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In 2016, the longtime GM of a group of Norfolk radio stations said no to the renewal of a contract with Nielsen Audio. A year later, he was sharing tips on "how to sell without the numbers." That GM is now gone -- as is the belief that Nielsen ratings can't help boost sales.

The inability to timely close on the now-abandoned sale of SBS's Mega TV to VOZ Media, resulting in a lawsuit against the Texas operation, negatively impacted SBS's ability to acquire KROI-FM in Houston from Urban One. Here's the good news: Revised terms will give SBS an easier path to completing the deal.

Thanks to a history of religious tolerance and photo-friendly churches, Charleston, S.C., earned the nickname "The Holy City." Serving this reverent radio market is a Class A that until now has aired a Gospel format targeting African Americans. This station is finally heading to a new owner.

As iHeartMedia sees it, he's "best known for his charismatic presence and distinctive voice." For a generation of teens, he was known for his part on the ABC Friday night musical sitcom that aired at 8:30pm following The Brady Bunch. Now, "the luckiest guy in entertainment" has announced his retirement — effective Friday.

There's a corner of South Dakota where a Class B AM founded by Harry and Eli Daniels has proved to be the prototypical local voice of the Northern Black Hills, with plenty of local high school sports and "Solid Gold Hits." Now, the current owner of this station has agreed to sell it.

The owner of a collection of radio stations serving the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania has died, with his widow becoming the executor of his estate — and the controlling interest holder in his broadcast properties.

As streaming music services continue their ascendance, attracting increasing levels of consumer spend, and the automotive industry explores the car connectivity road map, traditional broadcast radio is coming under serious threat. That’s according to a new automotive audio report from Futuresource Consulting.

A broadcasting operation headquartered in Charlotte focused on Christian talk and teaching programming and five secular radio station owners each face an audit of three years of statements submitted to SoundExchange concerning royalty payments they made pursuant two statutory licenses.

Emmis Communications on Wednesday morning formally closed on the sale of its assets in Austin radio stations to Sinclair Telecable. As such, the cluster's SVP/Operations has a new role and is staying on with Emmis by taking a C-Suite position, while staying in Texas' state capital.

According to the government-supported BBC, "new, distinctive digital music stations" that will serve as "extensions" of BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 3 are in the works. That has commercial radio operators up in arms, as they say this is direct competition and not additive to the UK radio scene.

In 1996, he pocketed millions by selling a pioneering Smooth Jazz FM in "America's Finest City" to Jefferson-Pilot Communications. Now, he's being remembered for his time as a radio station owner, following his death on Friday at age 68. Bruce Walton's passing comes amid sale rumors at two other San Diego radio stations.

In 2004, state broadcaster associations filed a petition seeking reconsideration of a Report and Order and Fourth NPRM regarding EEO data collection by the Commission. On February 7, 2024, the FCC decided to act on that petition, granting it in part while also deferring in part.

What distinguishes the Forecast group head session from other conference panel sessions is the audience: key investors or analysts. That’s why this session is always off the record. You won’t know what’s been said or who has said it unless you are at Forecast on November 20 in New York.

Ahead of the 2024 Oscars, a major video streamer took advantage of radio's audience reach. NBCUniversal's Peacock, the streaming home of Best Picture winner Oppenheimer and nominee The Holdovers, leaped onto Media Monitors' list of radio's top national advertisers.

Speaking of the humble roots of her father, Caroline Beasley received a standing ovation from attendees of Radio's Financial Summit, Forecast 2020⁦, on Wednesday while accepting the Lifetime Leadership Award on behalf of Beasley Broadcast Group founder George Beasley.