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The retailer took the Media Monitors top spot last week by airing over 39,500 commercials on radio stations across the country. That was enough to nudge The Home Depot down to number two.

The New York Post has the details about a possible spot on Donald Trump's communications team. The talk show host and Fox news analyst said it would be an honor to serve in the new administration.

CBS Radio's SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia has extended its partnership for play-by-play coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies. Details of the new deal were not released. CBS Radio in Philadelphia has had the Phillies since 2004 with WIP-FM broadcasting the games the past five seasons. Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, and Jim Jackson will continue to announce the games.

In his latest episode of Media Unplugged Mark Ramsey addresses the debate over “fake news” on Facebook. Ramsey says everyone is missing the larger point: "The problem isn’t with the manufacturing of false headlines, it’s with the relationship between facts and beliefs in the human psyche. We are the problem -- our facts are not. Ramsey and Tom Asacker explain it all in their latest episode of Media Unplugged.

On Monday, Premiere announced that Delilah has joined the American Forces Network. Delilah now airs weeknights at 7 p.m. in Japan, Korea, and Central Europe on AFN RADIO's Today's Best Hits Adult Contemporary channel. The announcement comes on the heels of Delilah’s induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame on November 17.

PodcastOne and Southern Cross Austereo have signed a long-term partnership to create PodcastOne Australia. SCA will operate PodcastOne Australia as the exclusive partner in Australia and New Zealand, with select SCA podcasts made available in the U.S. on the PodcastOne platform. PodcastOne Australia will be available early in 2017.

Comedian J. Anthony Brown was part of the Tom Joyner Morning Show for 20 years. It was announced Monday that he would no longer be part of the show. In a video, Brown told his fans there are two things you should know about radio. He said radio is a lot of fun and you are not allowed to say goodbye.

On February 23 at CRS, 11 of Country Music's most successful songwriters will perform at Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley. Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, JT Harding, Laura Veltz, Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley, Brett James, Rhett Akins, Busbee, Jon Nite, and Cole Taylor are all set to perform. It's the sixth year for Kingsely's after-hours CRS event.

Cumulus-owned WOGB-FM and WKRU-FM in Green Bay have a new PD. Dayton Kane takes over the reins at the Classic Hits and Triple-A/Alternative stations. Kane returns to northeast Wisconsin after a stint in Milwaukee, where he was PD for Scripps’ WKTI-FM. Kane was previously PD and morning host of WKSZ and WKZG for Woodward in Green Bay.

Former New York Giant and Super Bowl champion Chris Canty has joined ESPN New York 98.7FM’s Hahn & Humpty. Hosted by Alan Hahn and Rick DiPietro, the weekday show airs noon to 3 p.m. Canty, who was a defensive end, will also remain as a host for NY’s Game Day.