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The employee worked for Saga Communications in Des Moines, and was most closely associated with its KAZR "Lazer 103.3" Rock station and Hot Adult Contemporary leader KSTZ "Star 102.5." There were claims of sexual harassment. But, they weren't addressed, she asserts. Rather, this individual claims in a lawsuit, she was dismissed after speaking up.

The CEO of independent media planning and buying agency Mediastruction joins Adam R Jacobson on this latest podcast, presented by dot.FM. Mediastruction is in the process of a multi-market radio buy and is seeing some very sudden year-over-year changes. She shares her thoughts. LISTEN HERE

A Class B AM at 540 kHz with a signal pattern stretching from Green Bay, Wisc., to Chicago's northern suburbs has just been sold by the Craig Karmazin-led Good Karma Brands. Who's the buyer of this Milwaukee-focused facility and its associated FM translator, which for months has a home of "Liberal Talk"?

World-class audio entries created by storytellers from 24 countries were judged online by the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards Grand Jury. Shortlisted entries include audiobooks, dramas, documentaries, breaking news coverage, entertainment, and music specials from Radio, networks, production companies and independent producers.

From 1980 through the 1990s, Mason and Sheehan attracted scores of listeners from Saugerties to Saratoga Springs on WPYX-FM "PYX106" in Albany, and later on now-defunct WXCR-FM 102.3. Now, Capitaland is mourning the loss of Bob Mason, who has died at the age of 72.

Mike Shields, the General Manager for Salem Media Group's broadcast radio stations serving the San Francisco Bay Area, plans to retire in June. What's the succession plan for the company led by Dave Santrella?

Two promotions in the country format leadership team have transpired at Audacy Inc., resulting in the appointment of a RVP and the naming of a Regional Brand Manager.

The "Sage from South Central" has uttered his final words on the Salem Radio Network, and will no longer be heard in the 3-6pm Pacific time slot on any Salem Media Group radio property, or any affiliates his program was heard on. Could another run in a California gubernatorial race be in Larry Elder's future?

Straddling the border between Kansas and Oklahoma is a Class C2 FM operating with a donation-based Christian Rock format that also carries Kansas City Chiefs games. It mainly serves Alva, Okla., and it is now heading to a new owner, pending FCC approval.

For 8 years, she was associated with Univision Communications, and most recently served as the Local Sales Manager of its Philadelphia market assets. Before that, she served as the Local Sales Market Leader at Univision, for 2 1/2 years. Now, Lizette Alicea is returning to iHeartMedia.

For the first time in a while, new fully paid ad campaigns have supplanted some of the iHeartMedia house spots that have taken up much of Media Monitors' Spot Ten Radio for the week ending April 3, 2022.

Al Shuldiner, the Audio Division Chief for the FCC's Media Bureau, has given the green light to Boise State University to build a new noncommercial FM radio station in a town some 66 miles from Idaho's biggest city — presently served only by three low-power FM translators BSU operates.

From vocal criticism of its audience measurement by the VAB and NBCUniversal to a buyout offer from former dissident shareholder Elliott Management Corp., Nielsen has had its fair share of frustrations. On Thursday, Nielsen's path to future success was paved with the news that wearable PPMs are reliable and heading to panelists by the end of 2022.

With sponsors including McDonald's and, in recent months, Sprint, "La Raza" has proven to be a successful Spanish-language radio station targeting Hispanics of Mexican origin across the Wichita market. Now, the station's operators are selling the property; RBR+TVBR incorrectly stated it was a buyer in an initial version of this story.

Patrick Communications Managing Partner Greg Guy spoke with RBR+TVBR for an article appearing exclusively in the upcoming Spring 2022 print magazine focused on the transactions marketplace. Then came a flurry of notable deals — all this week. Guy shares his thoughts on these transactions in a new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE