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The former spokesperson for Greater Media has taken a similar role with the former radio broadcasting company's acquisition partner, Beasley Broadcast Group.

Since a $6 early March finish, Audacy shares are down 41% in value. The latest dip comes on reports that its Top 40, or Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR), stations, on Thursday saw a culling of its air personality roster.

Creative featuring "fresh, top-of-mind execution" is what led The Richards Group to earn the $50,000 Best of Show award at the 2017 Radio Mercury Awards, held Thursday night at Stage 48 in midtown Manhattan.

A pandemic protection plan has paid off for Townsquare Media, fueling the company's return to 2019 levels with a greater quest of exceeding them. But, is Q3 falling short of the performance seen two years ago — setting up a difficult narrative for Townsquare's peers?

The CEO of Beasley Media Group has received the full support of the NAB Joint Board of Directors and has been unanimously elected to serve as NAB joint board chair.

Earlier this month, the SXM-8 satellite completed in-orbit testing and was handed over to SiriusXM. It's the ninth high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar Technologies for SiriusXM. A 11th one is on the way.

Not exactly the type to let the grass grow under his feet, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is hitting the road again, and he’ll really be clocking up the miles on a Mid-Atlantic swing. He’ll start in Wardensville, West Virginia, on Monday and end in Crownsville, Maryland, on Wednesday. His primary goal? Working towards closing the country’s digital divide.

Expanding the range of smart home devices through which radio broadcasters can engage their audiences, streaming and podcast product provider StreamGuys is now offering custom development of Google Actions.

As of July 14, the FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force calculated the aggregate amount of the estimated costs of reimbursement-eligible TV stations and MVPDs faced with new post-incentive auction channel assignments. Their estimate: $2.12 billion. The amount Congress allocated? That's $1.75 billion, and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly is convinced more funds are needed—in particular to assist FM stations impacted by the repack.

Twenty months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the automobile industry's agenda appears to be completely upside down. Chip shortages have wreaked havoc on many an automotive brand, including Hyundai. What's a broadcast ad sales leader to do? Jason Stein, CEO at Flat Six Media, shared his thoughts at the TVB Forward Conference.

The E.W. Scripps Co. on Aug. 2 agreed to purchase the Katz multicast TV networks Bounce, Grit, Escape and Laff for $302 million. Scripps was already a 5% owner in a portion of the business, so its net purchase price is $292 million. That requires some help, and Scripps is going to start asking for it.

Pivotal Research Group analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak suggests investors consider acquiring Liberty Sirius XM Group Series A shares as a more favorable choice over Sirius XM stock. Why? A new research report explains his thought process.

On Aug. 17, Alan B. Miller and Gary B. Stone notified Spanish Broadcasting System of their resignation as members of the Miami-based multimedia company's Board of Directors. SBS and the Board thanked Miller and Stone for their three years of service. But, why exit now? Miller offered a blunt one-sentence reason via e-mail to several board members. Stone didn't give a reason, so we contacted him.

Chicago radio personalities Leon Rogers and "DJ Sundance," both of whom work at iHeartMedia stations targeting African American consumers, are trying to clear their names after their Facebook pages were taken over by imposters, who then asked the air talent's fans to invest in business deals that were phony. How can this be prevented?

Radio has long been “king of the dashboard.” But that’s been changing for some time with the evolution of streaming services and new technology. So it’s noteworthy that carmaker Audi is going in big for hybrid radio.