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99.9 The Fan/WCMC-FM (Raleigh, NC) turned 10 years old Tuesday, and the station is marking the day by giving away prizes and playing congratulatory messages from some of the bigger names in Triangle sports and around North Carolina.

The Media Monitors list has the same top five from last week. Upside stays on top, by adding extra spots to the mix, a move mirrored by nearly all of the rest of the top five occupants.

In a statement on their website, the station announced it could not reach an agreement with the owner of the FCC License, and had to move programming online as of November 1. The station had been broadcasting at 101 and later 102.5 for over 30 years. Read the statement HERE.

(By Pat Bryson) If you've ever been around children between the ages of 3 and 6, you've probably grown to hate hearing the question, "Why?" Children have an innate curiosity about the world and want to know "Why?" about everything.

Whether you call them Program Directors or Brand Managers, they are the reason your radio station sounds spectacular. They work with your on-air team to produce great ratings that help your sellers bring in the highest rates possible. The deadline to nominate your PD for our Best Program Directors in America list is tody at 5PM Eastern. Nominate HERE.

iHeartMedia's KOST 103.5 will officially launch holiday music this Wednesday. PD Michael La Crosse said, “This is the 15th consecutive year that KOST 103.5 has provided the soundtrack for the season to Southern California. Last year alone, KOST 103.5 averaged more than 5 million listeners weekly during the holidays, making KOST one of the most listened to radio stations in the country during that period."

Early Thursday morning we heard from CBS Market Manager Steve Salhany confirmed to Radio Ink that Craig is off the air until Tuesday. The bad press has been mounting against Craig in Hartford after he posted this video to Social Media at a Latino Festival in that city.

Xperi's DTS technology has launched DTS Connected RadioTM in the Daimler MB User Experience, currently coming to market in the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

WPSC-FM 88.7 FM has been nominated by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for the title of Best College Radio Station in the U.S.

CBS News Radio and CBS Audio will launch Security Matters with Paul Viollis, a new daily series of feature segments and a podcast covering safety and security issues facing Americans. The feature launches Monday on the CBS News Radio Network.