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From South x Southwest to Austin City Limits, the capital of the Lone Star State has cemented itself as one of North America's key music festival hubs. Now, KUT Radio wants a piece of the action.

MediaCo Holding Inc.'s two iconic New York radio brands, acquired from Emmis, are getting some more national exposure — thanks to their placement on digital multicast signals aligned with FMs in two California markets, and in two Texas locales.

An industry-wide settlement with music licensing organizations ASCAP and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) resulted in a $2.1 million bump in expenses from January 2022 through the end of the third quarter, directly impacting the P&L for Saga Communications in Q3 as the company led by Chris Forgy swung to a net loss.

The collaboration combines Amazon’s data signals across shopping, streaming, and browsing activity with iHeartMedia’s digital listener base. The result offers marketers the ability to extend omnichannel campaigns to streaming music and live radio audiences across connected devices.

More than 200 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have now added their names as co-sponsors to the non-binding resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty or other charge” on local radio stations.

The publicly traded radio station ownership group founded by the late George Beasley that bears his surname has elected to release its third quarter earnings results on Monday — and hold its earnings call in between those of Townsquare Media and iHeartMedia.

“We are proud to continue our 50-plus-year tradition as the radio home of Shocker sports,” said Tommy Castor, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Audacy in Wichita. “Our partnership with Wichita State Athletics reflects a deep commitment to the community and to connecting with generations of fans."

The company’s Advertising Technology & Services segment saw revenue jump by 104%, to $76.1 million. At the same time, the Media segment comprised largely of Hispanic-targeted broadcast radio and TV properties fell 26%, to $44.5 million. Entravision did not specify how much of the dollars went to radio or TV.

If Bloomberg News' sources are to be trusted, iHeartMedia is close to reaching an agreement that would see Netflix license video podcasts distributed by the nation's leading audio content creator and distributor. That sparked a buying frenzy for iHeartMedia shares, which have seen a sharp depreciation in value over the last five years.

Every day, you make decisions worth thousands to your organization. Today's the day you make a decision worth that for yourself and your business. While it might seem like a significant investment, here's what your Forecast 2026 investment actually buys you.

With a share price of roughly $641, Spotify is one of the "Big Tech" giants across the globe when it comes to audio content consumption. With a record-high $776 per-share price seen in late June, can the company return to that level after enjoying 69% year-over-year growth?

Some 12 months after Audacy Inc. placed all of its sports inventory into a single sales platform, the veteran sales executive who serves as Sr. VP of Sports Monetization at the company with majority control held by Soros Fund Management is retiring. 

The owner of the Global broadcast TV network and radio stations including Toronto's "Q107" and "The Edge" and Calgary's "QR" has moved forward with a "recapitalization transaction" that effectively concludes any involvement with the Shaw family — putting the fiscally challenged company in lenders' hands.

Until eight months ago, he served as the Chief Engineer for an FM radio station that today is the top-billing broadcast asset for publicly traded Townsquare Media. Now, he's fighting back with an age discrimination lawsuit being considered by a Mercer County, N.J. superior court.

FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty used her keynote address at the Media Institute’s Free Speech America Gala to outline how the agency can balance First Amendment protections with its oversight of modern communications, and why innovation is key to both free expression and public service.