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Mortenson Broadcasting Company's Jack Mortenson has died. Mortenson Broadcasting specialized in Christian Radio. The first Mortenson station began in 1960 (WTOF-FM “Tower of Faith”) in Canton, with the second being WHKK in Cincinnati.

The Saga Illini Radio Group's April Foods Day promotion, in conjunction with the Eastern Illinois Food bank, generated over 136,000 meals during an on-air and on-site promotion.

Just B with Bethenny Frankel is coming to the iHeartPodcast Network. The multi-year deal will also see Frankel produce a slate of podcasts with other content.

According to results from a national CARAVAN survey conducted by ENGINE Insights for Xperi's DTS the pandemic has increased the importance of the personal vehicle and in-dash infotainment today, versus pre-COVID. What does this mean for radio?

Salem Media Group says that Southern Gospel personality Greg Goodman is returning to Singing News Radio to host the Top 20 Weekly Countdown. Goodman originated the program as the Singing News Top 10 when he was PD at the network.

(By Francisco Montero) By overturning the Third Circuit, the FCC’s 2017 rules including repeal of the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule, will likely be reinstated. The FCC still has to deal with its pending Quadrennial Review of the ownership rules, which started in 2019. That proceeding largely looks at the radio rules.

(By Bob Silverman and Gracie Kreth) In the 9-0 ruling that many broadcasters have been waiting for, the Supreme Court affirmed a 2017 FCC decision to relax its media ownership rules. What are the next steps?

Many were taken by surprise that a ruling, not expected until the summer, came down from the high court Thursday. The vote was unanimous in favor of the FCC and broadcasters hoping for more deregulation. Here's what Justice Clarence Thomas wrote about the decision.

Programming Consultant Gary Berkowitz joins us for a Clubhouse conversation Friday morning at 9AM Eastern. Gary will take your questions about how radio sounds today and what needs to be done to make it sound better.

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