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(By Marc Greenspan) In the world of transactional business, it is all GRP, CPP, and Gross Impressions. In new business development, most salespeople rely on their station or cluster Cume to show how many consumers they have the potential of reaching.

D.C. United have announced that the club and iHeartMedia Washington D.C. have extended their partnership to continue to deliver the broadcasts for all Major League Soccer regular season matches. The games will be heard on 1190 iHeart Sports DC, 104.7 FM and 101.1 HD2.

Normal Gossip is joining Radiotopia from PRX and Normal Gossip will return with a new season on Wednesday, April 5 as part of Radiotopia.

Buzz Knight's latest "Takin A Walk-Music History On Foot" podcasts feature tours of two of Music City's legendary studios. Buzz strolls through Curb Music and 34 Music Square East.

Two new episodes of "Chachi Loves Everybody" feature media strategy gurus Buzz Knight and Tim McCarthy. Knight heads up Buzz Knight Media; McCarthy is an award-winning radio GM and former SVP of ESPN Radio.

Strong Tower Christian Media Stations, Hope 100.7 in Dayton OH and 93.7 The Light in Cincinnati OH joined together in February to find Child Champions. Working with OneChild Ministry, the stations found sponsors to help children living in extreme poverty.

"Up Against The Mob" kicks off the second season with a look at the secrets behind the death of mob boss Al Bruno. Elie Honig, who spent 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor in New York and New Jersey, takes a closer look at one of the most pivotal cases of his career.

Audacy has promoted Scotty Roddy to regional Vice President of West Coast Programming. The new role gives Roddy programming oversight of Audacy's West Coast Country brands including WDAF-FM Kansas City, KMLE-FM Phoenix, KFRG-FM Riverside and KKWF-FM Seattle.

Excluding political advertising, revenue declined 3% in what is typically radio's best quarter of every year. CEO Mary Berner blamed the flat quarter on national revenue which Cumulus has a lot of exposure to with its large market stations and the Westwood One Network.

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.