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The media company superserving African American consumers has selected the date on which it will release its third quarter earnings results and hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal report card. What can Urban One shareholders and other interested parties expect to hear from CEO Alfred Liggins III.

Since 1991, a longtime Twin Cities radio programming pro has been associated with Country "K102." Now, with iHeartMedia reduction-in-force reports permeating several radio industry trade publications, the company has confirmed that this veteran "will be transitioning to a new strategic advisor role."

For nearly four decades, he's enjoyed a career in radio that has resulted in him becoming one of the most listened-to on-air personalities in Southern Nevada. Now, this longtime morning host has revealed that he will retire at the end of October, bringing the "Mike & Carla Morning Show" to its conclusion.

The future for Central Pennsylvania's lone NPR member radio station and its PBS-aligned TV station sibling is now clearer, ending weeks of uncertainty for the facilities licensed to Penn State University. The stations are en route to being sold, and Philadelphia's leading educational noncomm entity has come to the rescue. 

The fresh agreement allows Audacy-owned WJFK-FM 106.7 in Manassas, Va., the longtime all-Sports station serving the National Capital Region, to continue to serve as the flagship audio home of the local NHL and NBA teams. Meanwhile, the station is mourning the loss of Craig Heist.

SiriusXM with 360L is ready to make its Toyota debut, and drivers of the new 2026 RAV4 SUV model will be the first to enjoy the technology, which  combines satellite and streaming content delivery into a single, cohesive in-vehicle entertainment system.

A member of the air staff at KBDZ-FM 93.1, licensed to Perryville, Mo., and serving a swath of downstate Illinois and southeastern Missouri between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, has died after contracting West Nile Virus some five weeks ago.

The news was first shared on a Texas local media blog and shared by the individual at the heart of the report via LinkedIn early Friday morning. A former Regional VP for Urban One's radio division from October 2004 through March 2015, overseeing its Dallas and Houston stations, is returning to the company.

Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley will take on the CFO role on an interim basis, while Shaun Greening rises to CAO, both effective October 17.

A multifamily residential building is being proposed for a site on the west bank of the Malden River in suburban Medford, Mass., that until 20 years ago served as the home of one of the nation's most iconic Top 40 stations and its AM sibling. 

At present, it has such local news and information portals as Clarksville Now, intricately linked to broadcast radio stations including "Q108," a regional leader. By 2030, nearly every Saga Communications market could emulate what Fort Campbell, Ky., and Clarksville, Tenn. have seen monetarily. 

One month after completing its acquisition of Alpha Media, the Jeff Warshaw-led Connoisseur Media is again expanding again. This time, it has its eyes set on competing directly against Audacy and iHeartMedia by significantly expanding its presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It's Day Two of Advertising Week in New York, and on Monday more than 200 advertisers and industry executives were present at a first-ever audio advertising showcase from SiriusXM Media sending the message "Built With Audio."

Urban One has moved ahead with a series of strategic leadership appointments across several major markets at its Radio One broadcast arm, moves the publicly traded company says reinforces its "commitment to developing top talent and delivering excellence across its radio brands nationwide."

The group of radio stations that formerly comprised the flagship cluster of the former Alpha Media, today a key part of Jeff Warshaw-helmed Connoisseur Media, has selected a new Market Manager, starting October 16.