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It was another strong week for wireless carriers in the latest Spot Ten Radio rankings, as three of the top five advertisers came from the telecom sector. AT&T Wireless jumped into second place, pushing Verizon Wireless down to third.

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio has opened applications for the second annual Erica Farber Mentorship in Management Program. The year-long initiative provides professional development for women in senior leadership roles across the radio industry.

Community Broadcasters of Florence recently concluded its annual Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon with 99.3 The Cat, Live 95.3, Almighty 105.1, and 93.7 Frank FM breaking previous donation records and directly benefiting South Carolina's McLeod Children’s Hospital.

(By Alec Drake) Looking back on forty years of selling begs the question; is there any integrity left in how radio is priced? There are still some isolated radio managers using fewer commercials to drive prices up with demand.

Those four new members are: Andrew Sutor, Executive VP and General Counsel at Entercom, Flynn Foster, President of Guaranty Media, Tom Koser, CEO of the Koser Radio Group and Bryan Broadcasting VP Ben Downs.

BIA/Kelsey is reporting that digital revenue for radio increased 14% in 2016, to $811 million, compared with only a minor increase in over-the-air revenue. The new data is part of BIA/Kelsey's first-quarter Investing In Radio Market Report. Over-the-air revenue was flat at $14.1 billion, according to the new report.

This past Friday, after 25 years, the great Tom Joyner signed off for the final time. Joyner heads into radio retirement where he'll spend more time working on his foundation, which provides students from historically black universities with scholarships.

Media: Whose Voice Is It Anyway? is one of the informative discussions set for Radio Ink's Forecast LIVE. Huddy, co-host of WABC’s Curtis & Juliet, sits down with Megyn Kelly, host of the podcast The Megyn Kelly Show to discuss the future of media.

Good Karma Broadcasting's ESPN West Palm (WUUB) is now the official English-language radio partner of Inter Miami CF. The agreement comes after sister station Deportes Radio 760AM (WEFL-AM), secured the Spanish-language broadcast rights in October.

The Federal Communications Commission has published ten applicants that have recently filed proposals to change the community of license for their AM or FM stations. The full text of these applications can be accessed through the FCC's Consolidated Data Base System.