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Cincinnati Public Radio, which operates WVXU-FM, is revamping its format for the first time since buying the station in 2005 from Xavier University. WVXU-FM is going all news and ending all music programming. All the details HERE.

FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission will test the nation’s public alert and warning systems at 2:20 p.m. Eastern today. FEMA regularly tests the public alert and warning systems to assess the operational readiness of the supporting infrastructure.

Praise 102.5 (WPZE-FM) is preparing for 16th Annual Praise in the Park concert. Stellar Award winning artist Kierra Sheard-Kelly will headline the October 2 event.

The newest member of the Federal Communications Commission, Nathan Simington, will be part of the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami. Simington is a former senior advisor at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 

The two sides recently settled their dispute over a canceled 2020 tournament during COVID. The multi-year renewal will keep Westwood One as the official network audio broadcast partner of the NCAA.

Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization, has announced some of the participants taking park in the September 25 event. Those involved will help rally citizens in demanding that governments, major corporations, and philanthropists work together to defend the planet and defeat poverty.

The latest Borrell Local Marketing Trends features a conversation with Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson. The program looks at how radio groups have been cashing in on digital sales in the first half of 2021.

'Blackberry Jams' examines how jam band culture and Black liberation work intersect. The 10 episode series looks into the fan culture surrounding the band Phish and a special segment of that fan base; Black Phans.

JVC has hired Brenda Franco as General Manager for the Fort Walton Beach cluster. She brings 21 years experience in the market where she served as a Key Account Manager and Senior Marketing Consultant for Cumulus.

To point out just how big the radio revenue recovery was in the second quarter of 2021, we calculated the net revenue from eight public radio companies that recently reported Q2 earnings.