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In a security note to broadcasters, Lark Hadley of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, said the Commission believes the hackers who are broadcasting vulgar messages about President Trump are getting on the air by accessing equipment manufactured by Barix. Here's what they are advising stations to do...

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn called last Friday "take out the trash day." She was referring to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai's move to reverse decisions made by the previous FCC administration. She said the changes were made without a shred of explanation.

The Ford Motor Company ran over 22,000 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week, making it the fifth-largest advertiser in radio according to the latest Media Monitors chart. GEICO held on to the top spot airing 58,149 spots. Rounding out the top five were AutoZone with 30,429, ProFlowers with 26,961, and McDonald's with 26,204.

Crook and Charlie Chase will host the event, which will be held on the seminar’s opening day, Wednesday February 22. Five artists are set to perform at the Omni Hotel in Nashville at the party.

Don Pollnow is the new VP/Market Manager for Cumulus' six-station group in Green Bay. Pollnow joins Cumulus from LM Communications in Lexington, where he was NSM. Prior to that, he held GM positions with NRG Media in Wausau/Stevens Point and Renda in Oklahoma City.

The agenda for the 42nd Conclave Summer Learning Conference is out. The focus this year includes revenue-generating fundamentals and effective practices, how the “rule-breakers” win at ratings, strategic ways to operate in the digital, social, and podcasting space with fewer resources, among other topics.

Chase Murphy is the new PD for CBS' Mix 96.5, KHMX-FM (Hot AC) in Houston. He replaces Charese Fruge who left in November of last year. Murphy joins Mix 96.5 after stints at iHeart Media as an Operations Manager and Regional Program Director. He also spent time in Greenville with Entercom.

Jon Marks is the new host of the 6:00-10:00 p.m. CBS Radio Philadelphia’s SportsRadio 94WIP. He'll also anchor weekday Phillies pre-game and post-game coverage. Brian Haddad, who previously held that shift, will remain with WIP as Creative Services Director.

Entercom has submitted a public filing voluntarily turning in its license to operate Top 40 KDND (107.9 The End)/Sacramento, in order, the company said, “to facilitate the timely FCC approvals for the planned combination with CBS Radio.” But there is much more to this story.

New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is undoing some of the last-minute regulations put in place by the Commission before he became chair. He's not happy with what was done and he's changing course. Here's what he had to say about what was done...