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On Friday, WLS-AM 890 will celebrate its 95th birthday on the air in Chicago. It’s a pretty amazing feat and the station will be celebrating with live interviews, contests, and throw-backs showing WLS’s long legacy serving Chicago, and much of the “lower 48."

The previous format at 92.9-FM was Alternative Rock. The new format was launched Thursday after the Dave & Chuck the Freak Morning Show.

More than two dozen people who had connections to radio share their stories in a new essay collection from Books by Hippocampus. Air: A Radio Anthology is a diverse set of tales for readers who want to peek behind the radio curtain.

Ross MacLeod has taken up the Program Director reins for BIG 105.9/Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. MacLeod was most recently PD for Jack 96.9 in Calgary, Canada, overseeing on-air, online, and social brands.

The San Diego sports station is owned by Broadcast Company of The Americas. According to several of the hosts, communicating by social media, the station went dark at about 11:30 a.m. Here's what we know.

LG Electronics will be integrating Xperi's DTS Connected Radio technology into cars next year. DTS Connected Radio aggregates metadata, including on-air radio program and talent information, artist and song information and station contact information.

Even the big radio companies are discovering the challenge of monetizing podcasts. Beasley Media Group’s Chief Digital Content Officer Lori Burgess said her company has been "around the world and back" with podcasting and it’s time to make some money.

The Wrap reports that Netflix is launching a radio station on SiriusXM that will repurpose much of their vast supply of comedy for a new audience in an audio format. The station will be called Netflix Is A Joke Radio and feature highlights from many of Netflix’s original stand-up specials.

The Cincinnati Bengals and iHeartMedia Cincinnati have extended their broadcast agreement through 2024. Games will continue to be heard on 700 WLW, 102.7 WEBN and ESPN 1530.

Here's a great position for the right person. The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is looking for a highly motivated and experienced leader to be their new VP of Development and spearhead the day-to-day operations at NABOB headquarters in Washington, DC.