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Globecom Media President Mark Porter tells Radio Ink the company is purchasing KKHA-FM in Bay City, which is located in Southeast Texas. KKHA is currently owned by Tomlinson/Leis Communications. Globecom owns KIOX-FM in El Campo Texas. Porter is a former Radio Ink Rising Star.

Milwaukee Sports station The Big 920 (WOKY) announced Thursday it has formed a broadcast partnership with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. Beginning with the 2018-19 AHL season, all 76 regular season games and Calder Cup Playoff contests will air live on The Big 920.

The Duluth News Tribune is reporting that longtime talker Ed Schultz has died of natural causes at the age of 64. After getting his start in Television, Schultz moved over to talk radio at WDAY in Fargo. In 2004, Schultz took his radio show nationwide.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed shifting enforcement of the FCC’s EEO rules from the Media Bureau to the Enforcement Bureau. Many groups have been lobbying the FCC to make this move so that the rules could be enforced more effectively.

Did you know there's a website with a map of pirate radio stations in Brooklyn where listeners can tune into their favorite illegal radio station? Brooklyn is a hotbed for pirates and the FCC has been trying to close as many of them down as possible. Their efforts are either falling short or those behind the illegal operations simply don't care about the consequences.

The shows have staggered release dates throughout the summer. All are available on PodcastOne.com, the PodcastOne app, and Apple Podcasts. Here are the shows and launch dates...

The NAB Education Foundation has named the participants in the 2018 Technology Apprenticeship Program. TAP exposes technology-focused graduates and young professionals to the broadcast industry through a six-month, hands-on training program that includes a paid two-month internship.

The deregulation debate has been, and will continue to be, a heated one. Radio Ink has been right on top of it, keeping you informed about what the NAB is proposing and what broadcast CEOs in large, medium, and small markets think about another possible wave of deregulation. In case you missed any of our stories, you can find them all HERE.

Text messages, Facebook messages phone records and e-mails between Bubba The Love Sponge and PPM panelist Nicholas Tabachuk could play a big role in the upcoming ratings tampering case against Bubba. There are pages and pages of text messages between the host and Tabachuk on the evidence list provided to the court by both sides. 

Here’s one for all the stations out there wanting to get the most out of their online presence. The Streaming Summit, a two-day program that focuses on best practices for packaging, distributing, and monetizing online video, has been added to the NAB Show New York conference.