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In mid-April, RBR+TVBR shared details of the sale of an FM to Vic Michael by Sunbury Broadcasting Corp. Now, Michael is spinning this FM to the CCM behemoth that owns more noncommercial radio stations than any other U.S. broadcast licensee.

The fate of three FMs licensed to Royce International Broadcasting is far from sealed, even though a U.S. District Court judge seemingly made it so. The stations were assigned to a receiver, Larry Patrick. He struck a deal with VCY America, which very much wants to take control of the trio. For Royce owner Ed Stolz, an appeal arrived after spending a day in jail.

Bonneville's stable of AMs and FMs will now have access to the Veritone Inc. Cognitive Media Platform

The National Football League franchise serving Northern Ohio has secured a multi-year agreement with two radio station ownership groups that the team says is "reaffirming the stations' continued role" as official flagship radio partners.

A 70-year old owner of a Pennsylvania radio station in November was placed on a three-year “restricted probation” for a series of criminal sexual acts at a sentencing hearing that could save him from a FCC license revocation hearing. This included wearing an electronic monitor for a four-month period. Now, he's back behind the mic in his longtime morning shift.

A sound effects library company has released an audio catalog of 230 sound effects recorded using an underwater microphone

Skyview Networks is promoting two executives in its Finance and Business Development/Communications divisions, citing their roles in shaping the company’s recent growth. The promotions are the latest several other leadership changes announced in the past week, as the company continues to realign its management structure.

In February 1998, Chuck Cotton took on the role of President/GM of what was then AMFM Inc.'s Oahu-based Hawaiian radio stations. Cotton is now gone from "Island 98.5" and iHeart's other Hawaii radio brands. Succeeding him is a new Market President, who takes the role April 9.

"We reaped the benefits of a diversified platform." That's the key assessment of how 2016 fared for Townsquare Media from its Chairman/CEO Steven Price, and a strong Q4 is a big reason why this owner of AM and FM stations in small- and medium-sized markets maintains an upbeat outlook for what lies ahead in 2017.

For nearly four decades, he's enjoyed a career in radio that has resulted in him becoming one of the most listened-to on-air personalities in Southern Nevada. Now, this longtime morning host has revealed that he will retire at the end of October, bringing the "Mike & Carla Morning Show" to its conclusion.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Jacobson catches up with the CEO of Pacific Media Group, gaining insight into whether or not COVID-19 curbed rapid growth for the company, which today includes local news-focused websites competing head-to-head with Oahu-based TV groups. LISTEN HERE

Changing the rules for automobile ads is a topic of interest for many radio industry C-Suite executives. With 12% of the population listening to radio likely to purchase a car, AM and FM stations are a necessary conduit for enticing automotive consumers. But, in terms of getting disclaimers to listeners, do they help the advertiser, consumer, or the radio station? We have FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly's take on the subject.

She has been in radio management for 42 years and today serves as General Manager of Lotus Communications' Tucson properties. At the end of 2025, she'll be retiring. Her successor and a new management team will be unveiled Monday.

More radio stations reported running local news in 2020, new research from the RTDNA finds. There's one twist to that data, however. An increase among AM stations was seen, offsetting a slight decrease among FMs -- even with NPR member stations experiencing a pandemic surge in consumption.

A cough and a coat may be what's needed to get through the spring flu season. If so, Walgreens and Macy's want to make sure you consider stopping in for a purchase — based on the jump in spots they placed on AM and FM stations across the U.S. last week,