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This Saturday, radio stations will celebrate the format of vinyl records by going vinyl-only during Vinylthon 2021. The event is organized by the non-profit College Radio Foundation and open to all radio stations.

KRCC-FM is helping Colorado Springs celebrate its 150th anniversary. The southern Colorado NPR station is also celebrating 70 years on the air this year.

David Santrella is the President of Broadcast Media for the Salem Media Group. In the April issue of Radio Ink, featuring radio's Top 20 leaders, Santrella told us his team would describe him as a “warrior.” So where did this warrior rank on our list? Let's find out.

That's what Cumulus Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard addresses in his latest blog post. Bouvard reels off 8 perceptions about radio and answers each one of them with the truth about radio. It's a list worth using on the street when selling radio and facing similar objections. Read it HERE.

Seton Hall University’s WSOU 89.5 FM will welcome three new alumni into its Hall of Fame. Dave Packer ’88, Cristina Del Giorno ’88 and Victoria Haffner ’13 will be Hall of Fame honorees.

SummitMedia has added WNOX-FM to its ‘Awesome’ brand. Awesome 93.1 Totally 80’s and More replaces the former Classic Hits format.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration took the fast-lane from number 14 to number 1 in the latest Media Monitors chart. The move pushed Centers For Disease Control & Prevention down to third.

The Woody Show and iHeartMedia have reached an agreement that extends the contract through 2028. The show based at ALT 98.7 in Los Angeles is also syndicated by Premiere Networks.

The Group Program Strategy Director of Europa Plus will be the special guest in a webinar presented by Benztown and P1 Media Group. Thierry Chamoux will be part of How to Stay #1: Lessons From One of the World’s Biggest Music Stations.

After 29 years on WLNK in Charlotte, Radio One is taking the station in a different direction and will no longer carry the Bob & Sheri show after this month. Here's what Sheri had to say about losing Charlotte.