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Radio personality Andy Preston died unexpectedly on April 10, 2019 at the age of 63. But his friends, family, and colleagues want to do something more than the usual and are organizing a "celebration of life" party.

(By Ronald Robinson) The premise of the branding exercise is to influence the mind of the consumer. This becomes a situation akin to handling sensitive explosives – dangerous at all times and only functional when that which is supposed to be blown up, is.

Portland station AM 860 “The Answer” is the latest station to add Around The House With Eric G. to its lineup as the show heads into syndication.

(By John Garziglia) Last week, the FCC Chairman released a draft proposed Report and Order, to be considered at the May 9 Commission meeting, amending the FCC’s rules regarding FM translator interference. Here's a greatly simplified description of the FCC’s imminent rule changes, and the ramifications for both existing FM stations and FM translators.

Stitcher has released the trailer for Science Rules! with Bill Nye, which premieres May 16 and is hosted by the popular scientist and educator, along with co-host S. Corey Powell (editor of Discover magazine).

CEO James Meyer said he cannot think of a more exciting time to be at SiriusXM. "We are right where we want to be and moving very fast." Investors didn't agree, sending the stock for a tumble Wednesday.

The top 10 revenue-generating stations took in a whopping $458 million in 2018, according to BIA. iHeart captured the most revenue, $228 million from five stations.

Five out of the top 10 billing radio stations were in the News or News/Talk format (WTOP-FM, WINS-AM, WCBS-FM, WBBM-AM, and KFI-AM), generating $223.5 of the $458 million total.

In 2018, according to BIA, radio's over-the-air revenue was down slightly to $13.3 billion, from $15.5 billion, a decline of 1.6%. Digital was up 8.1% to $923 million, the sixth straight year digital revenue has increased for radio.

On his program Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh said he is often asked why he's not on satellite radio. He says his answer has always been his loyalty to radio.