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On Tuesday musicFIRST announced that more than 60 artists, creators and activists have signed a letter urging Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act, which would force radio stations to pay for the music it airs.

Among the flippers Tuesday were Cumulus' WWIZ-FM in Youngstown, OH, iHeart's WMAG-FM in Greensboro, NC, Bonneville's KOSI-FM in Denver, and Horizon Broadcasting's KWPK-FM in Bend Oregon. SiriusXM also launched 22 holiday-themed channels.

HD Radio developer Xperi has announced it has expanded into Canada through Pattison Media’s conversion to HD Radio. Pattinson Media is Canada’s largest western-based media company covering British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba with 48 stations.

Saga Communication's Capitol Radio Group in Springfield, Illinois helped raise over $123,000 for the Children's Miracle Network and St. John's Children's Hospital. WDBR and WLFZ simulcast for two days and combined staff efforts for Cares for Kids.

(By Larry Rosin) When I listen to most American music radio these days, especially in PPM markets but even in smaller locales, I hear many elements that are designed for minute-to-minute, or even second-to-second optimization. 

Broadcast lawyer David Oxenford says stations could be held liable for non-campaign political attack ads that contain false information. Read why HERE.

On Tuesday, Good Karma Brands announced ESPN Chicago (WMVP, 1000 AM) will operate the Bears Radio Network, with the station airing regular season games from the Chicago Bears starting with the 2023-2024 season.

Jim Winston's letter to The FCC was short and sweet. The NABOB CEO said his Board of Directors voted 6-4 to discontinue support of the rule change that would permit FM boosters to transmit several minutes per hour of local programming to specific communities.

The 2022 Masters of Marketing Conference was held in Orlando last week with over 2,000 people gathering for a chance to hear from CMO's from of advertising's top brands. The RAB, iHeart and Audacy were all a big part of the event and Cumulus Media's Pierre Bouvard has a full report on the role audio plays for brands. Read it HERE.

P1 Media Group is out with its annual Christmas Music Research, The company surveyed radio listeners nationwide likely to listen to an all-Christmas music radio station during the holiday season.