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52-year old Philip Smith, a former host on Christian radio WJTL in Pennsylvania, who plead guilty last November to sexual assault and rape of a 15-year old girl between 2013 and 2017, received 10 to 20 years in prison.

Most folks have heard of Motivation Monday. Well, iHeartRadio feels they can do a bit better than that and have introduced Motivational Podcast Week. Throughout the entire week, listeners can start their day off right.

On Friday The Federal Communications Commission approved tThe 2018 Reimbursement Expansion Act - authorizing the reimbursement of low-power television, TV translator and FM broadcast stations for costs incurred as a result of the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction repack.

Eastlan will now measure Merced, CA. and Williamsport, PA. beginning with the Spring 2019 survey period.

(By Walter Sabo) Radio has thrived for 100 years. Every new technology was going to destroy radio, instantly. Since that hasn’t happened, let’s allow other media to learn secrets from radio. Here’s what other media can learn from radio’s century of success. 

(By Bob McCurdy) Last week WARC’s (World Advertising Research Center) Admap -- its monthly thought leadership report -- focused on frequency in a paper titled, "Frequency: How much is too much?" It's a good question.

(By Charlie Sislen) For years, television has used its massive numbers to convince advertisers that all they need to reach potential consumers is their platform. That might have been true in the 1970s, but not in the new millennium.

The station reported that Dave Sandler, who delivered traffic reports for more than 30 years on WBAL Radio and 98 Rock has died after a long illness. He was 58.

(By Jeff McHugh) Have you ever done something that you did not enjoy but you did it anyway because it was good for you? I did not enjoy my 7-week improvisational theatre class, but I highly recommend that you find one and sign up immediately. Here's why...

(By Ronald Robinson) Accepting a model of print communications and applying it to radio delivers extraordinarily ineffective copy. I'm stunned that this is actually advocated in some quarters.