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This one was in Portland and Rockland Maine on two frequencies owned by Binnie Media. WBACH flipped formats on 96.9 which is now Country, and 106.9, now a Rock station. WBACH had been Classical for over 25 years. Here are the two statements about the changes from Binnie Media.

More positive press for radio. This time it's from The New York Times and the topic is George Noory's overnight show, which is syndicated by Premiere. The 66-year-old Noory is now in his 14th year hosting Coast to Coast. The piece sprinkles in a little Art Bell history and comments from several callers. Noory told The Times that he is "a facilitator of the truth, wherever that takes us.”

(By Eric Rhoads) In our busy lives it’s hard enough to keep up with employees, advertisers, promotions, dealing with budgets, and all the things that come with running a radio station. Yet, I found in my life as a broadcaster the most gratifying moments in all my years of station ownership were those moments when we leveraged our brand and our listeners to help others.

That's according to Consultant Alan Burns who says his study of 2000 women revealed that six out of every ten women know how to connect to the Internet in their car, however radio still dominates their audio listening.

(by John Garziglia) Indiana Representative André Carson, whose Congressional district includes the Indianapolis radio market, recently wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Pai, seeking information on an FM translator interference complaint proceeding that has the potential to remove a popular Indianapolis radio station from the air. The Chairman responded. Here's what's going on...

(By Bob McCurdy) There was a terrific article in ADWEEK recently by Andy Sippel, SVP at Advertising Perceptions, a business intelligence firm that serves the ad industry. It was titled, “Reach Is The New Black: Advertising’s Mass Re-Awakening,” with a sub-title that read, “Narrow Targeting Has Its Uses But TV and Radio Offer Greater Impact.” It got me thinking...

From Wall Street investors to your local direct sales, ratings, and technology, Hispanic radio leadership’s perspective on today’s industry will help you navigate what’s coming tomorrow. And at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference next month, Jose Valle will moderate this exciting panel discussion

In his latest Media Unplugged, Mark Ramsey points out that Apple CEO Tim Cook argues that fake news is “killing people’s minds.” Ramsey disagrees. "Not only do we think that Tim is dead wrong, we also think he’s powerless to change the state of things." In this episode of Media Unplugged Ramsey says he and Tom Asacker go inside what’s really going on in media.

Wheatstone has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Pacific Research & Engineering from GatesAir (formerly Harris Broadcast) for an undisclosed amount.

Saga Communications’ six station cluster in Jonesboro, Arkansas partnered with Raycom Media’s KAIT-TV in Jonesboro for a Wishathon. An astounding $351,123 was raised for the Make-A-Wish foundation.