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This is the much talked about upgrade to the Pandora One service which includes more skips, replays, and offline listening that Pandora says "elegantly handles issues with lost connectivity and cellular data usage."

iHeartMedia Denver names Ryan Clune (left) Senior VP of Sales, and Michael Souza Senior VP of Strategic Partnerships. Here's what they'll be doing and the history of both of their radio careers...

TechCrunch is reporting that Spotify will go live in Japan before the end of September. The tech blog says that Spotify Premium will cost around 1,000 yen (close to $10).

It's been something CEO Jeff Haley (pictured) has told us would be coming and on Thursday the company announced it has integrated data from Nielsen, Strata, and Katz Radio Group’s programmatic exchange, Expressway, into Marketron’s Mediascape platform. And the company says these three new partnerships round out Marketron’s programmatic offering.

Martin (pictured here) will join Steve Inskeep and David Greene hosting the flagship morning drive show on NPR. She replaces Renee Montagne who is transitioning to her new role of Special Correspondent in November.

Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold -- from the syndicated Bob & Tom morning show -- are among the five broadcasters going into the Indiana Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in a ceremony slated for November 17. Brad Byrd, Ed Roehling, and Bill Shirk are the others.

New cars are no longer the only way to get a taste of SiriusXM Radio. Used-car buyers all over the country are getting a chance to test drive the radio service. And, SiriusXM just announced another big deal.

Michael Pettiette gets the promotion to VP and D.O.S. He moves up from Regional Director of Digital Sales for the six-station cluster. He'll now lead the CBS Radio Houston teams responsible for both digital and over-the-air revenue for the entire cluster.

The newest radio station in Southwest Florida from the Beasley Media Group is called "Playa 98.1" and will be heard on WRXK-HD2. The format is a mix of Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata, and will feature music by Marc Anthony, Juan Luis Guerra, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Luis Enrique, and other Latin artists. The station kicked off with 10,000 songs in a row.

That's what Wayne Bradley told The American Mirror in Detroit and posted to his Facebook page. Bradley posted, "I was put on hiatus at 910AM Superstation the weekend Donald Trump came to Detroit. I have not been allowed back on the air since." He then urges his fans to contact station owner Kevin Adell. We were unable to reach anyone at the radio station last night to get a comment.