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MRC Grants New PPM Markets, Pulls San Fran

• Nielsen just announced it has been granted accreditation by the Media Rating Council (MRC) for five additional PPM Audio

• Two years ago this month, iHeartMedia flipped KISQ/San Francisco from Rhythmic Oldies 98.1 Kiss FM to Soft AC as 98.1 The Breeze.

• It’s Monday, you OD’d on Easter candy and you are back to work. Look on the bright side —

Westwood One announced an exclusive podcast partnership with activist, attorney and former Congressman Bakari Sellers — ViewPoint with Bakari Sellers

On Monday, July 10, at precisely 4:29pm CT, more than 40 Chicago radio stations spanning all formats will jointly demonstrate

Nielsen has renewed its Nielsen Audio agreement with CBS Radio, continuing to provide measurement services to CBS Radio’s 117 stations

TagStation LLC and Nielsen have reached an agreement to evaluate TagStation’s NextRadio data. The NextRadio app delivers over-the-air FM broadcasts

The industry has been closely monitoring the potentially explosive ratings situation in Tampa, where, in a story first covered (or

Industry observers (and programmers in PPM markets) continue to buzz after yesterday’s surprising revelation that, for the first time ever,

Fifty four percent of women who listen to music at work get that music via radio. That’s one of the