 2019, an increase of 1% over 2018 (and more than half the global radio revenue).