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(By Ronald Robinson) The most recent (cynical) FCC ruling paved the way for broadcasters to literally abandon their local communities and move their facilities to a central location – so far out of town that even a robust carrier pigeon might not make it back to headquarters with an emergency message.

(By Bob McCurdy) I came across an article written by Shelly Palmer, a well-respected marketing and technology maven. It got me thinking. Hoping it will do the same to you. Palmer’s article put forward a lot of ideas about the future -- which caused me to raise questions relevant to our careers.

CBS Radio Chicago has appointed Brian Peck to the midday slot beginning Monday, November 6. He will be heard from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on WJMK, 104.3 “K-Hits.” Current midday personality Jeffrey T. Mason will move to the new afternoon drive slot of 2:30-7 p.m. following the departure of six-year host Gary Spears.

The two companies announced Thursday that Alpha Media stations in 50 markets have begun rolling out on the iHeartRadio app.

In celebration of Billy Graham's 99th birthday, SiriusXM is launching the Billy Graham Channel. The limited-run channel will showcase the Christian pastor's most inspiring sermons and uplifting messages. The Billy Graham Channel will debut on Monday, November 6 at 12:00 a.m. ET through Friday, November 17 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on channel 145 on satellite and via streaming.

Originally, the plan was for Entercom to recognize $25 million in cost-saving synergies from its merger with CBS Radio. Entercom CEO David Field has hinted in previous earnings calls that there was a possibility that could go higher, but this increase was massive.

The Entercom Q3 revenue decline was 1% and that's excluding political. Overall, Entercom took in $122.3 million for the quarter. Both national and local were down. CEO David Field believes one of the reasons the revenue was down slightly was the disruption of the past nine months.

CBS Radio has some of the most recognizable radio brands in the country and Entercom CEO David Field says they've been neglected -- and he intends to change that. Field says CBS Radio is a wonderful company with tremendous people. He was even asked about the morning show at WFAN in New York.

Those words from Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins. While the Urban One radio stations were down less than 1% in Q3, the company outperformed the markets it operates in, according to Miller Kaplan, and that's a good sign, according to Liggins.

We haven't written much about Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights Organization, lately, nor have we really heard how much radio companies were paying under agreements they work out with the new PRO. Until Thursday.