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And it will all come down how many elected officials in Washington want radio to pay artists to air their music, and how many believe it's a fair value-for-value model.

Meruelo Media's 95.5 KLOS has taken rock radio philanthropy to the next level, raising $1.28 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 26 hours. The station's seventh annual fundraiser invited Los Angeles listeners to become "Partners in Hope."

(By Bob McCurdy) In today’s listening landscape, many stations are separated by only a tenth or two of a rating point, which greatly impacts rank and, in reality, statistically speaking, there’s little if any actual audience difference between these stations. The reason for this...

Country artist Bri Bagwell is launching a new podcast called Only Vans. The podcast will feature entertaining and heartfelt interviews with artists, conducted by Bri while on the road. The interviews will take place inside Bagwell's band van.

Back in early December we reported on the death of 50-year old Cape Cod radio employee Eric Christensen, who was found at his home with a gunshot would to his head. Police have arrested 29-year old Justin Peckham in connection with Christensen's murder.

iHeartMedia and Pushkin Industries will co-produce Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi. Kendi is a writer and scholar that has looked into the policies that he believes contributes to racial inequity and injustice.

John Kage successfully programmed KQKS for years under Lincoln, joining Entercom Denver upon the sale of Lincoln to Entercom in 2015. He then left for Cox in Tampa to program WPOI. He's a single dad and his son missed Denver, so when Cox allowed him to leave Tampa, Bonneville Market Manager Bob Call hired him to program KYGO back in Denver. The reason Call wanted him was simple, "He wins."

ESPN 690, Jacksonville will become a Florida State Seminoles affiliate station. The Cox Media Group station will broadcast live all football and men’s basketball games for the upcoming 2020-21 season.

Apple has announced a series of upgrades to its audio apps coinciding with the release of iOS 17. Most notably, subscribers to Apple Music can now access shows from Apple's original radio lineup through the Apple Podcasts app.

Danny Bonaduce is the co-host of the morning show on iHeartMedia's KZOK in Seattle. The 62-year old announced on Twitter Friday that he'll be going on leave from the show to deal with an unspecified medical issue. Here's his post...