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It’s a great idea for helping veterans. 106.5 The Arch and Spencer’s Neighborhood, in partnership with other businesses, collected several dozen suits as part of their “Boots to Suits” campaign, which wrapped up this past weekend.

Back in May Lakes Media President Tom Birch was told by the Commission that Arohi Media had to shut down the translator Arohi Media was broadcasting on 98.3 in Durham. Birch had been arguing for nearly a year that the translator was interfering with WLUS-FM, causing it to lose thousands of listeners. This week Birch received a letter from the FCC letting him know that the translator has been OK'd to go back on the air

As expected, at Apples' WWDC Conference on Monday, CEO Tim Cook unveiled the company product he's hoping will challenge the Amazon Echo, which has become wildly popular. Apple's device is called HomePod. It's 7 inches tall, wrapped in a mesh speaker, powered by Siri of course. The device will cost $349, however it will not be available until December.

One analyst tells Radio Ink Cumulus' latest 8K filing is "a poison pill designed to prevent a takeover of the company." This will no doubt fuel more speculation as to what Lew Dickey may be up to after he launched a new company called Modern Media Acquisition Corp which was specifically created to effect a merger.

This new content for vets created by CBS Radio will be produced and presented by vets who understand the complexity and stages of transitioning from the military ranks back into civilian life. Programming can be found at connectingvets.com and Radio.com, with audio on demand available at connectivingvets.com/podcasts, and programming on the air on WJFK-AM in Washington.

Their annual Corporate Leadership Award goes to the transportation company for its FedEx Cares program, which invests in communities around the world. In support of these efforts, FedEx has committed to investing $200 million in more than 200 communities by 2020.

The three Legend Communications country stations of Wyoming -- KGWY-FM, Gillette; KZMQ-FM, Cody; and KLGT-FM, Buffalo-Sheridan, have raised over $100,000 with their annual St. Jude Radiothons. That takes the total raised over the past 11 years to more than $1.2 million.

Nineteen Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards, in fact, including the Outstanding News Operation award and the award for Best Website for WTOP.com. It was more awards than any other station in the metro region.

Radio stations all across the country are huge supporters of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and that organization sent this letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to let him know how appreciative they are for all the work radio does. The letter states that radio stations all across the country generated more than $20 million over the past year to help fight childhood cancer.