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The FCC has proposed a $504,000 fine against Fox for a promotional spot aired across some radio stations that misappropriated emergency alert system tones. The promotion apparently aired on Fox Sports-affiliated iHeartRadio stations and on the Fox Sports SiriusXM channel in November 2021.

Independent podcast marketing firm Soundrise has hired Jay Green to serve as its senior vice president of strategy and operations; he previously worked for Audacy's Cadence13 in a similar role.

A new study released by Cumulus Media's Westwood One Audio Active Group in partnership with NCSolutions details how advertising for personal care brands results in a significant return on investment when those spots run on traditional AM and FM radio.

MSG Networks has fired Brendan Brown, its radio analyst for New York Knicks games, following a probe by the broadcaster's human relations department into allegations of verbal harassment, according to a report published on Monday.

Lowe's aired 48,312 commercials on stations coast-to-coast, while language learning tool Babbel aired 46,327 spots. Progressive, which aired the most commercials two weeks ago, aired the third-most commercials last week with 46,118 spots.

(By James Bahm) Recruiting and hiring talent is not as hard as many think it is, even after the sales landscape was changed by the pandemic to allow more employees to work from home. Managers and companies need to change with the times and be flexible.

A new report from Magellan AI shows wellness company BetterHelp and retailer Amazon were among the biggest ad buyers on podcasts in December 2022. BetterHelp spent over $9 million in December.

Money Matters Radio, the producer of Financial Exchange Radio program, has appointed Jason Wolfe as its Chief Operating Officer. The company also promoted Tucker Silva to the role of director of broadcast operations.

Clark Logan, the president of HRN Hispanic Radio Network, has joined Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference Advisory Panel. The Hispanic Radio Conference will be held in Miami on June 14 and June 15, 2023. For more information about the conference, go HERE.

Heritage Broadcasting's news and sports talk station WGCL (1370 AM, 98.7 FM) has relaunched under the "Bloomington's Voice" brand. As part of the station's refresh, WGCL has hired Dave Sterling as program director and morning show host.