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ALT 98.7, is welcoming Los Angeles radio personality Stryker back to the LA airwaves. “ALT Afternoons with Booker and Stryker,” will air weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m.

Audacy has added The Bob & Tom Show to the weekday programming lineup on KFH Radio (KFH-AM/FM) in Wichita, KS. The show, based in Indianapolis, is heard on over 100 stations nationwide.

Christie James is the new morning show host on KOSF-FM, San Francisco. After six years of co-hosting The Martha Quinn Show James gets her own show, Morning Drive with Christie Live.

We reached out to Bill Velez at The Radio Music Licensing Committee on Monday and asked him whether enough radio stations signed the deal with GMR to make it stick. He could not provide an answer other than to say stations were still signing on.

iHeartMedia has announced special guest appearances from Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Martha Stewart, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Paris Hilton, Shonda Rhimes, Will Ferrell and Wilmer Valderrama during the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards. The event is virtual due to COVID.

The deal for Chicago Public Media to purchase the Chicago Sun-Times has officially closed. The new organization becomes one of the largest non-profit news organizations in the country, with pledges of $61 million from nearly a dozen philanthropies and donors.

The Independent Broadcasters Association has opened sign-up registration for its fourth bi-annual IBA National Cash Contest. Deadline to register is February 14th. The full contest details will be released on February 15. 

Galaxy Media and Twitch are teaming up with Syracuse University to give students a hands-on sports programming experience. The Newhouse Sports Media Center has created “Newhouse at Night,” a daily sports radio broadcast hosted by students.

SiriusXM’s SXM has introduced a new product called AudioID powered by AdsWizz, a listener identity solution that will allow marketers to target listeners across multiple SiriusXM platforms; satellite radio, streaming music, and podcasts.

The House Judiciary Committee has set a hearing for tomorrow on the American Music Fairness Act. Former Congressman Joe Crowley, musicFirst Chairman, will host a virtual press briefing today to discuss a national survey he claims shows growing public support for the legislation.