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Audio network TuneIn is partnering with Red Bull Music Academy to bring its newly relaunched streaming platform, RBMA Radio, to TuneIn’s millions of monthly active users. Beginning Thursday, TuneIn users in the U.S. and Canada have access to RBMA Radio, a 24/7 station with programming from six continents.

The New York Post’s Michael Riedel is renowned for his theater column, but now he’ll have his own place on the airwaves. On the Town with Michael Riedel, will air each Saturday, 9-10 a.m. on NYC-based AM970 The Answer.

WUSN in Chicago has filled the morning slot vacated by Ramblin’ Ray Stevens (who left for WLS-AM) and Lisa Dent (who was fired). Stylz & Roman (pictured) will take over mornings as of September 6. For the past 12 years the duo has been on CBS Radio’s B96 in Chicago.

Listeners of Greater Media's WMMR in Philadelphia can now find the station's new mobile app in the Apple CarPlay ecosystem.

As a result of the RAB's recent announcement that it would no longer release revenue numbers for radio, Radio Ink has learned that, starting with the third quarter, BIA/Kelsey will start releasing a "quarterly assessment" of the industry.

In the weeks that followed the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured 264, Glenn Beck said on his show that Saudi Arabian student Abdulrahman Alharbi was the money man for the plot. Police interviewed Alharbi, who was injured in the bombing, and cleared him. Alharbi is sueing beck for defamation.

According to Leftlane, Ford has created new technology that will improve the FM radio signal and will debut it in 2017 Escape and Fusion vehicles. It's called dual radio reception.

In September, CSN Mid-Atlantic will start simulcasting The Sports Junkies morning show which airs on CBS' 106.7 The Fan in Washington D.C. The Junkies have been together for 20 years and this is the first TV simulcast for the program. READ MORE HERE.

It's a multi-year extension between Cumulus-owned Westwood One and Brooks, no other details were given. Brooks has been hosting the syndicated program American Country Countdown for ten years now.

Kellogg becomes the new Operations Manager for Cumulus' five-station cluster in Fort Walton Beach (WKSM-FM (Rock), WNCV-FM (AC), WYZB-FM (Country), WZNS-FM (Top 40), and WFTW-AM (News/Talk). He'll also program WNCV and WFTW and co-host mornings on WNCV with Lisa Captain.