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WNCY (Y100) Appleton-Oshkosh/Green Bay, WI, held its 4th Annual St. Jude Jam, Tuesday night, at a sold out Meyer Theatre in Green Bay. While the exact total is not yet available, the final number should be around $25,000. That’s an increase from last last year's total of $18,307.

The Prometheus Radio Project has officially asked the FCC to reconsider the change being made to the rule that limited the placement of an FM translator such that the translator’s 1 mV/m contour is not extending beyond a 40-mile radius from the AM station. Prometheus wants the Commission to revert back to the old rule. Here's why.

On April 17, the NAB issue of Radio Ink magazine will arrive on your desk (if you are a digital subscriber) and arrive in the mail that week if you subscribe to our print edition. On that cover will be the new Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai. The Chairman has been a great friend to radio, especially when it comes to attempting to revitalize the AM band. But what about raising the ownership subcaps in specific markets so broadcasters can better compete with Google, Facebook, and other unregulated digital companies. That's one of the questions we put to the Chairman in his cover story interview. Here's an excerpt.

Edison Research VP for Strategy and Marketing, Tom Webster, says, The Podcast Consumer 2017 report will be released Tuesday during a 30-minute webinar at 2 p.m. The Podcast Consumer 2017 will look at who listens to podcasts, their listening patterns, and how podcasts fit into the overall audio landscape. Register HERE.

Later this month in Las Vegas, The Radio Advertising Bureau will host several sessions at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention. The sessions will focus on digital, sales and promotions and podcasting. Here are all the details

95 WIIL Rock (WIIL-FM) in Kenosha, WI, has raised $127,385 for St. Baldrick’s during their annual event, held March 4 at The Legendary Brat Stop in Kenosha. This is the 10th year WIIL Rock has done this event. The Tom and Emily Morning Show broadcasted live, and host Tom Kief shaved his head and personally raised almost $34,000.

(By Heidi Raphael) Storytelling has been going on since the beginning of time. From sharing wonderful memories at the dinner table to passing on a family recipe that’s been handed down over generations, stories play an important part in our lives. They are personal and have meaning.

In a new court filing, Nielsen is asking the judge in Bubba The Love Sponge's alleged ratings tampering case to dismiss the shock-jock's claim that the ratings firm conspired with Cox Media Group to get him off the air. Nielsen says the counterclaim is nothing more than "wild and far-fetched accusations and should be dismissed as a blatant shotgun pleading." Nielsen says Bubba's counterclaim consists of page upon page of irrelevant factual allegations with the thinly-disguised purpose of slinging mud at Nielsen's reputation.

And the news talker now owned by Entercom celebrated its big birthday on Monday by airing special programming highlighting key moments in WBT 1110 AM’s 95-year history. The celebration also included the announcement that Ray Gooding, Henry Boggan, and John Hancock will be inducted into the WBT Hall of Fame.

The NAB show, set to begin later this month in Vegas, will have over 200 companies that are exhibiting for the first time. Some of the new companies to set up on the 1 million-plus square feet of exhibit floor include Google, Vimeo, and TiVo, among others. The 2017 NAB Show, April 22-27, will feature over 1,700 companies, including 751 international exhibitors.