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A little success for the FCC in its never-ending battle to beat back the pirates. The Commission says it has reached settlements with two Boston-area pirates, Acerome Jean Charles and Gerlens Cesar.

Commissioner Michael O'Rielly has been leading the charge against pirate radio stations for years. Following Wednesday's announcement that two illegal operators had agreed to shut down their stations and face substantial fines the Commissioner had this to say about advertisers and lawmakers that enable these lawbreakers.

The license for KMRI-AM in West Valley City, Utah will be sold at auction by court-appointed receive Jacob Hibbard for AASAA Media LLC. An opening bid of $75,000 is already on the board.

The on-air hosts at Hubbard's myTalk 107.1-FM in St. Paul shared stories from business owners in the community whose lives were negatively impacted by the COIVID-19 crisis and civil unrest. Over $149,000 was raised during their Neighborhood Rebuilding Project.

Before COVID-19 events were such a big part of everyone's life. Whether it was a trip to the local flea market, a Broadway play, a country concert or The Superbowl, large gatherings for fun and entertainment were every day occurrences. Today, they are non-existent.

Red Apple Media has entered into a Local Marketing Agreement with VMT Media and now 77 TALKRADIO WABC can be heard on WLIR-FM 107.1, Hampton Bays.

Beginning July 11 WGN Showcase will air overnight Saturday. The show takes over the WGN Radio Theatre time slot.

WFAN 101.9 FM/660 AM will mark 33 years with a holiday weekend full of special programming. The NYC sports talkers first broadcast was on July 1, 1987.

Spotify has launched Premium Duo Plan in 55 markets globally, including the US. The plan allows two people living at the same address to each have a premium account for a single monthly price.

On Tuesday Borrell and Associates unveiled a plethora of new data about local advertising revenue. Overall, the research firm is now projecting total 2020 local advertising revenue will come in at $111.2 billion, down 13% from 2019. Borrell had originally projected a 1.3% increase for 2020 ($129.1 billion). That was pre-COVID.