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Bill Cate of Media Services Group fills us in on Monte Spearman’s latest deal. Spearman owns High Plains Radio Network and he's adding two more Arkansas signals to his growing portfolio of small-market stations. Arkansas broadcasters Jim and Nancy Howe are selling the stations for $475,000. These are the only two stations they owned.

This is a follow-up to a story we've been following since June when it was announced that syndicated host Kane (Peter Deibler) was arrested and accused of second-degree assault by his wife, who he's in a nasty divorce battle with.

Robert Davi is taking over Jerry Doyle's syndicated radio slot at TRN Enterprises. Doyle passed away unexpectedly at the age of 60 last month.

The NAB Marconi Radio Awards dinner is Thursday night, September 22, at the Radio Show in Nashville. Thanks to the Big Machine Record Label, Jennifer Nettles will be performing during the event.

WUSN in Chicago has filled the morning slot vacated by Ramblin’ Ray Stevens (who left for WLS-AM) and Lisa Dent (who was fired). Stylz & Roman (pictured) will take over mornings as of September 6. For the past 12 years the duo has been on CBS Radio’s B96 in Chicago.

As a result of the RAB's recent announcement that it would no longer release revenue numbers for radio, Radio Ink has learned that, starting with the third quarter, BIA/Kelsey will start releasing a "quarterly assessment" of the industry.

In the weeks that followed the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured 264, Glenn Beck said on his show that Saudi Arabian student Abdulrahman Alharbi was the money man for the plot. Police interviewed Alharbi, who was injured in the bombing, and cleared him. Alharbi is sueing beck for defamation.

According to Leftlane, Ford has created new technology that will improve the FM radio signal and will debut it in 2017 Escape and Fusion vehicles. It's called dual radio reception.

In September, CSN Mid-Atlantic will start simulcasting The Sports Junkies morning show which airs on CBS' 106.7 The Fan in Washington D.C. The Junkies have been together for 20 years and this is the first TV simulcast for the program. READ MORE HERE.