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Movin' 107.7 (KMOV-FM) has seasonally rebranded to Hampton Roads Christmas Station. The iHeartMedia station will play around-the-clock holiday music.

iHeartMedia Jingle Ball Presented by Capital One will be virtual this year. The virtual event will invite music fans into the homes of top artists to share their personal holiday traditions and perform their biggest hits along with never-before-heard covers of iconic holiday songs.

Following Nielsen's Subscriber First policy announcement, Eastlan Ratings CEO Michael Gould jumped into the conversation to offer up his opinion, which he also used as an opportunity to tout his own product. Here's what he had to say.

In his emotional return to WFAN after three years away, including one year in prison, Craig Carton spent the 5 p.m. hour Thursday night apologizing to his family, the WFAN staff and listeners. He also had a message for radio hosts who might be bitter he's getting a second chance and they're out of a job.

NAB CEO Gordon Smith moderated a panel of Hispanic Radio's top CEO's during the closing session of Radio Ink's Hispanic Live conference Thursday. As always, these days, a big topic for discussion is how companies are adapting during a pandemic.

"What motivates an advertiser to go from zero to $100M in three years — and keep their foot on the gas during a pandemic?" Brad Kelly, Nielsen Audio. At Forecast LIVE, December 8-9, Kelly poses that question to one of the most knowledgeable and respected experts in the world of advertising.

Earlier this week Nielsen announced it would be making it more difficult for non-subscribing stations to get on a buy. If agencies or buyers do not subscribe to Respondent Level Data they will not see non-subscribers. We checked in with Brandi Jackson, Media Director for O'Brien et al Advertising in Virginia Beach to get her feedback on the upcoming changes.

On Thursday during the final session of Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Live event, the 2020 Medallas de Cortez awards were handed out with the help of our sponsor Jinny Laderer from vCreative. Here are all the winners...

Entercom and FanDuel have signed a six-year deal designating FanDuel the official sportsbook partner of Entercom. The deal gives Entercom listeners access to FanDuel odds, insight, and promotion via Entercom's stations and personalities.

One broadcaster we spoke with yesterday said Nielsen's plan is extortion, mafia-like and violates anti-trust laws. He went on to say that a class-action lawsuit should be filed against the ratings firm and that's being looked into. The RAB would not comment on the change, the NAB is not taking a position.