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The station, previously known as 98.7 The Breeze has rebranded. ALT 98.7 (WDZH-FM), Detroit’s New Alternative flipped; promising 10,000 songs commercial free.

iHeartMedia and celebrity podcast network Cloud10 Media have signed a new 2-year production and distribution deal. All existing and upcoming Cloud10 Media podcasts will now be distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network and promoted across all iHeart platforms.

It's a different twist for the True Crime category. Corus Entertainment’s podcast network Curiouscast has launched a new investigative podcast Whatever Happened To…?.

Podcasts by creators such as Martha Debayle and TED en Español are now available to customers for the first time at no additional cost and across all tiers of service.

Premiere's FOX Sports Radio reported record audience gains across multiple digital platforms for October 2020. FSR experienced its best streaming month of all time in October, with total listening hours increasing +28% year-to-year.

The brightest and the best minds will examine, dissect, and project revenue for the coming year at Radio Ink Forecast Live 2021. Forecast LIVE goes beyond numbers and inside sources and includes insights and analyses from outside experts to deliver a broader, more objective big picture view.

Long Island Radio Broadcasting is reporting that former GM Stephanie McNamara Bitis (pictured), who also worked for CBS Radio, has plead guilty to fraud. Bits was accused of using the station AMEX card for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal items.

(By Reed Pence) Radio public affairs programming has always been driven by FCC demands. Decades ago, the Commission set quotas for the minimum number of hours stations spent each week on “non-entertainment” programming, so they obviously took it seriously.

Media Staffing Network is partnering with the Independent Broadcasters Association as part of the IBA's goal of helping out-of-work former radio employees. MSN plans to host webinars on how to research and target new opportunities, stand out in the hiring process, and conduct and navigate a search in a remote world.

The University of San Francisco athletics department and KNBR 1050 have re-negotiated a multi-year agreement. The Cumulus San Francisco station will continue to be the flagship station for USF Dons men’s basketball.