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A vacant radio station in San Bernardino, California was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday, April 19. Per the San Bernardino Sun, fire crews were called to the area at around 1:50p. The building used to belong to Salem Media Group's San Bernardino/Inland Empire stations.

The man put on trial for the murder of a Detroit-area radio news anchor will be sentenced for his killing. Arthur Williamson has pleaded no contest to the first-degree murder of WWJ-AM's Jim Matthews, who was found dead in September, as well as assault with intent to murder, and unlawful imprisonment.

On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules to enhance the Wireless Emergency Alerts system. These rules aim to make the alerts available in over a dozen languages, include thumbnail-sized images and location-aware maps in alerts, and more.

The schedule for SiriusXM's live coverage of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City has been released. Besides live announcements of every selection from every round, the lineup includes interviews with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, draftees, general managers, and coaches.

Adrian “Stretch Armstrong” Bartos and Bobbito García became the latest radio inductees into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame during NAB Show 2023. The pair became famous and massively influential in hip-hop throughout the 1990s on Columbia University’s WKCR.

Magellan AI has estimated podcast ad spend for March. The firm’s artificial intelligence analyzes advertising data from Apple Podcasts’ top 3,000 podcasts in the US, combined with the estimated cost. The top spender remains unchanged since February.

Congratulations are in order for the 2023 Broadcasters Foundation of America Leadership Award winners, including Radio Ink's own President and Publisher, Deborah Parenti. The Leadership Awards are given annually in recognition of career contributions to the broadcast industry.

The Radio Mercury Awards are issuing a last call for entries with five days remaining. The deadline was extended two weeks to April 24, covering any audio aired from that day back to January 1, 2022. The awards ceremony is scheduled for June 8th at Sony Hall in New York City.

BMI, Beasley Media Group, and Xperi’s HD Radio Technology have announced the launch of the third season of BMI’s How I Wrote That Song series. The 6-part series gives listeners an inside look into the creative process of writing and producing hit songs.

A bipartisan group of US House members has introduced a new version of the Honest Ads Act to complement the Senate version introduced earlier this session. The bill aims to maintain the same level of accountability in online ads that OTA broadcasters already preserve.