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Two in Queens and one near Boston were nabbed by the Commission. Ignace Jean-Charles of Mattapan, Massachusetts, Efrain Lanchi Ortega from Queens, and Migui Mora also from Queens were put on notice that they have 10 days to shut down the pirate radio stations they were operating and respond to the FCC. Here are all the details...

Graham Media Group CEO Emily Barr will receive the 2018 Golden Mike Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America on March 5, 2018, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The annual black-tie gala is a major fundraiser for the Broadcasters Foundation. Barr leads the seven-station broadcast television division of Graham Media Holdings.

By airing 26,431 commercials on radio stations all across the country, Wal-Mart came in at number four last week, up from number 65, on the Media Monitors weekly chart. AT&T Wireless also made a big jump, from 29th to fifth, with 25,706 spots. The Home Depot was first (55,246), followed by GEICO (43,825), and JCPenney (28,412).

Media attribution, and data analytics, can make a difference for your advertisers. That's why trying to understand the best way to invest their media dollars is what every advertiser wants to know, and involves highly valuable insight. Join RBR Editor Adam Jacobson and Veritone Media Senior Product Manager Michael Kennedy for a free webinar Thursday at 1 p.m.

93.9 MYfm in Chicago will broadcast around-the-clock Christmas now through the holiday season. On-air personalities Kristina Kage, Robin Rock, and Mick Lee will continue to host the station’s programming. When not playing holiday music, the MYfm format is AC.

It started today at the new b98.7 in Tampa. The station will be playing all Christmas music from now through Christmas Day. Beasley launched the new B98.7 (Mainstream Adult Contemporary) on January 5.

Westwood One and Cumulus Media are the official national radio partners for “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” and will offer radio stations across the country five hours of programming and exclusive content celebrating country music’s best music and brightest stars.

The deal isn't even official yet between iHeartMedia and Entercom for WBZ-AM to change hands to iHeart and the staff at one of the nation's top all news outlets is wondering if they will be pink-slipped. The reason they are nervous...when the deal is complete, iHeart will not assume the SAG-AFTRA union contract put in place by Entercom.

It's time for Entercom CEO David Field and CFO Richard Schmaeling to sell the soon-to-be- larger Entercom to investors. And, they'll do it in a road show featuring this presentation. The 53 page document includes everything from details about the new Entercom to the Power of Radio. CBS and Entercom are expecting this deal to close next week.

The 29th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held last week in Chicago. It was hosted by Dave Ramsey who told the crowd “We’re sitting in the midst of greatness tonight.” The inductees were Tom Barnard, Bobby Bones, Joe Field, Bill Handel, Sean Hannity, John Landecker, Robin Quivers, and Bob Sievers.