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How does one pull the trigger and launch a podcast? Where should that podcast be launched? What's the best way to increase the listener base? These are the questions Podcasting Hall of Famer and School of Podcasting CEO Dave Jackson deals with daily. He addressed them, among others, in a lively "How to Make REAL MONEY Podcasting" virtual conference session.

For the independent podcast, getting good distribution without the tech headaches is just as important as attracting sponsors. So, what’s the best route to take? That was the focal point of a conversation that served as a strong kickoff to the three-day How to Make REAL MONEY Podcasting virtual conference.

The portfolio is comprised of the iHeartSports Network; the Fox Sports Network; and some 80 Sports Talk station in the iHeartRadio family.  There's also the iHeartPodcast Network. All are now under the leadership of Division President and President of the L.A. Region for iHeartMedia. The promotion leads to a radio newbie getting top L.A. leadership honors.

The latest quarterly broadcast station totals have been released from the FCC. And, when one compares the numbers to the end of the first quarter of 2021, a clear trend can be seen: AM radio stations continue to be in decline, while FM translators are more numerous than ever. 

According to an amended statement of ownership filed Monday with the SEC, the sixth-largest institutional investor in radio industry pure-play Saga Communications has lowered its attributable interest in the company. Based on reported share totals as of March 30, this puts this investment management house out of the top 10 of Saga's dollar injectors. 

On June 29, Cumulus Media enjoyed a banner day on Wall Street, with high trading volume fueling a notable increase in share value. Could a successful pay down of debt, using cash on hand, be the catalyst for long-awaited long-term growth at a company that has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization?

Seventeen days ago, the nation's No. 1 audio media company by number of radio stations announced it would prepay $250 million in term loan facilities while repricing its incremental term loan. The announcement was icing on the cake for IHRT shareholders who have enjoyed an incredible rebound from COVID-19-influenced lows seen in March and April of 2020.

The return of live events is a big deal. Automotive is on the rebound. Those are just some of the takeaways from Angie Balderas, the SVP of Integrated Marketing Solutions at Entravision Communications in Sacramento. She's the latest guest in this all-new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

The company owns and operates four FM stations in Kentucky's largest market. Now, it is welcoming an individual as President of the station group. He's no stranger to one of those FMs, as he managed the property during the 1990s under Prism Radio Partners ownership. He's also one of the founding members of the former Triad Broadcasting executive team.

Havas Media Group (HMG) has launched a program designed to help advertisers direct more revenue to support Black-owned — and Hispanic-owned radio stations — across the United States.

For a generation of Boston radio listeners, the call letters are very familiar. Today, WMEX is associated with a Class D AM at 1510 kHz licensed to Quincy, Mass. Now, this incarnation of WMEX is about to be sold. Who's the buyer?

The company formerly known as Entercom is moving forward with taking its news brands further into the digital realm. To do so, it's committing to journalists in 8 newsrooms across the U.S. to help shepherd a "multiplatform transformation" for Audacy.

RBR+TVBR's recent coverage of FM station sales by colleges and universities led retired attorney Peter Tannenwald to write a Letter to the Editor addressing a reference of the August 2017 decision by the entity that controlled the former WBRU-FM in Providence to sell the station. As he explains, the vote to sell WBRU came from the students themselves.

It may be licensed for just 10 watts of power, but its signal can reach South Austin once this FM translator is up and running. For Charles Crawford, that's a large enough potential audience to invest in the silent property in Texas' capital city.

In November 2017, he ended his business partnership with John Caracciolo. This led Vic Latino -- legally known as Victor Canales -- to create his own media company with a Palm Beach County-based AM as its foundation. Now, Canales is selling that AM, along with one of the two FM translators his company uses to serve the market.