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He's enjoyed a 53-year career in radio that saw him break through the sales management ranks by taking the General Manager role for a heritage Class A AM in Des Moines and its FM sibling. In 2004, he joined Salem Media Group, and today oversees its AM/FM combo in Houston. On April 30, Chuck Jewell will bid farewell to Salem, and to the radio industry.

Vertical Radio, the first Christian radio station serving the region, was born to serve listeners across the southern Rockies in Colorado and New Mexico. Now, the station's Navajo operators are yielding the 40-year old facility to the fastest-growing non-secular broadcaster on the continent.

Due south of Shreveport is the city of Mansfield, La. It's home to a Class A station licensed to Leon Hunt and his Hunt Broadcasting. Soon, it will be licensed to a new owner.

What's the typical day behind the scenes at Beasley Media Group? CEO Caroline Beasley on Friday morning offered listeners a live Radio Ink interview on the Clubhouse app an inside peek at life at the audio media and eSports company.

On the final day of July 2018, Alpha Media's founder stepped down as Chairman of the Board. Much chatter emerged that he was forced out of the company. Now, Wilson is dishing all and did so in a 191-page document submitted to the FCC that offers a bevy of accusations. Could this slow down, or halt, Alpha Media's emergence from bankruptcy protection?

Former Alpha Media CEO and its founder, Larry Wilson, through attorneys at Brooks Pierce, wants the Audio Division of the FCC's Media Bureau to deny the license renewal of four stations due to actions made over several years without -- according to Wilson -- full board approval. Alpha Media responded to his accusations early Friday.

Spanish Broadcasting System EVP/Programming Jesus Salas shares how the company's radio stations gained audience across the COVID-19 pandemic and has kept it, while also giving a preview as to what else SBS has in store for the rest of the year in this episode of the RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Edison Research and NPR have jointly released their findings from a first-of-its-kind study on Radio. The report identifies six segments of radio listeners, their listening behaviors and their attitudes toward advertising. 

May 10 is the date for Saga Communications' annual shareholders' meeting. It won't be a virtual affair, with the day's events scheduled to take place at Saga's suburban Detroit headquarters. Daniel Tisch, head of key Saga investor Towerview LLC, could be there with Saga's top leaders. What's on tap for him and other Saga investors?

He was a successful radio host in Detroit. Then, he got his pinkslip. Faced with choosing between a mediocre job offer and launching a podcast, Drew Lane went the latter route. The result proved to be a smashing success, and he'll share the details in July during the "How to Make REAL MONEY Podcasting" virtual event.

Talk about a vote of approval. A veteran Wall Street media analyst has significantly raised her target price for iHeartMedia, and took her rating on the company's stock up not by one notch, but two.

In Texas, South Padre Island is widely known as a collegiate Spring Break destination. It's also home to a Class A FM that's been simulcasting a Mexico-licensed Regional Mexican station operated by a Rio Grande Valley-based broadcaster. That simulcast will likely end soon, as the station is being spun.

The NAB on Tuesday announced the ten winners of the 34th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. The winners were selected from 50 finalists and honored today during NAB Show Premiere, its digitally delivered ancillary conference tied to the NAB Show, rescheduled for fall 2021 due to the pandemic.

On April 1, Entravision disclosed to the SEC that it would not be able to file its annual report in a timely manner. This triggered a warning from the New York Stock Exchange. All is better now, as far as NYSE compliance is concerned. But, Entravision now has a potential headache on its hands regarding the entity that is to blame for the 10-K filing delay.

SiriusXM subscribers with a streaming-only subscription now have access to live play-by-play broadcasts of every MLB game as they listen on the SiriusXM app and on connected devices and speakers in their home.