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On November 16, B98.5 listeners donated an incredible 4,800 pounds of food to supply Thanksgiving meals for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. This included an amazing 2,792 pounds of turkey, 1,522 pounds of canned goods, and 486 pounds of produce.

105.1 The Bounce’s Bikes for Kids Holiday Collection will kick off with four live broadcasts from selected metro Detroit locations beginning on November 20. The collections will be held on December 1, 8, and 15. The final collection and distribution day will take place on December 16.

WTOP has launched a new app for both Apple and Android devices, developed in partnership with jācapps. The app provides D.C. listeners with the latest news, traffic and weather from around the D.C. region. It also includes personalized news feeds based on a user’s interests, custom breaking news and traffic alerts, and weather targeted to the user’s location.

The deal is done: The merger of Entercom and CBS Radio has closed. The merger was announced in February, and the companies got DOJ approval after agreeing to divest stations in Boston, San Francisco, and Sacramento. The FCC gave its go-ahead on November 10. So what did Entercom CEO David Field tell his team?

(By Buzz Knight) I just attended for the first time Radio Ink's Forecast 2018 Event held in NYC and from a Programming and Content perspective I have some thoughts and takeaways that are relevant for consideration.

On Friday, Entercom also announced a new deal with AnalyticOwl, a company CBS Radio had been using for audience analytics. The tool will help the company track and quantify the impact of advertising campaigns.

That's the CEO's new salary as of the closing of the merger with CBS Radio, according to this SEC filing on Friday. Field will also have the opportunity to earn an annual performance bonus of 200% of his base salary every year. Entercom's merger with CBS makes it the second largest radio company in the country behind iHeartMedia.

Most radio deals close with a simple press release announcing that the deal has closed and life goes on somewhat quietly. Not the CBS/Entercom deal as CEO David Field, COO Weezie Kramer and President of Programming Pat Paxton got right to work, unveiling a slew of changes they had obviously been getting ready. Let's start with Entercom's plan to cut down on the number of commercials its stations are playing.

iHeartMedia Washington, DC has flipped Variety station 97.1 WASH-FM to holiday music and will broadcast around-the-clock traditional festive favorites by Mariah Carey, Burl Ives, and Johnny Mathis as well as new holiday music from artists like Sia and Train.

(By Bob McCurdy) I met with an extremely capable and successful agency executive last week who had a soft spot in his heart for radio as he had worked in the business for two decades. In our follow-up post-meeting email exchange, he made some valuable points.