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Q107 in Calgary has signed on for popular morning show Willy in the Morning, starting Tuesday, August 27. Willy Percy, Kim Seale, and Alece Anderson say they are raring to go.

RAB SVP of Insights Annette Malave's latest blog highlight's the importance of radio in local communities. She says that with nearly 1,800 newspapers either disappearing or merging with other publications since 2004, radio is more important than ever. Get all the details HERE. .

This time it was Christian radio station KNEO in Neosha, MO. GM Mark Taylor tells KSN16 the hackers demanded $100,000 which the station did not pay. Due to the type of software used it was determined the hack came from Russia.

The National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes and iHeartMedia Phoenix have a new multi-platform broadcast and streaming agreement, making Fox Sports 910 the flagship station for all Coyotes games.

You may have heard about the SoundExchange announcement, Monday, regarding music becoming available for podcasters in 2020. On the “Broadcasters Meet Podcasters” track a Thursday session is being held to discuss that very topic. Here are the details.

The New York Post has announced it will launch Sources Say: A Page Six Podcast. Page Six editors Maggie Coughlan and Ian Mohr will host.

Podcasting is serious business for iHeartMedia which has several sessions set for Podcast Movement, including two keynotes: A Conversation with Conal Byrne, President, iHeartPodcast Network, and Stuff You Missed in History Class hosts Holly Frey & Tracy V. Wilson.

Peter Bowen has joined Townsquare as Director of Sales for its Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA, cluster. Bowen will lead the local sales team which includes KHAK-FM 98.1, KRNA-FM 94.1, KDAT-FM 104.5, and i107.1 KRQN.

Local ad revenue in Q2 was very weak, according to radio's public companies. This week we're checking in with privately held radio groups to see how local is performing for them. Today, Amador Bustos, President of Bustos Media, tells Radio Ink how local is looking in his neck of the woods.

Who saw this coming? In a quieter week in national radio advertising, Media Monitors has listed job search site Indeed, which aired 35,815 ads last week, as the leading advertiser in the country.