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On Monday June 13, the FCC will host a demo of the expanded Online Public Inspection File, which replaces the current broadcast public inspection file process. The FCC will exhibit the interface to be used by radio and TV to file documents in the online public file database. The demo will detail the design, layout, and content of the site, how to upload files, and the new application interface. Get more details HERE.

He was a radio legend in West Virginia. Lacy Neff, the former longtime air personality and PD for WVAQ-FM in Morgantown, has died at a Boston hospital. Neff had been in the hospital since November 2013 after being diagnosed with amyloidosis, a rare disease that builds up abnormal proteins in vital organs. The proteins were attacking his heart.

An 8-foot fiberglass shark hangs from a crane near iHeartMedia's WDVE building. The Pittsburgh rock station is showing its support for the Pittsburgh Penguins who are in the Stanley Cup finals. The shark, hanging from its neck, includes a sign that reads: "Let’s Go Pens, Kill The Sharks.”

It's a four-year extension to air the university’s football games on FOX Sports 910 in Richmond. The agreement will also bring the university’s football and men’s basketball coverage to 96.1 The Planet, Richmond’s Classic Rock station, marking the first time the games will simulcast on FM broadcast radio.

The Boston Globe has the details about the passing of former longtime WBCN DJ Mark Parenteau at the age of 66.

Paul “Coyote” Neumann is back after a three-year break to take over Afternoon Drive on Blue Sky Broadcasting’s KICR/Spokane, WA. Tuesday, June 7, marks his return to the mic.

Adams Radio Group -- which has stations in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Suburban Chicago / Northwest Indiana, Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Salisbury – Ocean City, Maryland – has promoted Scott Smith to VP of Programming. Smith has been with Adams since it acquired stations in Northwest Indiana.

Veteran Indianapolis radio host Laura Steele has joined Classic Hits station 104.5 WJJK as host, nights. Steele was formerly on-air at WFBQ, where she was midday personality for the last 15 years.

Three times proves it for WRIF-FM Detroit’s morning personalities Dave and Chuck the Freak. For the third consecutive year, the pair have been named “Detroit’s Best Radio Program” by Hour Detroit magazine. The morning show will be featured in the publication’s June issue, which also includes the results of its annual readers’ survey.

In its spring "Local Advertising Forecast" update for 2016 BIA/Kelsey is forecasting consistent growth in local ad revenue over the next four years, which the company says will hit a total of $172.2 billion by 2020. Growth will be driven by big increases in mobile and social advertising, strong political advertising and an improving economy. So how does radio stack up against the other media? Let's find out.