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Legendary Motor City Rock Station 101.1 WRIF “The Riff” is the first radio station to take advantage of Apple's new iOS stickers, with the release of the Dave & Chuck WRIF iPhone sticker pack,  provided by jacapps.

The bi-weekly podcast will be hosted by Y&R’s Global CEO David Sable. Called Madison & Culture, it will look at the ways marketing and advertising both reflect and shape our culture. Launching May 16, new episodes will be released twice a month.

Public radio has gone in big with podcasts, and this summer's offering includes six shows across several genres, including entertainment for the kids.

In his latest blog on the Westwood One website, Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard says, "Since two-thirds of Pandora’s listening occurs at home, Pandora suffers from “empty room syndrome.” The ads are on, but no one is there to hear them.

That’s the cutoff for radio stations around the country to re-aim their satellites from AMC-8 to the new AMC-18 at 105 degrees West Longitude. Failure to do so will result in the loss of all radio network programming from all major companies.

Voting for the 2017 National Radio Hall of Fame inductees begins today. 24 nominations in six categories were determined by the organization’s nominating committee. Four categories will be voted on by a voting participant panel made up of 1,000 industry professionals. The other two categories will be voted on by the public.

Following up on the FCC letter ordering the cessation of the operation of Arohi Media translator in Durham, Lakes Media has submitted Comments to the Commission that strongly rebut the Rule Making Petition submitted by Aztec Capital Partners.

The latest issue of Radio Ink Magazine is out. Katz Media Group CEO Mark Gray is our cover story and our Special Report is The Best Program Directors in America. Of course the issue is over-flowing with content to help you sell more, manager better and program stronger at your radio station. To subscribe - CLICK HERE.

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