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It's all Christmas music, all the time, for iHeart's WGSY-FM in Columbus. On Monday, the station flipped over to Santa 100 from its previous Adult Contemporary format. A station press release said this was "the most dramatic and exciting new musical direction ever undertaken by a U.S. terrestrial radio station."

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has extended the call for entries for the 43rd annual Gracie Awards to January 25, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for, and about women in radio, television, cable, and interactive media.

Radio Ink is pleased to announce that FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel will deliver the opening keynote at the ninth annual Hispanic Radio Conference March 13-14 in Miami at the Intercontinental at Doral. Referred to as a practical visionary, Rosenworcel has been called "unbelievably brilliant" by former U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller.

Late Friday Spanish Broadcasting System sent out a press release announcing the company had reached an agreement with Grupo Radio Centro. SBS accused Grupo of hiring Martin Romero Hernandez (El Ratón) who left KLAX Los Angeles in January 2016 to join GRC’s “Radio Centro 93.9” KXOS.

On Saturday, a false alert of an imminent missile attack was broadcast to the homes and cellphones of the residents of Hawaii using the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The FCC Chairman says this is absolutely unacceptable and a full investigation is already underway.

That's what WBZ-FM Boston midday host Marc Bertrand posted on his Facebook page after getting into a crash on his way to The Patriots game Saturday. Bertrand said, "For reasons I cannot explain, I am relatively OK."

Chris Kroeger (pictured) hosts PrimeTime with Chris Kroeger weekday afternoons on Entercom’s WFNZ in Charlotte. OrthoCarolina, a physician-owned private company, is one of the nation’s leading independent academic orthopedics practices, serving North Carolina and the Southeast. And it’s one of WFNZ’s best clients. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media)

(By Bob McCurdy) There are a lot of parallels between sales and sports and while last week’s national championship football game was one for the ages, the manner in which Alabama won might have even transcended the game itself. And I am not referring the final touchdown pass.

(By Randy Lane) One of the biggest complaints we get from morning shows is that the phones are not ringing. We hear that the culprits are hands-free driving laws, poor cell phone quality, and younger people preferring to text, Snapchat, or instant message. Boo, hoo, hoo! We believe listeners will call...

(By Ronald Robinson) People in general, and radio’s leadership in particular, have no idea whatsoever of how audiences are accessing every electronic medium. A simplified explanation of this circumstance would be that while content is a factor, the power lies in the process!