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Nielsen tracking shows radio reaches 92 percent of U.S. adults 18+, every week. Roger Rafson, SVP Political/Issue Advocacy & Strategic Alliances for Gen Media Partners, tells Radio Ink it's the reachability and targetability of radio that has advertising-dollar decision-makers looking forward to this political season.

Baltimore's WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 earned the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association first-place award for Outstanding Spot News for its coverage of the Capital Gazette shootings in Annapolis in June of 2018.

The new service comes from Nielsen Scarborough and launches with iHeartMedia, Westwood One, Cadence13, Cabana, and Stitcher as early clients.

Cox Media Group has selected the aiWARE-powered Veritone Essentials suite of applications to use across its 60+ radio stations in 11 markets.

CBS News is offering a one-hour Apollo 11 special, “One Giant Leap Revisited,” beginning Thursday, July 11, to run ahead of Apollo’s July 16 launch anniversary and through July 20, which marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Veteran morning radio host Brian Pierce (Cozadd) is hanging up the headphones after 45 years in radio. His last day will be July 26 with his final morning show on WUSW-FM  and his final talk show (10a-12n) on WMAY-AM, both in Springfield, IL.

CNN is producing a six-part companion podcast to its show The Movies where entertainment experts Lisa France, Sandra Gonzalez, and Kristen Meinzer discuss the groundbreaking films of each decade and talk to some of today’s biggest stars.

Westwood One and multi-platform media brand Subnation have released podcast called The Voice of Esports hosted by gaming legend Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner. The first two shows are already out on the Westwood One Podcast Network.

SiriusXM Select subscribers now join SiriusXM All Access, SiriusXM Essential Streaming, and SiriusXM Premier Streaming subscribers with unlimited access to SiriusXM channels, at no additional cost, outside the car on a phone, at home, and online.

California broadcaster Ed Stolz continues to fight the long-ago approved CBS Radio merger with Entercom - and he continues to lose. On Tuesday The FCC issued three more Stolz denials. Here's what they were about...