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Raleigh station "99.9 The Fan" will continue its “Fan Town Hall” series with the topic “Do today’s African-American athletes bear any responsibility to commenting on today’s social issues?” The event is tonight at 7 p.m. and will include a panel of sports luminaries.

With the college football season just around the corner, the satellite radio company has entered into a new five-year broadcasting agreement with Learfield and IMG, for both streaming and satellite radio rights. The result for fans? A greatly expanded number of college games available to subscribers.

It's a promotion and an new hire in Boston at WRKO-AM and WAAF-FM. Current WRKO-AM Sales Manager Alison Harris (pictured) has been named to the same position at WAAF-FM. Denise DiLuca, VP of Sales for iHeart Media in Providence, will replace Harris at WRKO.

MediaPost has the details from London-based advertising researcher Warc, which is predicting the 2017 U.S. advertising market to grow at its fastest pace in six years. Warc is upgrading its earlier forecast for growth from 4.9% to 6%. The company says radio will decline 2.8%

Even though Charles Osgood announced he was retiring from his Sunday Morning TV program after 22 years, he will continue to be heard on the radio. The Osgood File continues as always, four times a day, five days a week, on news, talk, and information stations nationwide.

(By John Garziglia) Every four years, the FCC is required by law to review its ownership rules and determine whether the limitations are “necessary in the public interest as a result of competition” and to “repeal or modify any…no longer in the public interest.” The FCC finally released the results of its 2010 and 2014 Quadrennial Reviews in a 100-plus page opus titled “Second Report and Order.” Warning: there are few rule changes.

(By Bob McCurdy) What’s the most effective way to schedule campaigns that limit commercial decay while maintaining consistent exposure and share-of-voice? Airing the messaging across as many dayparts and days as possible.

(By Jeff McHugh) Bloomburg Businessweek recently reported on how television stations are adding more hours of local news coverage to their daily schedule.The problem for TV is how to fill that airtime. Here's where you can jump in front of the camera, steal the spotlight, and create some effective marketing buzz for your show.

Still more fallout in Philadelphia over a fake caller that 97.5 The Fanatic host Mike Missanelli says he was unaware was the made-up "Dwayne from Swedesboro."

Michael Saunders will serve as PD for 93.7 The Beat KQBT-FM in Houston as well as Urban Brand Coordinator for iHeartMedia’s National Programming Group.