Ladd was the inspiration for Tom Petty's "The Last DJ."
WYXR is just starting out -- but it's already making big strides in the famed Tennessee music town.
Rodríguez spent 25 years at the Hispanic media company.
Swift leads the year-end artist chart by raking in more than 2.8 billion plays on iHeartRadio's channels.
The coalition is calling for a reversal of a court ruling that found U.S. artists should get an equal share of public performance and broadcast royalties generated in the EU.
The app will be available Dec. 14, with some new channels and shows available now and others coming online in the next several months.
The company said it lost 96,000 self-pay subscribers in the quarter, but total subscribers held flat at 34 million as it prepares to unveil a new app.
The West Coast-based DJ was most recently host of the shows Deep Tracks and Classic Vinyl on SiriusXM.
The Breakfast Club host is facing accusations that he aided a New Jersey house-flipper who lost investors millions. He says those claims are false and defamatory.
The award recognizes those "who contributed with greatness to the radio industry and have since passed away.”
