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What's it like to lead an AM spoken word radio station in an era where the removal of kHz-band receivers from automobiles is a hot topic? WKOK/Sunbury, Pa.'s Mark Lawrence shares his thoughts and more in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

It owns and operates 14 stations in the state including heritage Top 40 KJYO and Country KTST in Oklahoma City and KMOD in Tulsa. As of today, these AMs and FMs have a new leader, as iHeartMedia has appointed a new Area President for Oklahoma. And, he's leaving broadcast television for the radio leadership role.

It's gained a reputation as "the only competition exclusively devoted to radio and audio" and in 2022 celebrated its 30th anniversary. Now, the awards established in 1992 to encourage and reward the development of effective and creative radio commercials are accepting entries.

The owner of a Class A FM radio station offering Country music to a rural swath of Indiana south of Seymour and due north of Louisville, Ky., has died after suffering a stroke while in Mexico — and being unable to immediately return to the U.S. A GoFundMe page was established by his family to help pay for hospitalization and transport costs, as he did not have insurance.

With its parent company Corus Entertainment's share price on the TSX at historic lows after surpassing $25 CDN in February 2014, the company's radio division on Monday (1/9) officially transitioned its Classic Rock station in Calgary branded after its Toronto sibling to a simulcast of its long-successful 50kw Class B News/Talker serving Canada's fifth-biggest market.

John Legend performs at a VIP dinner party on January 5 hosted by iHeartMedia and MediaLink, in partnership with Delta Air Lines, at Intrigue at the Wynn in Las Vegas during CES 2023. A host of VIP attendees were present at the lavish affair.

The Media Bureau of the FCC has received a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by the Portland, Ore.-based owner of radio stations such as KINK and "HOT 102.9" in Dayton, Ohio, that would allow it to increase its foreign ownership stake to 100%. Should they? The answer is being put to the public.

He was most recently Head of Advertising Sales at Fuse Media. As of today, he's joined a team led by President of U.S. Advertising Sales and Marketing Donna Speciale at one of the largest Spanish-language media companies in the world.

Juice Reel, a data-driven sports bet tracking and analytics app that syncs with over 300 sportsbooks, is welcoming a former CBS Radio President/CEO and ex-VSIN Chairman as not only an investor but also as a strategic advisor, participating in all aspects of the company.

What are the trends for radio syndication in a world where podcasts attract listeners but may have plateaued as a money-generation platform? That's just one of the questions posed to longtime USRN EVP of Programming Andy Denemark in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

As of today, iHeartMedia's LMA with a station that had been simulcasting WONK-FM on Wednesday has shifted to Sports — with a VSiN partnership in place. WONK-FM is now gone.

On October 14, 2022, "The Eighties Channel" arrived on a 250-watt transmitter with a signal blanketing New Mexico's largest city, Albuquerque. Now, Don Davis is ensuring that the syndicated format courtesy of consultant K.M. Richards stays on the facility.  How so? His group is buying it, and shifting from a lease. Meanwhile, in Santa Fe, the same seller is ready to say goodbye to an FM translator in that municipality.

The 2023 Consumer Electronics Show is officially gearing up for the annual event's biggest days, and with the thousands of people expected to walk through the Las Vegas Convention Center over the next two days, iHeartMedia seeks to gain attention by launching a new series of voice assistant and automotive integrations for its iHeartRadio app and desktop streaming service.

From 1976 through 1989, Walter Ulloa held a variety of roles at what is today's TelevisaUnivision's West Coast flagship broadcast TV station. In 1996, he co-founded Entravision through a series of noteworthy deals. Today, that legacy is recalled, following Ulloa's untimely passing of a heart attack on the final day of 2022.

Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley believes attendance at CES is important for any broadcast media chief executive. She shares her thoughts on the new opportunities that await for Radio in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM and hosted by Radio + Television Business Report Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. LISTEN HERE