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That's according to The Detroit Free Press as the Detroit sports talk star sits in the Fancesa chair in New York filling in today (he also subbed for Francesa Wednesday and Thursday). Valenti is a ratings magnet for The Ticket in Detroit. Both WFAN and The Ticket are owned by CBS (for now of course). The 36-year old Valenti is a New York native.

The NAB says four more members of the House of Representatives and another Senator have signed on as cosponsors of a resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations." The Local Radio Freedom Act now has 199 cosponsors in the House and 23 in the Senate.

The Radio Show, co-produced by the RAB and NAB, is being held in Austin, September 5 to 8. The Radio Show is the one event every year where managers and salespeople gather for three days for mountains of training, mentoring, and networking. If you go you will be miles ahead of your competitors when you return home to your market. There's no doubt about it.

AudioChopShop provides all the pieces for radio station imaging with pre-produced elements, including effects, jingles, music beds, listener and artist drops, etc. And now it has a new website. The comprehensive Web-based imaging and production elements library is redesigned for faster use and easier navigation to find audio tracks instantly.

That's according to a new document filed with the SEC by Entercom, showing CBS' statement of consolidated operations, as it moves closer to merging with CBS radio and taking over its 117 stations in 26 markets.

New Jersey Broadcasters Association CEO Paul Rotella has written a letter to Senators Orrin Hatch and Ron Wyden of The Senate Committee on Finance urging them "to reject any measure that would alter or eliminate a business’s ability to deduct the full cost of advertising in the year it is incurred."

We've been hearing for years now that some of radio's biggest revenue gains are going to come from digital. It's also no secret that a lot of advertisers are shifting ad dollars to digital, despite not really knowing if they're getting results. Hoping to capitalize on that revenue shift, Cumulus has launched a new digital initiative that incorporates the power of radio.

(By Dex Allen) The budgets are done, so now the hard questions begin. You and your sales managers have your revenue budgets, they're yours -- you own them! Of course, it was a bit of an arm twisting with corporate because their numbers are always more than yours. But after the negotiation you agree on the budgets. So now the first question: Do you have the talent on your sales team to hit your numbers?

The Hip Hop/R&B station’s No Limit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse is hosting a 28-hour radiothon, beginning at 6 a.m. today to raise funds for the Salvation Army’s summer overflow shelter for women and children. The Beasley Media morning show personalities will broadcast live and sleep outside on the grounds of the Salvation Army in a bid to raise $15,000 for the shelter.

That question will be answered next week when Radio Ink releases its most popular issue of the year. Can iHeartMedia's Bob Pittman hold on to the number one spot? What about Cumulus CEO Mary Berner? After two years running the show, how will she rank? And, Entercom's David Field and Beasley's Caroline Beasley had an outstanding year. What will that do to their 2017 rank? All the details will be unveiled next week.