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In the words of iHeartMedia Markets Group Division President Tony Coles, he's "one of the most respected leaders in St. Louis," with a track record of success and a "reputation for building a winning culture." Now, he's a colleague, as a former longtime Emmis Communications leader in the Gateway City has been selected as Market President for iHeartMedia/St. Louis.

He joined Univision in 2006 as the Local Sales Manager for its Los Angeles media properties, following roles at Clear Channel Communications and its Katz Media Group. Now, he being promoted to SVP/Audio Sales and Client Solutions as part of a retooling of what Univision Communications calls its "Uforia" audio content arm.

In May 2011, EMF agreed to purchase a Class C3 FM licensed to Okeene, Oklahoma. Its ownership of the property was short-lived, as it later saw for-profit FMI Media and non-profit Libertad En Cristo Ministries obtain ownership of this station. Most recently, it was poised to become a Highway 64 Media-owned property. Now, that's not going to happen.

Szabo Associates began life as a media collection services operation in 1971. Why? Was Radio plagued with a collection of deadbeats? That's just one of the questions Robin answers in this latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

Starting February 12, a Beasley Media Group FM previously owned by Greater Media will begin what amounts to a year-long fete celebrating its 50 years of serving "Detroit Rock City." The party will reach its crescendo on Sunday, as WRIF-FM 101.1 formally celebrates its life as a Rock station.

In August 2019, a Class A FM serving such Michigan towns as St. Helen and Skidway Lake, found itself in a tussle over its future ownership. A family trust filed an objection with the FCC against the station’s transfer from its licensee to a new 50/50 partnership driven by the station’s manager. Nearly 18 months later, the trust has secured ownership of the station.

In May 2019, she took a position assisting the programming team for two big Entercom Communications stations in the Big Apple. Now, veteran radio industry figure Michelle Stevens is heading to Miami to serve as Brand Manager for a pair of Entercom stations targeting adult listeners across South Florida.

In Philadelphia, the Market President role is going to an individual who has spent the last decade in the station group's top sales role. Who's succeeding him? A well-known veteran of R&B radio whose resume includes stops at WDAS-FM, WBLS in New York and, most recently, at Townsquare Media's Trenton, N.J. station group.

The audio media company's shares have enjoyed a slow, steady rebound since sinking to $3.35 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic some 11 months ago. Now, Cumulus Media will reveal its fourth quarter and full-year 2020 results in exactly two weeks.

In an arrangement that dates to the now-defunct Classical South Florida, the NPR Member station in Miami has offered West Palm Beach listeners a unique feed via an FM translator originating from a HD4 signal tied to the local KLOVE affiliate. Soon, that'll change: the station is buying the translator, and the feed will now be housed on an iHeartMedia FM's HD2 signal.

The streaming audio pioneer, "Shark Tank" star, and Dallas Mavericks owner says he will be investing in a brand-new podcast platform, named "Fireside." How he describes the service sounds a lot like a talk radio program with caller interaction. Should News/Talk/Sports radio station owners be concerned?

A request has been approved by the FCC that paves the way for the experimental construction and operation of a pair of new co-located, on-channel boosters -- placed at two discrete locations for one expressed purpose. That would be to garner additional data using GeoBroadcast Solutions' ZoneCasting FM booster system.

Radio imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingle producer Benztown has entered into an agreement with Cipolla Analytics to market and provide sales representation for the company’s two advanced programming intelligence software programs.

With much of the company's executive leadership team still mourning the January 27 death of legendary radio programming pro Bill Tanner, SummitMedia has entered into a fresh -- and bigger -- agreement for ratings and audience measurement services from the nation's dominant provider of consumption data.

The nation's largest Hispanic-owned media company superserving Latino audiences through radio, TV and digital properties has launched a senior secured notes offering. The offering is designed expressly to repay its 12% senior secured notes ... due four years ago.