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After an ugly breakup with the old Cumulus regime, the Paul Finebaum Show launched on ESPN Radio August 12, 2013. Beginning August 12 of this year, ESPN Radio will syndicate the show, making it available to radio stations all over the country.

As many recent studies have indicated, podcast listening is on the rise. However, according to new research from Bridge Ratings President Dave Van Dyke, advertisers, even though they are spending more money on podcasts, want to see better measurement.

Dave Numme will program KVRQ for Hubbard in Seattle. The station flipped its Modern Music format to Rock back in March and launched with 12,000 songs in a row.

Of course the Home Depot was radio's number one advertiser, according to the latest Media Monitors chart. The home improvement big box aired over 62,000 commercials on radio stations all across the country. Macy's moved up from 15th to 2nd, airing 34,624 commercials. Rounding out the top five were GEICO with 34,525 spots, the United States Department of Transportation with 32,992, and Lowe's moving into the top five from 11th with 30,635.

SportsRadio 610 has shuffled around its on-air lineup. That includes adding former NFLer Dante Hall (pictured in the middle) joining the station to team up with John Lopez and Cody Stoots in the midday slot. Mad Radio, featuring Seth Payne and Mike Meltser, which was in the midday slot, will now be on during morning drive. Here's a look at the new lineup for KILT-AM - Sports Radio 610...

FOX Sports 980 in Albany, NY, is also shuffling around its sports talk lineup. The Tred Show with local host Tred Hulse (pictured), slides into afternoon drive, pushing the Jay Mohr Show into the 6 to 9 slot. After previously being delayed an hour, the Dan Patrick Show will now broadcast live from 9 a.m. to Noon, and Colin Cowherd is added to the station from Noon to 3.

The Alpha Media cluster in Salina, KS, sprang into action and quickly organized a donation drive for local residents when their homes were damaged or destroyed from a tornado that came through the area last week.

The deadline is approaching for anyone interested in applying for a scholarships for this year’s “Rising Through The Ranks” seminar, which will take place August 24-25 at BMI's Nashville offices. The seminar is presented by the RAB and BMI.

Seventeen-year NBA vet Jason “The Jet” Terry has landed his on weekly show on SiriusXM’s 24/7 NBA Channel. The former Houston Rockets star gets his start Wednesday, June 1, in the 7-8 p.m. slot, just in time for the NBA finals.