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According to a statement put out by SAG-AFTRA, bargaining between the union and Entercom begins Thursday at KYW-AM in Philadelphia. Thursday’s talks are being overseen by a federal mediator.

Curtis LeGeyt has taken over as President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters. His Senior Leadership team has also started work, including a newly created Chief of Staff, and Deputy Chief of Staff positions.

That will be the topic at the NAB next week, moderated by Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs. The session, called "Fast Tracking Radio's Future," will include Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley, CMG Executive VP Bill Hendrich, Jacobs Media's Paul Jacobs, Entercom Senior VP Tim Murphy, and NAB Executive VP of Strategic Planning Steve Newberry.

Until this year, Ed Atsinger held the record for the most years on Radio Ink’s 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list, with 25. Back in 1974, along with his brother-in-law Stu Epperson, Atsinger launched Salem Media Group with one radio station, KDAR-FM in Oxnard, California. Today, Salem is America’s leading multimedia company specializing inn Christian and conservative content.

P1 Media Group and MRC Entertainment tested the appeal of the 40 most-played and 40 most-streamed Christmas songs from the 2019 Holiday Season, according to BDSradio.

In the wake of the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui, the radio community continues to mobilize to provide support and raise funds for the affected residents. Two more significant efforts have emerged to contribute to the recovery process.

The Boston station held a free concert featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, while collecting donations for the people of Puerto Rico. The event took place on October 1 at Franklin Park in Dorchester, MA.

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It's an expensive format to make work, especially in the shadow of D.C. powerhouse WTOP. The all-news station CBS (WNEW-FM 99.1) launched about four years ago has been dumped and turned over to Bloomberg Radio. It's Bloomberg's first FM station for the format and it will be called Bloomberg 99.1. CBS says all local employees that worked at the station were released Friday morning at 10 a.m.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee has set a date for their hearing on AM radio's importance in new cars. The hearing will discuss the role of AM radio and address concerns over its removal from certain vehicles.