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KOGT-AM, in the small town of Orange, Texas, will cease operations Friday, after serving the community for 73 years. Gary Stelly has owned the station for 30 years. He first worked at the station in college and purchased it in 1992.

The New York Post has all the details from the New York City sports ratings battle. The paper reports that when both over-the-air and streaming numbers are calculated, ESPN's Michael Kay wins the afternoon drive fight against WFAN's Carton & Roberts. All sports hosts in New York are looking up at WFAN's Boomer & Gio, who remain number one.

Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti's Tuesday column called Fair Play - Fair Pay garnered a lot of feedback from the radio industry, including comments from Cromwell CEO Bud Walters, Alpha's Bill McElveen and KCAA Radio's Fred Lundgren. In case you missed the column, check it out HERE and the comments that follow.

"Fighting Fake News and Truth Decay" is being presented by The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association. Al Tompkins from the Poynter Institute will host the January 4 webinar.

The Independent Broadcasters Association’s Board of Directors has elected officers for the 2022-2023 term. Ron Stone, was re-elected for a second term as President and Executive Director of the IBA.

Borrell's latest Business Barometer took a look at economic conditions in the eyes of local business owners. Borrell's Corey Elliot released information about how small businesses are thinking about the economy and how they plan to attack it in 2022. Here's what he uncovered....

BioNtech-Pfizer holds on to the top-spot for the third week in a row. Media Monitors lists 116,182 spots promoting the jab.

After nearly eight weeks of Christmas Music, KUKN-FM in Longview, Washington is now Solid Rock, The All New 101.5 The Blitz.  The format before Christmas music began playing was Classic Hits. The station is owned by Washington Interstate Broadcasting Company.

Cenla Broadcasting is helping Veterans in Central Louisiana. Personal care items were collected.

Back in early December we reported on the death of 50-year old Cape Cod radio employee Eric Christensen, who was found at his home with a gunshot would to his head. Police have arrested 29-year old Justin Peckham in connection with Christensen's murder.