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When programmatic buying was first announced about a year ago, it was mainly being done by advertisers via exchanges. An advertiser would speak to salespeople at an exchange and execute an order. Jelli's new platform, called SpotPlan, is cloud-based technology that gives advertisers and agencies the ability to buy radio advertising in real-time on a self-service, automated basis. In other words, rather than going through an exchange, buyers will now have a self-service portal.

(by Radio Ink Chairman Eric Rhoads) This is an industry littered with programming stories, but few have had the impact of Top 40, and it has been the basis of the music part of the radio industry for decades now. Todd Storz was taking a giant chance with his father’s radio station. He could have killed the golden goose that paid for his college tuition. Instead the move bolstered Storz Broadcasting.

KHOU-TV is reporting that country station KXAX in Livingston was hacked and broadcast a sexually explicit Podcast for four early morning hours one day this week. The Podcast, called Furcast is an adult program produced out in New York.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation will present WABC's Joan Hamburg with the Gracies Lifetime Achievement Award at its 41st Annual Awards Luncheon June 21st in New York City. The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media.

iHeartMedia has shared the latest social media engagement data it compiled from the April 3 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The company says the event generated 115 billion social media impressions in the United States throughout the promotional period of the show.

Benztown has partnered with technology company ENCO to launch an automation system that is fully integrated with Benztown’s 13 production and imaging libraries.

GatesAir plans to augment its 2016 NAB Show exhibition presence with a series of educational presentations, and its second annual GatesAir Connect NAB customer event. The efforts will focus on education and interactive discussions involving the current and future over-the-air broadcast landscape, covering both business- and technology-related topics.

Arena football team the Philadelphia Soul announced that all remaining 2016 games will be broadcast live on 97.5 The Fanatic. Broadcasts will also include many special guests, including Soul owners Ron Jaworski, Dick Vermeil, Marques Colston, Jahri Evans, and many other current and former NFL stars.

Cumulus has promoted Chris Kenney to VP/Market Manager for the company's five-station cluster in Wilkes-Barre, replacing Gerald Getz. Kenney was previously GSM for Cumulus in Harrisburg and Sales Manager for Cumulus Wilkes-Barre.

iHeartMedia Louisville announced Thursday that, after 18 years with NewsRadio 840 WHAS, Program Director Kelly Carls, will retire in August. Carls joined WHAS in April of 1998 as the Program Director.