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After celebrating its 100th anniversary last year, Canadian AM CFTE is shuttering as part of sweeping cuts at Bell Media. The Vancouver station's closure is part of a larger restructuring that will see six stations across Canada shut down.

Amazon's live radio app Amp has announced the launch of a new weekday show called The Daily Drop. Hosted by multimedia personality Jason Lee, the show will air live on Amp every Monday through Friday starting June 26.

In the upcoming podcast series Stephenville by Texas Monthly, author Bryan Burrough investigates the 1987 murder case of Susan Woods in his hometown that remained unsolved for almost two decades. The first two episodes will premiere on June 20.

Audacy has announced the launch of The Set, a ten-part original series that explores the untold story of the largest police corruption scandal in the history of the NYPD and the subsequent investigation that exposed it.

Another celebrity has joined the ranks of iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network. Emmy-nominated comedian and actress Ellie Kemper debuted Born to Love with Ellie Kemper and Scott Eckert on Tuesday, June 13.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications unveiled the 2023 nominees for the Radio Hall of Fame on Wednesday morning. The selections were made by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee in collaboration with the radio industry and listeners.

Rainmaker Pathway's Loyd Ford has released a special episode of The Encouragers The Radio Rally podcast, "Chat GPT & The A.I. Century", focused on the next wave of artificial intelligence technologies in radio in conversation with Mike McVay and Fred Jacobs.

Broadcasters took the crusade to save AM directly to Capitol Hill yesterday in the first of two days dedicated to lobbying Congress. The day opened with "Radio's Road To The Future," focused on the importance of AM radio in the digital age.

In a historic first, BIA Advisory Services has released the debut Hispanic Radio Station Directory, providing a comprehensive guide to radio stations in the United States that serve the Hispanic population. The directory will be updated quarterly with analysis.

The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, US Black Chambers, and others have jointly endorsed the nomination of Anna Gomez, and the renominations of Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks to the Federal Communications Commission.