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TuneIn has launched its commercial-free news offering through TuneIn Premium. Listeners will have access to CNBC, FOX News Talk, and MSNBC, as well as news podcasts from Progressive Voices, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal.

Dan Abrams is linking up with SiriusXM for a new radio show starting October 29. The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law will air live, weekdays on P.O.T.U.S. (channel 124) at 2:00 p.m. ET.

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Talk about non-traditional revenue! iHeartMedia is celebrating the release of the film Bohemian Rhapsody, which is the story of the rock band Queen, with a first-ever nationwide song roadblock on November 1 at 9 a.m.

(By Ronald Robinson) Here are some holdovers from the most recent surge of “Nerd Alerts.” Again, these are broader generalizations — to avoid arguments about a few exceptions and any sniveling that might crop up. Let's take a close look.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded WAMU 88.5, Washington’s NPR station, $750,000 to fund 1A Across America, a two-year collaborative effort to bring more local viewpoints to 1A’s national audiences.

RadioNOW 100.9/Indianapolis has enlisted Garrett “Porkchop" Kozden for the Executive Producer role with The Joe and Alex Show, weekdays 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This follows stints in New York City at 92.3 NOW.

A format flip to the Jack format by Summit Media in Richmond has long-time morning team Bill Bevins and Shelly Perkins looking for work. Both hosts acknowledged they were let go on their Facebook pages. They spent nearly two decades working together in Richmond first at LITE 98 then at WJSR (Easy 100.9) starting in 2014.

A big “get” for New York Public Radio as they bring in media executive Depelsha McGruder as Chief Operating Officer of NYPR, which includes WNYC, WQXR, WNYC Studios, Gothamist, New Jersey Public Radio, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.

Jason Cage is the new Music Director for Mix 96.5 (KHMX-FM) in Houston. He will also continue in his position as host of the station’s afternoon show The Jason Cage Show which airs weekdays 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT.