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It's called Exact Age 3.0 and our friends at The Research Director says this new report "pinpoints the age, gender, and ethnicity cells that contribute the most listening to every station and specified format groups in the market."

710 WOR/New York morning show co-host Len Berman (Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning, 6-10 a.m. weekdays) hosted a live listener event on the topic of news coverage Wednesday afternoon at The Cutting Room in New York City.

88.5 KNKX was a big winner at the 2019 PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors, Inc.) Conference on June 15, garnering four national awards, all for the station’s locally-produced storytelling show, Sound Effect.

Music publishing company Wixen is taking Pandora to court for displaying lyrics from Wixen artists. Wixen settled a similar lawsuit with Spotify for $1.6 Billion. Wixen's roster includes Tom Petty, Rage Against the Machine and others. The Verge reports that Wixen claims Pandora "knowingly used the lyrics without any valid license or authorization.”

Sylacauga-based Marble City Media's six radio stations under the RadioAlabama umbrella are moving to a newly-acquired 20,000 square foot downtown building on the southern edge of the city’s historic commercial district this summer.

Chicago Media writer Robert Feder is reporting that Patti Vasquez lost her job at WGN-AM because an open mic caught her saying the F-word.

Salem is expanding its recently launched digital advertising agency, Salem Surround, with the addition of two new Regional Digital Sales Directors. Andy Massingill will serve as the Regional Digital Sales Director for the West Region and Jon Latzer will serve in the same role for the East Region.

Veteran programmer Kevin Robinson has joined the firm as a Senior Partner. Robinson has consulted dozens of clusters and coached talent to success in markets of all sizes, served as CBS Radio’s VP/Hot AC Programming, and consulted Westwood One.

Raphael George has joined Superadio Networks -- a multi-format producer and distributor of radio programs -- as Affiliate Sales Manager. George most recently served as APD at Cumulus' WNBM-FM/New York.

The home of the Nevada Broadcasters Association went up in flames Monday night when fire raced through a multi-story office building it shares with several other businesses near the Las Vegas Strip.