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In a game-changer for broadcast radio in the digital space, iHeartMedia has unveiled an interactive feature from Amazon Alexa designed to allow listeners of an iHeart radio station's audio stream to make song requests and dedications — bringing a new level of interactivity to what's largely been "FM" for two generations.

As VCY America waits for a Federal District Judge in California to finally give ownership of the trio formerly operated by Ed Stolz, it is moving forward with the purchase of a Class A FM serving Iowa's largest market.

Total Traffic and Weather Network (TTWN) has forged an expanded newswire content partnership with the owner and operator of 14 religious non-commercial stations across Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

The nation's largest owner of radio stations has successfully completed its previously announced voluntary prepayment of a portion of both its Term Loan and its Incremental Term Loan. It used cash on hand to do so, while it also repriced its Incremental Term Loan.

Only seven will carry home the prestigious award. And, the only place winners will be announced is at the live and in-person Hispanic Radio Conference, scheduled for September 22-23 in Miami, Fla. The 2021 Medallas de Cortez finalists have been revealed. 

In order for the transfer of control of Royce International's former FMs, now under the control of court-appointed receiver Larry Patrick, to VCY America to finally close, the owner of Royce International — Ed Stolz — needs to fork over another big chunk of cash.

A "Digital First" strategy and plans to grow digital revenue to $250 million within three years. Why its interactive arm was able to accelerate subscriber growth during a pandemic. Those are just some of the topics Noble analyst Michael Kupinski addresses in an exclusive interview with Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson. We've got the details.

On August 2, a longtime 50kw day/10kw night AM serving Indiana's largest market will go silent. While Emmis Communications hints the 1070 kHz signal could resume operations as it explores the company's options, surrendering the license hasn't been ruled out.

On Monday, Cumulus surrendered the license for a Class D AM serving the Oregon city of Eugene. The official silencing of this station came just one month after its 59th birthday, and it also sees the extinguishment of its FM translator. While "The Valley" could be floored with the decision, the company's News/Talker serving the market is poised to benefit.

In addition to “substantially reducing its debt”, Alpha raised incremental capital to pursue growth opportunities — suggesting it is a buyer.

Podcast listening app Pocket Casts will be joining Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com. Co-founders Russell Ivanovic and Philip Simpson will continue to lead Pocket Casts as part of Automattic.

Since a $6 early March finish, Audacy shares are down 41% in value. The latest dip comes on reports that its Top 40, or Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR), stations, on Thursday saw a culling of its air personality roster.

The acquisition of three broadcast towers in Norfolk from Com-Ent LLC has closed. This puts the structures in the hands of an entity that owns or operates more than 1,000 structures across the U.S.

A family-owned radio broadcasting company with roots in Providence, R.I., is agreeing to sell an FM serving the Lancaster, Pa., market. As a result, this Adult Contemporary FM with a "Fun" disposition is about to get a lot of Love, thanks to a deal brokered by Kalil & Co.

In this RBR+TVBR Observation, our Editor-in-Chief takes the DeLorean to a time before he was born to listen to the biggest pop music station in the nation. His assessment? What a horrible specimen on something deemed so great by radio historians. The problem? Commercials. Lots of them.