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In a new partnership announced this week, AXS–TV and KMG Networks, a division of Krantz Media Group, will bring The Big Interview with Dan Rather to  stations throughout the U.S. Ad sales will be handled by Westwood One.

The agreement includes broadcasting rights of University of Miami Hurricanes baseball and ancillary baseball programming on Entercom’s AM 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM) in Miami beginning with the 2018 season.

They loved it the first time, so here come the seconds. Philadelphia Eagles fans will be treated to a reprise of their team’s historic maiden Super Bowl win with a rebroadcast of the game on Philly’s SportsRadio 94WIP (94.1 FM).

Los Angeles Rock radio station 95.5 KLOS, led by Frosty, Heidi & Frank in the morning, Marci Wiser and Steve Jones (Jonesy’s Jukebox) in middays, and Gary Moore in afternoon drive, raised $725,218 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the St. Jude Rocks event held Thursday, February 8, through Friday, February 9, 2018.

Advertisers are not the only group upset with the sports station. WEEI carries Boston Red Sox games through the 2023 season. And that gives the team every right to express their “frustration and disappointment” with Entercom, according to president and CEO Sam Kennedy.

We are told that, even though The Trustee did in fact object to all bonuses Cumulus plans to pay out, the court has already approved the bonuses for the majority of the employees, and those will be paid out as scheduled. The remaining bonuses, which involve high-level executives will be addressed by the court on March 12.

Add Public Broadcaster KUOW to the growing list of stations now unionized under SAG-AFTRA, which now represents about 160,000 members, including National Public Radio, WNYC in New York and WBEZ in Chicago.

WGN Radio AM 720 is the team’s new flagship radio station. Broadcasts will begin with the first game of the 2018 Cactus League (Spring Training) on Friday, February 23 at 2:05 p.m. CT. The agreement includes all 162 White Sox regular season and postseason games, as well as select Spring Training games.

WPRT-FM ESPN 102.5 The Game and the Nashville Predators have signed a three-year extension through 2021, securing The Game as the official flagship station and broadcast partner of the Nashville Predators Radio Network.

(By Barry Cohen) If I had a big enough stop sign, I would project it across the U.S. so every radio station sales manager could see it. Why, you ask? Because I would tell each and every one of them to stop competing with other radio stations in town.