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The long-awaited rates from the three-person Copyright Royalty Board finally arrived late Wednesday night. In 2016, commercial webcasters will pay 22 cents per performance for any subscription services (such as Pandora One which is $5.00 per month). That's down from 25 cents per spin. Commercial non-subscription services will pay 17 cents per performance. That's up from 14 cents for Pandora and down from 25 cents for radio.

Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski (pictured) has signed an on-demand audio partnership with DGital Media to produce, distribute and monetize a weekly podcast called “The Vertical Podcast with Woj.

Jim Bohannon has been the sole host of America in the Morning since its first broadcast in 1984

The new host of America in The Morning has worked nearly every job in radio, including on-air host, newscaster, sales manager, and program director.

This announcement comes from Cox Media Group. The company says DGital Media will now distribute and market the Herman Cain Radio Show.

He's been around since the radio industry started touting HD radio. With the purchase of iBuiquity by DTS in September for $172 million, Bob Struble is transitioning out of the company.

He's had an interim in front of his title since John Dickey left the company.

Former President and COO of Clear Channel Outdoor North America Suzanne Grimes is the new President at Westwood One. Under the Dickey regime, Steve Shaw and Charles Stinehauer were running Westwood.

It's all come down to this. Every side has had its say, and on Wednesday, three Copyright Royalty Judges will decide what companies will pay to stream music for the next five years.