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In this week's podcast, Pittman speaks with Julie Rieger -- former 20th Century Fox exec -- about Bohemian Rhapsody and her book about her journey into the paranormal.

The final countdown begins at 9 a.m. today with WPLJ legends such as Scott Shannon, Patty Steele, Jim Kerr, Mark Coppola, Pat St. John and others. Friday night at 7 p.m. is when it all ends after nearly 50 years on the air. EMF will then take over the station and flip to its K-LOVE format.

Boston University is agreeing to share control of WBUR with a station board whose members have, until now, been advisers and donors with no decision-making power. The deal outlined Wednesday would give a new executive committee the authority to hire and fire the station’s general manager and oversee its finances.

iHeartMedia Roanoke/Lynchburg announced today that Top-40 WJJS-FM (Top 40) and STEVE-FM (Random Radio) have moved to new frequencies. WJJS-FM has moved its FM frequency to 93.5 in Roanoke and will continue to simulcast on 102.7 in Lynchburg. STEVE-FM has moved its FM station frequency to 104.9.

KELK-AM in Elko, Nevada is off the air after its tower collapsed into a parking lot in a restaurant damaging several cars. No one was injured. The 198-foot tower, located behind the station, fell after a truck hit its supporting guywires. It could be several days before the station is back on the air.

PodcastOne Sportsnet has added the Sports Like A Boss podcast, hosted by three-time Olympic volleyball player Holly McPeak and Emmy award-winning sports broadcaster Anne Marie Anderson.

It’s a new ESPN podcast with the unlikely name of The Woj Pod — unlikely, that is, until you realize it’s a take on the name of NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

Andrew L. Dahm has been named iHeartMedia’s Chief Privacy Officer. Dahm will also remain in his role as Senior Corporate Counsel, the job he assumed when he joined the company in 2011.

Urban Contemporary Washington, DC, station 93.9 WKYS-FM has a new morning show, The Morning Hustle with Angie Ange, Jordan, and Lore’l.

The Elvis Duran Group and SportsGrid welcome Craig Mish to their Fantasy Sports Radio Network to host Fantasy Sports Today, a new daily show launching Monday (noon to 2 p.m. EST). Mish previously hosted a fantasy baseball show on SiriusXM.