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After the PROMOTE Bill was introduced on Wednesday, musicFIRST Executive Director Chris Israel said, "Music creators rightly expect to be fairly compensated for their work, regardless of whether their songs are played on satellite radio services like Sirius XM, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, or AM/FM radio. Unfortunately, this is not always the case."

Chandler has won the coveted 32nd Annual Stellar Award for Gospel Announcer Of The Year as host of his nationally syndicated morning show Mike Chandler & Friends. Chandler’s local radio station, WFMI-FM, was also nominated for a Stellar Award for Radio Station Of The Year (Large Market).

The PRO announced Wednesday it delivered record-breaking revenues and distributions in 2016. ASCAP collected $1.059 billion and distributed more than $918 million to members. Distributions were up 5.6%. ASCAP did not say how much revenue was from U.S. radio stations, which would have been a nice little stat to know. Here's what the release did say...

(By Heidi Raphael) Whether you are giving a speech, unveiling a big company announcement, or addressing a crisis situation, the way you communicate your message matters. Here are some tips that can help you in the process and it all comes down to the "power of 3."

This issue involves WSKQ in New York and dates back to both 2006 and 2014 license renewal applications for the station. A petition to deny was filed in 2006 and 2014 claiming the station aired indecent programming and violated the broadcast hoax rule.

We’ve heard it over and over: Radio is not a home for the young, the college graduates, the millennials. Radio Ink took that as a challenge and set out to find happy millenials at radio stations all over the country. We'll be spotlighting those millennials, asking why they’ve chosen this career and why they love working in radio. The first is Galaxy Communications star Katelyn Pray.

Yesterday we reported The Prometheus Radio Project has asked the FCC for a stay regarding the new FM Translator rule. The Prometheus petition rests upon the foundation that existing radio stations should be given a buffer zone against the possibility of a transmitter site loss. According to Broadcast Attorney John Garziglia this protection has never been accorded to any broadcast station. Garziglia gives us all the details and a clear explanation of what's ahead...

As the new Executive Creative Director, Rahul Sabnis will be tasked with guiding the development of content, and articulate a compelling creative vision for how iHeartMedia can develop content for brands across all its assets. Sabnis joins iHeartMedia from MullenLowe Profero, where he was the Executive Creative Director and Head of Creative.

Reiter Than You began as a live show on CBS Sports digital platforms in September 2016, airing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. An expanded version will begin broadcasting to a national radio audience every weekday on Monday, April 17, 6 to 10 p.m. ET.

Chicago’s 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) is adding a new segment to the mid-morning Bernstein and Goff Show featuring Cubs’ reigning NL MVP Kris Bryant and former Cy Young award winner Jake Arrieta.