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That's a question financial blog Simply Wall St. sought the answer to. What's its conclusion? Stronger cash flows will likely feed into a higher share value, thus making it a strong investment opportunity.

In recent years, WEGO-AM has enjoyed the use of an FM translator to help bring "Memories" to cities such as Kannapolis and Concord, N.C. As of today, that FM "revitalization" tool is now in the hands of the second-largest licensee of FM radio stations in the U.S.

As RBR+TVBR first reported, Midwest Communications President/CEO Duey E. ‘Duke‘ Wright Jr. died on Thursday at the age of 83. It is now known that a funeral service honoring Wright will be held on Thursday, Dec. 29.

With autonomous vehicles in the public consciousness, expansion of HD Radio and the evolution of the user interface in the cars is one topic of conversation Joe D'Angelo, the Sr. Vice President of Broadcast and Digital Audio at Xperi Corp., shares with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.  LISTEN HERE

With severe winter weather and bitterly cold temperatures invading the Southern U.S. and Texas, COVID-19 prevention remains vitally important in locales across the U.S. As such, commercials tied to the novel coronavirus dominate the Spot Ten Radio report from Media Monitors.

The addition of a seventh board member at Townsquare Media is to take place on Jan. 1, 2023. Who is the new board member for the "local first" digital services company that owns radio stations in mid-sized and small U.S. markets?

With the release on Thursday afternoon of a Public Notice, the Media Bureau of the FCC formally commenced the 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules. Accordingly, the Bureau seeks comment, by law, on whether the media ownership rules presently in place remain “necessary in the public interest as the result of competition.”

With a historic winter weather system predicted to wreak havoc on holiday travel through the end of Friday night, many travelers are preparing for the worst when it comes to hiccups and headaches. On Wall Street, turmoil of its own was seen as investors scurried from the Nasdaq and NYSE.

In June 2022, Audio Division Chief Al Shuldiner rescinded the grant for an FM translator built outside the parameters of what the licensee was authorized to do. That’s a big no-no under FCC rules, yet the licensee requested that reconsideration of the Media Bureau decision be given. Shuldiner said no.

Twenty-nine months ago, "the only radio network covering the South Asian population" acquired its first property east of the Mississippi River. Now, a change is in the air, one that will bring new "Light" to the AM, putting an end to Radio Punjabi on that facility.

With just 50 watts, Central Coast Public Radio has attempted to serve Santa Barbara, Calif., with its unique blend of Americana music in morning drive, along with NPR spoken word programming. But, its same-signal status with the main NPR station serving San Diego has been regularly problematic. Now, SLO-focused Central Coast Public Radio is giving up the fight.

In January 2020, Bob Elliot engineered a deal that sent a 6kw Class A FM serving such Mitten State communities as Jonesville and Hillsdale, Mich., to a company headed by Bill Sours. Now, Sours is making a small profit on his investment.

Add a community college in Western New York to the list of colleges that will soon shed its 880-watt Class A facility — to a religious institution expanding again.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Skyview Networks President/CEO Steve Jones speaks with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson about the hot topics for Radio at CES 2023, and how one can snag an invite to that special radio industry reception at this year's conference and expo. LISTEN HERE

The Jamestown, Rhode Island-headquartered company devoted to determine what people are listening to while on the road in a vehicle has expanded its patent portfolio, adding a sixth to its collection. This patent is for a product focused on in-vehicle media content monitoring and report generation.