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The Notes are collateralized by 636 broadcast tower sites across 47 states, the vast majority of which are tenanted by iHeartMedia and Cumulus Media, the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S.

General Motors’ vision and path to an all-electric future will serve as the focus of the opening keynote address at the all-digital CES 2021, now scheduled for January 11-14, 2021 in lieu of an in-person Las Vegas mega-convention the week before. Will Chairman/CEO Mary Barra discuss the connected car, the subject of an ARF session on Monday GM won't discuss?

The "P1 Listener," that industry term used to describe the person who listens most to a particular radio station or format, exhibits a largely problematic trait for radio broadcasting companies. There's a "hardware challenge," Edison Research Director of Research Laura Ivey says. Why that is a "challenge" in 2020 is the subject of a RBR+TVBR OBSERVATION.

Before ION Media there was Home Shopping Network (HSN) and PAX TV, the predecessor network of ION. Both entities are the direct results of efforts that began nearly 30 years ago by a man who also invested in radio stations across Florida — Lowell "Bud" Paxson.

In this InFOCUS Podcast presented by Dot.FM with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson, Gen Media Partners' Roger Rafson offers a preview as to what Hispanic Radio LIVE attendees can learn on how to attract political ads they may not be getting -- and more! LISTEN HERE

Salem is again selling a Miami station with the WKAT call letters. Only, it is a different facility from what Salem spun 10 months ago. And, it's a different WKAT from the one sold in 2019 -- the second incarnation of the South Florida AM.

CRISTA Media has entered into an asset purchase agreement to transition a Contemporary Christian FM in Texas' state capital to the market's KLOVE affiliate. We now know the value of the transaction, and why Educational Media Foundation is doing the deal.

American Public Media (APM)-administered Minnesota Public Radio has been the latest organization wrestling with sexual harassment and diversity and inclusion concerns. Those issues have now claimed APM's President and CEO of his job.

There's nothing like boosting investor confidence than a hefty purchase of the company's stock by a C-Suite chief. And, it seems a big purchase of Entercom Communications shares over the last few sessions by its President/CEO is exciting stockholders, as ETM was up 10% in midday trading from Tuesday's close. At the Closing Bell, a 2.6% gain had been registered.

We know Hispanics over-index with radio consumption, and programming is integral to drawing them to AM, FM and streaming audio. But, what’s the proper way to program a radio station targeting Hispanics in a pandemic world? The answers will come Thursday, October 8, but you will need to secure your seat today!

There’s been a silver lining for HD Radio across the COVID-19 pandemic: technology to disseminate important tips and virus protection techniques and additional content through digital multicasts. What that entailed is just one small part of a wide-ranging conversation with Xperi's Joe D’Angelo, the man leading HD Radio. LISTEN HERE

The event, spread across two consecutive days in late October, is poised to provide online attendees a look at issues that will affect media companies in the year ahead, even as COVID-19 continues disrupting everything.

Across two generations, KMPC-AM was a revered property owned by the late Gene Autry through his Golden West Communications. Today, it's the flagship property for ESPN Radio in Southern California. Soon, ABC will move ahead with a downgrade to the facility.

EXCLUSIVE: A radio personality and station owner in Southwestern Pennsylvania known locally as “The Commander” was to be sentenced today on felony rape charges. That didn't happen, because the man late last week filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Why? He's still willing to plead guilty, but without one key charge.

A new series from a major artists' rights group, the company behind HD Radio technology and one of the nation's top radio broadcasting companies, produced in partnership by Benztown, will put the spotlight on 100 years of "hit makers" in celebration of the first century of audio broadcasts.