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JACK-FM is no more in Sacramento as iHeart moves to Classic Rock with the launch 93.7 The River. In addition to artists such as Queen, Aerosmith, Journey and other rockers, The station will also feature longtime Sacramento personalities The Dog & Joe Show, Monica Lowe and Derek Moore.

Radio And Production, a resource for radio’s producers, copywriters, and voiceover artists, has announced the winners of the 27th Annual Radio And Production Awards. Here are the first-place trophy winners...

The Commission is asking for public comments about the proposed merger between Entercom and CBS. Anyone interested in filing petitions to deny the deal have until May 1. Oppositions to petitions to deny must be filed no later than May 11. Replies must be filed no later than May 16. The FCC document also notes the need to divest stations in 7 markets so Entercom can stay under the FCC's ownership caps.

According to the latest annual report from the Record Industry Association of America, in 2016, for the first time ever, streaming music platforms generated the majority of the U.S. music industry’s revenues. Revenue grew 11.4% in 2016 to $7.7 billion.

The organization is launching a task force with that goal in mind. "The goals of the task force include not only reacting to threats to First Amendment Freedoms, but proactively supporting journalists and educating the public about the importance of a free press to our democracy." Members of the task force will be meeting with broadcasters at the NAB show in Las Vegas later this month.

Beth Neuhoff (pictured), Jeff Warshaw, Scott Herman among the newly elected. The National Association of Broadcasters announced the new two-year terms for the radio board, which begin in June. Here's a full listing of who will represent you.

Rodney Ho of The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the details of the passing of the Georgia Radio Hall of Famer. Ho reports that the former Y106 Atlanta host died of a heart attack yesterday. Jones worked mornings in that market from 1985 to 2008. (Picture courtesy Rodney Ho/AJC)

That's what Philly.com is reporting. That Greenberg was leaving to take on another morning job on the Television side was the worst kept secret in radio. The fact, that he'll be making $6.5 million is the new news. Mike and Mike have been together on the radio for nearly two decades.

(By Barry Cohen) When I started selling radio (in the Pleistocene Era), we entered into daily battle with the dinosaurs known as newspapers. These monsters devoured the local clients’ ad budgets, breathing fire and scorching the earth. The number one client objection we faced on a daily basis: “When I advertise in the newspaper, I know it’s working because customers bring my ad in. I never know if radio is working for me or not.”

(By Bob McCurdy) While total engagement is the goal, it is unrealistic to expect anyone to “experience” a commercial the same way the sixth time as they did the first time. As frequency of message begins to pile up, long-form commercials begin to take on the communicative power of short-form.