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It is hardly a secret that a large segment of the Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanic population is conservative and greatly tied to Christian values. As such, serving this group of consumers with in-language news and information could be of some value to the right media company. Salem believes it is the entity to bring such an endeavor to its successful fulfillment.

Report for America places talented emerging journalists in newsrooms across the country to meet an identified gap in local coverage. MPR News applied to be a Report for America host newsroom with the goal of expanding coverage and building stronger relationships with Minnesota’s growing Latino communities.

She founded the company presently known as Urban One and run by her son, Alfred Liggins III. On Tuesday, Cathy Hughes was recognized for her 40 years of service to African American media consumers on Capitol Hill.

As of today, Radio.com is now integrated into DTS Connected Radio. The new in-dash product recently came to market in the latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class, and more vehicle launches are on the way.

On November 10, an asset purchase agreement codified the transfer of a series of full-power and FM translator radio stations from an estate, trust and related broadcasting company to an individual who served as the day-to-day president of the stations under the now-deceased seller. Here are the details of this Golden State transaction.

A virtual Forecast 2021 LIVE, this year a two-day online event created due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, kicked off on Tuesday morning with an in-depth conversation on the novel coronavirus from an individual who many consider a medical authority on such topics: Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

While Cumulus Media deserves credit for doubling its stock price in seven months' time, an audio industry peer is also in need of some more spotlights, as it, too, has seen its stock recover nicely since the end of October. That company is Townsquare Media.

On November 2, Cumulus shares were just over $5 per share. In mid-afternoon trading on Tuesday, CMLS was trading at double that value -- making the audio media company led by Mary Berner one of the hottest publicly traded broadcasting companies on Wall Street.

Normally, Daniel Jones and his Crude Value Insights focuses on oil and gas companies. Yet, he's offered an in-depth assessment of Entercom's fiscal health and has a conclusion with respect to its worthiness as an investment opportunity for those who play the stock market. His conclusion? "There are better prospects out there."

On Thursday and again on December 14, key C-Suite leaders from the California media company committed to Christian values -- and conservative Talk radio personalities -- will be stating its case to institutional investors at influential virtual conferences for the Wall Street community.

On August 1, 2018, a Class B AM with 10kw during daylight hours and 5kw at night fell silent. It was once a Davidson Media station offering Spanish-language programming, and its past includes ownership by Truth Broadcasting and Jefferson-Pilot Communications. Now, this forlorn station serving the Triad region of North Carolina is getting a new lease on life.

Don McCoy has been a colorful owner of broadcast radio stations and in the early 2000s entered Los Angeles with the purchase of KDAY-FM 93.5, now a part of Meruelo Media.  Today, his focus is Panama City Beach, Fla., where his properties include heritage Top 40 station and an FM talker. They've just run afoul of FCC rules, and a consent decree has been signed.

Two FMs serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul market with Alternative and Hip-Hop, respectively, are being sold by Northern Lights Broadcasting parent The Pohlad Companies to Educational Media Foundation. On Friday, the value of the transaction became known.

He's been a member of the Board of Directors of the country's preeminent media company superserving Black consumers since 2001. Yet, on November 30, D. Geoffrey Armstrong stepped down from the board, effective immediately. Why?

Add Dallas-Fort Worth to the markets where iHeartMedia is investing in AM radio stations, albeit with FM translators, to solidify owned-and-operated homes for its recently launched Black Information Network (BIN). The company has filed paperwork that sees the nation's largest licensee purchasing properties with a rich Black heritage in North Texas.