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(By John Garziglia) The portion of the FCC’s new FM translator rules which allows an existing FM translator, upon a showing of interference, to apply to modify its facility to any channel in the same band, will be effective on August 13. Here's what you should know.

And that's good news for radio. The 2019 Smart Audio Report from Edison Research and NPR revealed that the number one request smart speaker owners make to their devices is to play music.

Krantz Media Group is partnering with Politicon for the annual bipartisan “Unconventional Political Convention." Last year, more than 10,000 fans took part in Politicon at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 2019 will be the fifth year for the event.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch has listed the local businesses it has determined to be among the best in the area for employees. Hubbard has a big presence in St. Louis.

On June 23, Cox Tulsa stations broke records in this year’s St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. The stations raised $1,125,000 for the organization, the highest amount ever raised in Tulsa -- and in record time.

Philadelphia station WMMR collected 1,443 productive units of blood for the Red Cross on June 15, making it the largest Red Cross blood drive of its type in the nation, eclipsing a mark set last year.

Pride Live, a social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQ+ community, and iHeartMedia New York, have announced the second annual Stonewall Day, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall gay rights riots.

Cox Media Group’s K99.1 FM/Dayton, OH, has helped raise nearly $300,000 in the past month for tornado relief across the Dayton community.

Radio regulatory fees are being jacked up by The FCC and the NAB wants the Commission to explain why. In comments filed Monday the trade organization says the data does not support the 18-20% increase.

A flurry of apologies couldn't stop the stampede of criticism Kansas City sports host Kevin Kietzman was receiving after comments he made about Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and Reid's family on Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, Union Broadcasting suspended Kietzman until further notice.