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SoundCloud has extended its advertising sales agreement with SiriusXM's Pandora, the companies announced on Tuesday.

The BBC's first foreign-language service, BBC Arabic Radio, has gone off the air after more than eight decades of broadcasting. The shutdown of BBC Arabic Radio is part of a broader restructuring as the majority of audio and video consumers shift to online platforms.

Audacy has launched a pop-up online station ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards show. Music Awards Radio is available via the free Audacy app and website, and features tracks from artists nominated in a variety of categories for this year's Grammy Awards.

A new national study found reallocating ad buys from TV inventory to traditional AM/FM broadcast inventory helped online universities grow their reach to prospective, digital-focused students and enrollees by 38 percent.

Upside spots aired 51,361 times on measured radio stations, according to Media Monitors, while language learning software Babbel aired 51,270 spots. Home improvement retailer Lowe's fell to third with 48,342 spots, a slight increase from last week.

Entravision announced today the debut of their newest morning show La Bronca Mañana featuring Sylvia “La Bronca” Del Valle and Eduardo “El Flaco” Moreno. Pictured with the new morning team here is Jeff Liberman, Entravision President & COO (left)

Westwood One has hired Jackie Stevens to serve as the executive producer of the syndicated programs Nights with Elaina and With Elaina. She re-joins the company after serving as the director of promotions for the Midwest region for EMI Records Nashville and Universal Music Group.

Cumulus Media has promoted Gary Shelton, also known as DJ Rax, to the role of operations manager for its Savannah radio cluster. Along with his new role, Shelton will continue to be heard as the afternoon host on WEAS (93.1 FM, E93) from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time.

Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton has reached a new three-year contract with iHeartMedia and its New York rhythmic pop station WKTU-FM. As part of the deal, Hamilton will continue his afternoon show on WKTU and feature segment War of the Roses during the station's 5 p.m. hour.

Urban One is relaunching its digital media company Interactive one as iONE Digital, a move that will help better maximize synergy across the company's digital media portfolio. Since 2008, iONE Digital's content has helped Urban One grow its online audiences and bring more attention to the company's other brands.