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In this special InFOCUS Podcast, we offer audio highlights from the company's late afternoon earnings call on February 23, which features CEO Mary Berner, CFO Frank López-Balboa, and questions from key Wall Street analysts who cover Cumulus Media. LISTEN HERE

Back on Feb. 13, Pandora Media shares were trading at $13.58. Since then, the company has struggled to grow at the same levels it did just five years ago. On Friday, on heavier than average volume, "P" plunged by more than 4% to come very close to its all-time low of $4.57. That low was achieved on Nov. 6.

There's been much chatter about where the presentation of the 2022 NAB Marconi Radio Awards will be, now that the Radio Show has been abandoned, with sessions integrated into the annual NAB Show schedule. The honors won't be in Las Vegas in late April. Rather, they will be held on a Wednesday evening in mid-October as part of NAB Show New York.

For all of the chatter and excitement over ATSC 3.0 and "over the top" choices for consumers, and all of the attention Norway is getting for its year-long silencing of the majority of its FM stations, there's still a demand for FM broadcast transmitters. But, how hot — or cold — is the marketplace? A newly released market research report says there's definitely growth on a global level, and the Americas are driving it.

Until now, it has been known mainly as a service of Securenet Systems, and as a full-service content streaming provider for radio stations, broadcasters, and podcasters. Now, Cirrus Streaming has launched its latest native streaming app for Radio.

"There is only one problem with radio today. One. So, let’s solve it." What exactly is that problem? Media Information Bureau contributor Kelly Orchard, M.A. LMFT thinks she has the answer. It's all about people, as she writes in this exclusive column, "Trouble, Turmoil and Transition: Radio Needs An Attitude Adjustment NOW!" It's written by a second-generation broadcaster who nearly died of heart failure. It's a tale of how you, and others, can be prevented from succumbing to fear.

If you've flown into Fort Lauderdale's international airport, you've likely seen the newest addition to the ever-growing South Florida skyline — the Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Who knew that it would be the venue of choice in 2022 for the 18th annual Small & Microcap Investor Conference scheduled to begin Tuesday?

Some 30 days after it went dark, a directional two-pattern 5kw AM with a rich history in Pittsburgh is ready to be brought back to life. Handling the resuscitation efforts is the owner of a multicultural Class D daytimer with an FM translator covering the city's eastern suburbs. Thus, the "new" KQV may be hard to understand for some Three Rivers residents.

The expanded agreement will also make Audacy the exclusive third-party ad sales representation of FOX News Audio’s streaming inventory on the audio network’s digital properties. An announcement came on Day Three of the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

A Report and Order that could make your lives easier will no longer be up for debate and discussion at Thursday's February Open Meeting of the FCC's Commissioners. That's because there is nothing left to debate — all five Commission leaders no longer believe it is necessary for broadcast TV and radio stations to maintain paper copies of FCC rules.

Until today, the American Militia Association's key fight was to protect the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, through schools and efforts designed to promote and enhance the welfare of communities in Somerset County, Pa. Now, the non-profit group has a new battle it's waging. It wants the FCC to prevent Roger Wahl from keeping his FM radio station.

Digital audio and podcast services firm Triton Digital has just gotten a little cozier with Naples, Fla.-based Beasley Media Group. The radio industry pure-play has just renewed, and expanded, its relationship with Triton to handle the delivery, measurement, and monetization of their streaming audio and podcast content.

Starting July 25, one of the nation's biggest NPR Member stations will have a new leader for its notable newsgathering operations — a role that includes its PBS television sibling and its digital media properties. Furthermore, she'll be taking the lead on civic engagement efforts throughout the Delaware Valley.

To the west of the Wisconsin cities of Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, adjacent to Ripon, is the town of Berlin. It's the city of license for a Class A branded as "The Valley's #1 Hit Music Station!" — and it is ready to become the newest member of the Woodward Communications family.

The Radio Music License Committee on Wednesday filed a petition for the determination of reasonable license fees against two of the biggest AM and FM royalty payment recipients in a consolidated proceeding before a single judge in a New York Federal District Court. ASCAP and BMI are hardly pleased by RMLC's action.