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Broadcaster Associations representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Local Radio Freedom Act. The resolution urges members of Congress to cosponsor the LRFA, which affirms policymakers’ support for their hometown radio stations on this issue.

Pacific Media Group O’ahu  Afternoon Drive host Eric Bunda is in need of a liver transplant and is facing overwhelming medical expenses. The company is raising money to help cover the cost for the transplant and post-surgical care through the nonprofit Help Hope Live.

Ahead of this weekend’s 2023 Major League Soccer regular season opener, the San Jose Earthquakes have announced that Cumulus Media’s 810 AM The Spread/KGO-AM will be the team’s new English language flagship. The games were on KNBR-AM the last 6 seasons.

iHeartMedia and the National Basketball Association unveiled the trailer for their first player-led podcast, Maxey On The Mic, hosted by Philadelphia 76ers guard, 23-year-old Tyrese Maxey. 

Country Radio Seminar CRS Honors is set March 13 during CRS 2023. A surprise guest is set to join Country Radio Hall of Fame Committee co-chairs Joel Rabb and Tim Roberts to reveal the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees.

All Real Salt Lake English-language radio coverage for the 2023 Major League Soccer season and beyond will be carried on various KSL Radio signals. KSL NewsRadio (1160 AM / 102.7 FM) and KSL Sports Zone (1280 AM / 97.5 FM) will carry the four-hour gameday window, that includes pre and post game shows.

Coleman Insights is launching a new monthly webinar series March 1st. “Ask Me Anything” will cover questions related to research, branding, and marketing strategy in audio entertainment.

KNX News took a closer look at the post-pandemic learning crisis facing Southern Californians. The one-hour “A Generation Lost” live town hall event brought together teens and experts to illuminate the unseen impacts of the pandemic and discuss potential solutions.

Futuri has taken the wraps off of RadioGPT™, an AI-driven localized radio content solution. The tech combines the company's AI-driven targeted story discovery and social content system, TopicPulse, as well as AI voice tech to provide a localized radio experience.

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