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The New York Times is reporting that both Amazon and Pandora will introduce their new $5.00 per month streaming plans perhaps as early as this week

On Tuesday, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids will hold a press conference to announce a national campaign to address the opioid epidemic in the United States.

Cumulus executives have hinted that a reverse stock split was a possibility and now they are taking the steps to make an 8-for-1 reverse stock split happen. A shareholder meeting is being set up to vote on approving the reverse stock split and the SEC has been notified with this filing

(By Jeff McHugh) In about 10 days, I will be on a panel at the NAB/RAB Radio Show in Nashville that includes Pierre Bouvard of Cumulus, Carol Edwards of Nielsen, and Stacy Lynn Schulman of Katz Media Group. The panel is titled “Perception Vs. Reality,” and addresses how radio can get more respect and revenue from advertisers.

(By Bob McCurdy) Over the past several weeks, a couple of clients hit us with three firmly held and confidently stated opinions that reconfirmed that “projection bias” continues to play a major role in the media selection process. We were glad we were there to begin to address this.

Mike Marino, who was afternoon drive host from 2013 until early this year, returns to afternoons with a new three-year contract. Marino most recently produced The Jeff & Jenn Show with Jeff Dauler and Jenn Hobby during its launch.

The Columbia, SC, station can now add ESPN Radio to a new FM signal on 94.9FM. The move now brings ESPN Radio to the FM band in addition to the current signal on 1230AM WOIC. Alpha Media also announced Friday that it’s bolstering its college sports coverage with the addition of SEC analyst Paul Finebaum.

Announced Friday was the news that The Marco Show will launch on Channel 96.3, beginning September 12. Hosted by the energetic Marco Benitez, the program will air nightly 7 p.m.-midnight.

It's an ad sales rep deal for AdLarge. New Mommy Media is a network of audio podcasts designed for parents. Each 30-minute program features discussions with parents and experts on topics for parents about having kids and raising children.

(By Ronald Robinson) Any broadcaster, unwilling to agree the general condition of radio’s locally produced advertising creative is remorsefully inadequate, has not been, or refuses to, pay attention to their products – the spots. That commercials have the impact they often do is, to my mind, a startling representation of (mostly) one thing: The innate “power” of radio.