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As 2020 came to a close, she expressed pride in the FCC’s consideration of modifying FM booster rules "that could potentially help minority-owned stations better serve their communities." Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) was referring to GeoBroadcast Solutions' ZoneCasting technology, presently under review and subject to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the FCC. Now, it appears Clarke has retracted that statement.

In November 2020, Frank Iorio Jr. shared that would be selling WJAS and FM translator W256DE at 99.1 MHz to St. Barnabas Broadcasting. At the time, Iorio indicated that this transaction would conclude 50 years in broadcasting. It turns out he's now had a change of heart about retirement.

In November 2021, a change in ownership for the parent company of a Georgia radio licensee appeared to transpire without any hiccups. Now, it appears that the future of the radio stations was placed in doubt with that deal. Why? The new licensee could not gain access to any station transmission equipment, leading it to silence the three radio properties under a STA.

Even as the delivery mechanism has evolved to mobile, smart speakers and connected car, TuneIn's Kevin Straley believes "it is still a magical experience when a listener connects with the voice coming out of the speakers." And, it is his view that this experience is made even stronger by the fact that Sports Radio "can bridge where we are now with where we used to be, physically and emotionally."

Ceril Shagrin is being remembered as a longtime consumer media research pioneer at both Nielsen and Univision Communications. The highly respected audience measurement patent holder has passed away at the age of 89.

The government of the Canadian province of Alberta has indicated that it will involve itself in a competition review of Rogers Communications' planned $20 billion CDN acquisition of Shaw Communications. What could this mean for a blockbuster merger that's already under federal scrutiny from Ottawa?

What's the biggest takeaway from reviewing the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report, which reflects the seven-day period leading into Independence Day? Brands that know Radio works for them continue to invest in Spot Radio, with familiar players seen once again among the biggest users of the medium.

In a keynote address delivered last week at the Hispanic Radio Conference attendees, NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt shared how the association will be working in Washington with a “non-siloed approach,” asking one question as it advocates on every single issue – What's the economic viability for radio and TV? That’s where we begin in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

The founder of trade newsletter Country Aircheck is seeking a new distributor for his weekly radio rundown of Country's most popular songs — just one of several cuts seen on Thursday at Cumulus Media's Westwood One national radio arm. Also out — former KLSX-FM programmer Jack Silver, who played a key role for NBC Sports Radio and Westwood One's Culver City, Calif., studios.

He has been employed by iHeartMedia for more than 15 years and most recently served as Program Director of Rocker WMMS-FM and Variety Hits WHLK "106.5 The Lake" in Cleveland. Soon, he'll be trading views of Lake Erie for the sands of the Palm Beaches.

On January 1, 1989, he rose from VP/Radio to President of Nationwide Communications, after nearly seven years in his previous leadership role. Some eight years later, he'd retire from broadcasting, as Nationwide agreed to a $620 million sale of its 17 stations to iHeartMedia predecessor Jacor Broadcasting. Now, radio industry leaders are paying tribute to Steve Berger, who has died at the age of 78.

It's an app that delivers upward of 425 SiriusXM channels. And it is now available to tens of millions of Comcast customers nationwide — a big content expansion effort for the nation's satellite radio service.

The results from Borrell Associates' Spring 2022 Local Advertiser Survey have been shared, and here's the big takeaway: the percentage of ad agencies buying broadcast TV and radio tops that of every other form of media. But, online and digital media are very close behind.

Some 17 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Crescent City's need for radio stations such as Audacy's News/Talk WWL-AM & FM hasn't waned. As such, Tuesday's opening of a new emergency broadcast studio, which will see FEMA participation, is a vital one for New Orleans.

With the partition between supporters and opponents fortifying across the U.S., a group of 10 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to the Chairwoman of the FCC expressing their support of GeoBroadcast Services' proposal that calls for the use of FM boosters for program origination.