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Heritage News Talk radio station, WFTW-1260 AM, Fort Walton Beach has expanded its 'Emerald Coast' footprint. The Cumulus station is now being simulcast on 107.5 FM.

Mattel, Warner Music Group and iHeartMedia are bringing the iconic American doll, Barbie, to the digital bitstream. Barbie Radio, the first branded radio channel from Mattel, is a 24-hour digital only iHeartRadio station.

Cumulus L.A.Market Manager Drew Hayes tells Radio Ink that every day Debbie demonstrates her great leadership skills, creativity, commitment and humanity in leading the KABC sales team. Here's why Debbie Payne, from Cumulus in Los Angeles, is Radio Ink's Sales Manager of the Week,

The NAB announced on Thursday that the annual Radio Show will permanently integrate into the bigger Las Vegas NAB Show on an ongoing basis beginning in April 2022. The Radio Show would have been in Las Vegas this year before both shows were canceled due to COVID.

On Thursday the NAB announced that the presentation of the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards and Gordon Smith's final State of the Industry Address as NAB CEO will take place virtually November 10, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EST

Four off-air broadcasters and four on-air personalities were recognized at the dinner and award ceremonies in Nashville this week. The class of 2021 was honored for making a significant impact on the radio industry over 20 years, with 15 of those years being contributed to country-specific radio.

Cumulus picks up the Country focused morning show for 103.3 Country/WKDF-FM, replacing "Morning Koffy." The show begins airing in Nashville Monday and will run from 4AM to 10AM. Big D & Bubba is syndicated by Compass Media Networks and is closing in on 100 affiliates.

As part of the RAB’s Business Accelerated initiative, the next presentation in the Radio Works series, “Radio Works for Gaming,” will be held Wednesday, October 20th an Noon CT.

Based on its recent analysis of the North American connected car media market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Xperi with its 2021 North American Company of the Year Award. Xperi, the creator of HD Radio, was commended for the strong culture of innovation it has cultivated in order to expand in the connected radio market.

iHeartMedia helped kick off Coldplay’s international tour announcement and new album release with exclusive interviews on more than 150 Hot AC, Alt and CHR stations. 'Music Of The Spheres' was also celebrated with a music-to-light show at the Empire State Building.