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The voice of broadcast media Inside the Beltway has released an overview of what it considers to be the most important policy issues facing local television and radio stations during the 117th Congress.

What's the longest interview that's ever aired on a radio station in your community? It ain't got nothin' on what a pair of Carroll University students just accomplished at the student-run radio station where they serve as budding air personalities. Their stunt just landed them in the Guinness World Record book.

On Sunday, January 30, an owner of a 2016 Mazda hatchback was driving in Ballard, Wash., when his in-dash entertainment system suddenly went awry. For some strange reason, the HD Radio his vehicle was equipped with would only play the main NPR member station for the Seattle-Tacoma market. This driver wasn't the only to experience the exact same problem.

“The radio industry seems to have finally found its digital groove,” the RAB report, compiled by Borrell Associates and is sponsored by Marketron, notes. The 47-page analysis covers the activity of more than 3,000 radio stations.

Working age adults who report to a jobsite or office outside the home are highly essential for the continued success of broadcast radio. How so? They use radio more than two times as much as those who work from home, newly released data from NuVoodoo Media Services show.

BBC broadcasts include news and current affairs programming, including its flagship global daily program Newshour. In 2014, BBC and APM also introduced BBC Topline, a daily 90-second program recapping the world’s most important stories, curated for U.S. audiences.

While net revenue increased by 3.2%, a 66.8% decline in operating income was registered by the owner of radio stations and an Overwatch League eSports franchise. As such, Beasley Media Group net income declined by two cents per share from Q4 2020. Why? Unfair comps that require a look to two years ago are in order.

A settlement between the RMLC, a group representing several smaller and independently-owned radio stations, and the Irving Azoff-controlled Global Music Rights (GMR) has been reached.

He began his career at the storied WLIR, in Nassau County, N.Y. For the last 18 years, he's been the OM/PD of an Adult Alternative station in Annapolis, Md., owned by Steve Kingston. Now, Bob Waugh is ready to say farewell. But, he's not saying he's ready for retirement.

How many active advertisers are there at Spot Radio these days? Once one deletes iHeartRadio promotional spots and podcast teasers from the mix, the answer is, sadly, not that many. On the bright side, Macy's is back with a new effort.

It's a company "dedicated to providing Great Local Radio and is committed to being an active and integral part of the communities it serves." As of today, meeting that goal is now a bigger part of the role Jim Smith will play at the radio broadcasting company led by Mary Quass.

A Bauer Media brand with national coverage of the United Kingdom has unveiled the name — and, as such, the winner — of an all-digital radio station named after one of its listeners.  It concludes a unique promotion that began one month ago at Absolute Radio.

As of September 29, 2021, the second-largest investor in Townsquare Media reported having a 6.39% stake in the "local first" owner of radio stations in small and medium-sized markets. It has now revealed in a SEC filing that it has taken a bigger position in Townsquare.

Who knew signing the most successful podcaster in the world would become such a headache? In addition to reporting quarterly earnings on Wednesday that includes a weaker Q1 2022 forecast and the revelation that it will no longer offer annual guidance, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek had to field questions about the growing discontent from content creators over the Rogan show.

For Q4 2021, iHeartMedia is going with a pre-market release on a Wednesday. Is it a sign that the nation's No. 1 audio content creation and distribution company is poised to report some of its best-ever numbers?