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The Spanish-language broadcaster has fired one of Puerto Rico’s most popular hosts after he used the "N" word in an attempt to describe how African American people talk to one another.

WQON in Grayling, MI is expanding coverage and playlist. Starting Monday, Q100 will simulcast an expanded playlist AOR format on WWMN and WYPV.

Covid-19, police brutality, protests, riots, troubles with China, Russia and North Korea. What doesn’t cause worry or challenges for adults in 2020? In radio, we have seen our own revenue drop, rolling layoffs, rifs and more creative language focused on why radio can continue to cut employees. How can you focus on what hasn’t changed?

In an SEC filing Thursday, the Saga Board of Directors said it was temporarily suspending its quarterly cash dividend due to the COVID-19 crisis. The company also says it is taking steps to save money including reducing capital spending and asking vendors for discounts.

The FCC previously issued a Notice of Apparent Liability to Gerald Sutton for operating an illegal radio station on 103.1-FM in Alma, Arkansas. Sutton ignored the NAL and now faces a $10,000 fine. The new order does not say whether or not Sutton is still broadcasting.

Everyone wants a piece of the audio action these days. Twitter has just released a new feature where users can add 140 seconds of audio into their tweets.

After two years of waiting, President Trump's pick to lead the agency that oversees Voice of America, Michael Pack, was finally approved recently. Pack showed up to the office this week and cleaned house.

The National Association of Broadcasters has created a new position of Chief Diversity Officer. Michelle Duke will lead the NAB's internal efforts to further equity and inclusion at all levels of the organization and elevate NAB's external role as a resource to members efforts to increase and promote diversity in the industry.

On Thursday SummitMedia named Randy Chase SVP of Programming where he'll oversee all of Summit's country stations. Chase replaces Beverly Brannigan who left the company abruptly earlier this week. For the past seven years, Chase was with EMF as VP of Radio.

Brilliantly Black is an initiative to support local black-owned businesses, restaurants and non-profits in Chicago. Listeners on all six iHeart Chicago stations are encouraged to visit station websites and enter the keyword “brilliant.”