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Under a new agreement, Entercom Washington, DC, stations will provide coverage of the NFL’s Washington Redskins across all of their platforms. Spanish broadcasts of all Redskins football games will be heard on El Zol Deportes (WJFK-AM) in DC, as well as the station’s website, elzoldeportes.com, a part of the Radio.com network.

The Under the Hood show has moved into a new state of the art studio. Nordstrom Studio 2.0 includes the latest broadcast/podcast equipment along with HD streaming video and switching system.

iHeartMedia Los Angeles' KFI-AM 640 has launched a limited podcast series called HATE: Modern Antisemitism. The podcast focuses on the rise in hate crimes and sheds light on efforts to raise awareness and combat antisemitism and all forms of hate.

First, the court has to approve any bankruptcy plan put in place before it becomes effective. Second, we are told by several financial experts that, while it's still early in this process, it appears there was no deal made with Cumulus' junior lenders, so there still could be a fight ahead.

Matty Willz has been promoted to middays at WENZ-FM Z107.9. Willz replaces DJ Angel Baby who remains with Radio One in a new role. Willz will continue to produce The Morning Hustle on Z107.9. 

PromoSuite has promoted Nia Addison into the newly created position of Customer Success & Renewal Contract Manager. Addison will manage the contract renewal process with PromoSuite's sales teams.

He came in after Dan Mason with an eye toward either selling CBS's radio division or spinning it public. Once the merger between CBS Radio and Entercom closes, which is expected in the second half of the year, CBS Radio President and CEO Andre Fernandez will exit. So who will lead this new larger company after it closes?

Tonight (from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.) Walter Sterling will be filling in for Jim Bohannon on the syndicated The Jim Bohannon Show. Sterling is the host of Sterling On Sunday, on WPHT/Philadelphia.

Lazer Broadcasting unveiled its new Lazer Media logo and name change at a recent event in Beverly Hills. The company owns 40 Spanish-language radio stations across 20 markets in California and Reno, Nevada.

(By Paige Nienaber) To paraphrase Bob Wiley, there are two types of people in this world: those who like April Fools and those who don't. Put me firmly in the “Like”. I mean, it’s Radio. What’s not to love about having some fun?