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CEO Mike Gould shared the news Wednesday. The deal between Eastlan and FreeWheel will deliver access to all Eastlan data automatically to users of FreeWheel’s Strata platform.

And the Music Modernization Act is right in the middle of it. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style claims Spotify has infringed on hundreds of song copyrights and is challenging the constitutionality of the MMA.

(By Buzz Knight) On this final edition of our series “The Future of Audio” we check in with one of the leading international Radio Consultants Phil Dowse.

The Radio Advertising Bureau will continue its "Radio Works" initiative with its first 2023 presentation called "Radio Works for Tourism." The presentation will offer expert insight into radio success on tourism ads and consumer demand for travel and tourism in 2023.

BioNtech-Pfizer holds on to the top-spot for the third week in a row. Media Monitors lists 116,182 spots promoting the jab.

(By Rick Fink) This is a silly question, but I’ll ask it anyway. Do you believe in the power of advertising? Do you believe that promoting a business via radio can and will help it grow?

Legal marijuana is a lucrative revenue category. Radio has had to sit on the sidelines and watch others snatch that money off the table. Yesterday action was taken in Washington that may get radio closer to sharing in that big money pot.

An all new two-hour weekly History of Rock 'n' Roll barter radio series will be hosted by the great Wink Martindale. The first episodes will be available June 5 and 6. Among the affiliates on board for the show's debut is WMPS in Memphis -- where Wink Martindale got his start on radio.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded WAMU 88.5, Washington’s NPR station, $750,000 to fund 1A Across America, a two-year collaborative effort to bring more local viewpoints to 1A’s national audiences.

Radio Ink magazine, in association with SONY Music Nashville, will honor the best Program Directors in Country Radio during CRS in February. Today is the deadline to make your nomination. GO HERE to make your nomination. Your deadline is 5:00PM.