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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is finally speaking out on the subject of protecting AM radio in EVs. Buttigieg was asked about how the Department of Transportation is responding to automakers removing the band by Washington Watch. He responded, but with little to offer on the matter.

With the 2023 NAB Show's meetings and panel discussions now concluded, broadcast media leaders gathered at the Wynn Las Vegas to salute six recipients of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Leadership Awards and celebrate this year's Excellence in Broadcasting Award and Chairman's Award honorees.

In one week, Beasley Broadcast Group will report its first quarter earnings for 2023. CEO Caroline Beasley and CFO Marie Tedesco at 11am next Wednesday will host an earnings call for analysts and shareholders to review the results, as they normally do. But, could this be a pivotal fiscal health check?

It is a small Southeast Georgia city closer to Jacksonville than Atlanta. And, it is home to a religious entity that had been the tentative selectee in NCE MX Group 63. A Petition to Deny was filed. Guess what? It was given an affirmative nod by the Audio Division of the FCC's Media Bureau, giving a victory to noted attorney Frank Montero.

It's a pre-market earnings call for iHeartMedia this time around, a change of pace from the post-market calls seen on a Thursday afternoon led by CEO Bob Pittman and CFO/COO Richard Bressler of late.

For $12.5 million, John Catsimatidis and his Red Apple Media completed its purchase of WABC-AM 770 in New York, a deal first announced in June 2019. Now, Catsimatidis is seeking to protect his investment from obsolescence by taking a front seat on the "Save AM Radio" bandwagon.

Participants in a study conducted by MAGNA’s Media Trials unit and Audacy state that the stronger the match between advertisement and content, the better the outcome for KPIs like brand favorability and purchase intent.

The first part of a new Pew Research Center study finds that about half of U.S. adults say they have listened to a podcast in the past year, including one-in-five who report listening to podcasts at least a few times a week.

In November 2020, Tavis Smiley agreed to acquire an AM radio station in Los Angeles and use it to provide spoken word programming superserving African Americans to the Southland. But, an asset purchase agreement never surfaced — until today.

Linear and digital inventory and revenue workflow management software provider WideOrbit has rolled out at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas its next-generation sales platform — one it says creates a scalable application for broadcast TV and radio, as well as cable and broadcast network sales teams.

It began life at 104.7 MHz and moved to 104.5 MHz in order to upgrade to 50kw. Now, it's set to shift back to 104.7 MHz while relocating from the Florida Treasure Coast city of Fort Pierce to a tower just north of downtown West Palm Beach. That upgrade led Midway Broadcasting to sell the longtime R&B FM.

It's a Classic Hits brand comprised of a Class A FM in Sanford, Me., a Class D AM in Exeter, N.H.; and a pair of FM translators in New Hampshire bringing "Seacoast Oldies" to listeners. Soon, they'll be in the hands of the second-largest FM station licensee in the U.S. And, there's a good chance "KLOVE" will be coming.

Nielsen Audio's February 2023 ratings show WBZ-FM with a commanding lead over the No. 2 Sports Talker, Audacy Corp.'s WEEI-FM. In nearby Providence, WEEI-FM is simulcast on WVEI-FM, WBZ-FM is also the Sports leader. Now, Audacy is closing its Rhode Island offices. 

Just in time for the NAB Show, where both companies will each have a booth in the West Hall, Nautel and Omnia are ready to show off a jointly produced processing platform offering a variety of options in implementation.

Bob Orban will be attending the NAB Show for the first time since 2019, and he'll be demoing AM processing and power savings live from Las Vegas on ESPN Radio 1050 in New York.