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HRN Media Network, a Gen Media Partners company, is participating in the Radio Cares: Feeding America Emergency Radiothon campaign. It's doing so by contributing inventory that reaches 94% of U.S. Hispanic households across 220 radio stations.

In the words of BMI, "Despite years of negotiations, SiriusXM is attempting to lower its payments to BMI songwriters, composers and publishers, ignoring BMI’s preeminent market share, changes in the marketplace, SiriusXM’s product evolution towards a digital service, and the company’s strong revenue growth."

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic pain to many a broadcast media company. In the case of African American-focused media entity Urban One, it now includes a notice from Nasdaq that its Class D common stock is not in compliance with its listing rule.

For years, unlicensed FM radio broadcasters have plagued the New York metropolitan area and communities across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Now, the FCC is fining three alleged buccaneers whose pirate radio broadcasts have largely focused on underserved multicultural communities while proposing fines for Gotham-area illegal FM operators.

Don't look now, but Entercom Communications may very well be on Wall Street's express lane to stock value restoration, as the audio media company's stock on Thursday surpassed the $2 mark for the first time since St. Patrick's Day. It's a highly positive feat for ETM, which was at 95 cents on May 13.

Take one look at what brand is the most active at national radio by play count, and there's an obvious leader for the week ending October 13. And, the big win comes even as the auto insurance specialist category begins to heat up once again.

In January, the Commission upheld a Media Bureau decision to cancel the license of an AM radio station in Meridian, Miss., on the grounds that the disclosure to the Commission of the death of the station's sole owner was botched. A month later, two individuals now overseeing the operation filed a Petition for Reconsideration. On Monday, the FCC responded: Nope.

The publicly traded company that controls Estrella Media's radio and TV properties and is the owner of WQHT "Hot 97" and WBLS in New York has a new Chief Operating Officer as Albert Rodriguez has assumed interim Chief Executive Officer duties, a SEC filing reveals.

New data from the Edison Research Share of Earstudy, conducted during the period of COVID-19 disruptions, shows that people in the U.S. age 13 and older began listening to audio a full 75 minutes later on average, as compared to before the disruptions.

Pending regulatory approval, two Kentucky FMs, an AM and two FM translators will become part of a collection of Bluegrass State radio properties tied to the CEO of QUU Inc. who is also the former NAB Joint Board Chairman and EVP for Industry Affairs and Strategic Planning. Cantrell's group is getting something in return.

"There are massive unanswered questions about the direction that the COVOD-19 pandemic will take and how it will impact the underlying economics of the U.S. and the industries we cover," warns Wall Street analyst Michael Nathanson. That's a likely explanation for his latest report on the state of U.S. media and internet companies: It's as clear as mud.

A new Chief Operating Officer is coming to Sirius XM, which also shared that it expects its revenue to decline in 2025, as it admitted an effort to lure younger subscribers by heavily promoting its app has been less than successful. Shareholders expressed their displeasure by triggering a sharp sell-off in Sirius XM stock.

Cochise Media Licenses has been a seller in recent years -- following the approval of a pair of FCC Consent Decrees in May 2017 that resolved "issues related to a chronic failure to serve the public interest.” Now, Tucker is selling a pair of FM with a transmitter atop Porter Mountain, roughly 125 miles to the northeast of the greater Phoenix area.

Two of three stations licensed to a company owned by author Stephen King are believed to be silent, as he noted in early December that financial losses and his advanced age prompted him to conclude operations at the end of 2024. A buyer was found for his Rock station in Brewer, Me., however. Now, an FCC filing offers new details regarding WKIT's future.

For years, Radio has bemoaned that it is not getting proper credit for consumption via headphones tied to streaming audio. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic battering radio ad revenue and Cume levels collapsing at the height of the pandemic's shelter-at-home restriction period, Nielsen Audio is making a change. It's also addressing "Outliers."