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Last week representatives from The National Association of Broadcasters met with Commissioner Clyburn's office to discuss the plan to move the public files online. During that meeting, the NAB renewed its proposal to have all radio stations with fewer than five employees permanently exempt from having to maintain an online public file.

TM STUDIOS is partnering with Atomica Music to bring a new music library to radio with content that has only been available to network TV, film, and national agencies. Atomica is available now with over 30,000 tracks, with 1,000 more tracks added every year.

Media Rep company Gen Media Partners and talent agency Creative Talent have signed a deal to work more closely together.

Media Monitors released its update on the primary election and caucuses in the states of Iowa and New Hampshire. This week the focus was on political radio ads that were run in Des Moines, IA, and Portsmouth-Dover, New Hampshire, from January 1 to January 24, 2016.

The layoffs will come from Rogers Media's television, radio, and publishing divisions. The company owns 50 radio stations across the country. It's a reduction in the workforce of 4%.

The normality of seeing GEICO or The Home Depot at the top of the Media Monitors chart was upended last week when Walgreens ran over 60,000 ads on radio stations across the country.

This past Saturday night (1/23), Westwood One News won a Golden Mike Award for best reporting by a radio network, given by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA).

Our second Management Podcast features recently promoted Director of National Sales Jodi Rainey from Cox Media Group. Jodi tells us how she rose through the ranks of radio management, how she keeps her people focused on their goals and offers advice on how to become a better leader and manager. We've also added a special Digital Tip Segment with WOWO PD Ryan Wrecker and Renee Bakos discusses millennials and the upcoming Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference. LISTEN HERE

Legendary Coaches, a weekly radio show hosted by Chris Childers and featuring NCAA coaches, will be heard on Yahoo! Sports Radio’s broadcast and digital platforms beginning February 13 as part of deal with KMG Networks and Hill Entertainment.

Benztown’s weekend radio show Sunday Night Slow Jams announced that it is offering its upcoming four-hour Valentine’s Day Special for free to stations on a market-exclusive basis.