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This year, WGN Radio celebrates 90 years of growing up in Chicago. On June 1, 1924, the Chicago Tribune converted the operations that had formerly been WDAP to WGN, with the new call letters paying homage to the “World's Greatest Newspaper.” WGN quickly proved itself a pioneer in radio and went on to establish several broadcasting “firsts," such as the Memorial Day 500 (later known as the Indy 500), the Kentucky Derby, and the live courtroom proceedings of the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Cumulus Media has promoted John Gallagher to Regional Vice President

In response to the introduction of legislation 5/12 in the Senate to increase the rates that songwriters

The Youngstown, OH market’s new FM signed on 5/12 at 10 a.m. Urban AC ”Star 93.7 FM” (W232A) is

A judge on 5/2 ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said

Three attorneys of the law firm that successfully defended

On 5/12, Cumulus Media Atlanta’s WYAY-FM “All News 106.7” became “Newsradio 106.7,” the place for

Word has been received that Dave Diamond, one of rock radio’s earliest stars, died recently in Spearfish, South Dakota. Diamond was born

157 radio spots and campaigns have made it to the finals of the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards, which

CCME San Francisco announced longtime Market President, JD Freeman, will retire on 5/21. Freeman has been in the broadcasting industry for more than 43 years and with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment for the past 18 years. During his time with Clear Channel he has held leadership roles in the Phoenix, Dallas and Santa Barbara markets and served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Southwest Region.

On 5/7, we reported House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

The board of directors of NPR has selected Jarl Mohn to become its next president and chief executive officer

EMF Broadcasting (Educational Media Foundation) has agreed to purchase Classic Rock KURK-FM 92.9 Reno, NV from Wilks

Liberty Media's revenue increased $222 million to $1,011 million in Q1. Adjusted OIBDA increased by