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Here's the photo of the three women the New York Police Department is now looking for as they investigate the death of SBS New York DJ Jinx Paul. Investigators believe they were in the car that struck and killed the host, then left the scene.

On Friday, the Petitions for Reconsideration of the FCC’s multiple ownership decision is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register. And as Broadcast Attorney David Oxenford points out in his latest blog, this starts the clock on comments on the petitions.

10 families got a Christmas to remember thanks to The Tad & Melissa Show on Georgia’s B98.5. Morning hosts Tad Lemire and Melissa Carter’ inaugural “Tad and Melissa’s Merry Little Christmas” saw the families enjoy a special day at Six Flags Over Georgia and had their Christmas Lists fulfilled by B98.5’s generous listeners.

Brookings, SD, stations KKQQ-FM, KBRK-FM & AM, KDBX, and KJJQ collected $35,000 in cash donations and $35,000 in toys for their “Project Joy.” The funds will be used to purchase toys and clothing for 458 kids in Brookings County.

Way up north, radio was doing its bit to ensure the kids had a happy holiday. Alpha Media’s KWHL raised $36,107 and thousands of donated toys during their 21st Annual Toys for Tots toy drive. It was a three-day event in partnership with 106.5 K-Whale and the U.S. Marines.

That's according to the latest report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, and that means advertisers are spending just about the same amount of money on Digital in one quarter as they do on radio in one year.

In the first several 2017 issues of Radio Ink magazine we have in-depth interviews with companies driving real digital revenue to radio. The Radio Advertising Bureau says digital is the fastest growing ad category for radio revenue, and there are no signs of it slowing down. In 2017 managers should be prepared to scoop up every digital dollar available. Radio Ink Magazine is prepared to help you do just that.

On Wednesday, Nielsen released stats on the top smartphone apps of 2016. Facebook took the top spot in 2016. The Facebook app had more than 146 million average unique users each month. Facebook Messenger came in second with over 129 million. YouTube was third with more than 113 million. Nielsen says Apple Music was 9th with over 68 million unique users per month this year.

(Eric Rhoads) Radio is a recurring theme as artists around the world have spoken of the special moments in their careers. It’s not unusual to this day for country artists to thank “God and radio” when accepting awards. And for good reason. Radio remains, in spite of all the other new influences impacting music discovery, a special place for musicians.

(By Fred Lundgren) On Christmas Eve morning, the electricity went off at our house and panic spread among our younger guests. First, the TV sets went dark. Then, the desktop computers began to die as back-up batteries failed. For a while, we were reassured by the sound of familiar alarms, but then suddenly, total silence. Could this be the end? Is this the apocalypse?