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It's the home of such conservative Talk hosts as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity and where the Kim Komando Show can be found on Sunday evenings. It's offices and studios are on the fourth floor of an office tower emblazoned with the logo of a 50-year-old Rock station. Now, this AM station, owned by Frank Iorio, is being sold.

A Tampa Bay AM radio station plans to make the switchover to all-digital broadcasting in early 2021. To help make the transition happen, the station has ordered a Nautel transmitter and associated equipment for the expressed use of HD Radio-exclusive transmissions, with analog broadcasts disappearing for good.

From October 2001 through October of this year, Jeff Luckoff was synonymous with a group of Motor City radio stations including Top 40 leader WKQI "Channel 95.5," WNIC-FM and Adult R&B WMXD "Mix 92.3." Now, he's surfaced in a different Michigan market, and has taken a role with Townsquare Media.

A pair of radio stations serving the African American community in northwest Ohio have disappeared from the most recent monthly ratings report for Toledo, the No. 105-ranked market as measured by Nielsen Audio. Why? Diaries submitted for inclusion in the ratings were tied to the FM pair.

Since 2013, this individual has been the VP/Sales for Entercom Communications' Denver station group. Now, she'll be shifting to the heart of Mid-America, as SVP/Market Manager for a five-FM, three-AM group of properties under the leadership of Regional President Doug Abernethy.

One of the leading Hispanic media companies across the South has expanded by entering the Lone Star State's capital region. Norsan Media is now in Austin, and it has already assumed control of a Class D AM and its FM translator by rebranding it as "La Raza," committing to regional Mexican programming.

Super Hi-Fi, which uses AI "to transform the space between songs into relevant and personalized content," has brought to market a group of integrated AI tools for audio entertainment services. The first use of the product comes with the premiere of a radio streaming service branded as Sonos Radio. Should broadcast radio be wary? iHeartRadio isn't.

RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson caught up with St. Simons Island, Ga.-based media broker Eddie Esserman in this fresh InFocus Podcast, presented by DOT.FM.  What is the deal-making market like eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic? Are there TV industry deals, or is Radio the more active of the two broadcast media? Listen to find out! LISTEN HERE

With Urban One's release of its Q3 earnings, the amount Urban One is earning from the sale of the facility that today is St. Louis-market WFUN-FM 95.5 is now publicly known. The broker involved in the transaction: Greg Guy of Patrick Communications.

The sale of five radio stations serving Southwest Montana has been authorized by order of the Montana Eighteenth Judicial District Court, serving Gallatin County. As such, the receiver who held the licenses for the two AMs and three FMs is formally transferring them to a limited liability company based in Idaho.

If you like classic tunes from Jane's Addiction and cool new music from acts such as Dayglow and you happen to find yourself in the proximity of Walmart's global headquarters, there's a radio station for you — at least for now. That's because the Class A facility has just been sold, with the buyer obtaining it via a fully executed promissory note.

Sure, they may compete against each other in markets such as Boston and Detroit, but when it comes to audio streaming and ensuring a radio station can be accessed via a smart speaker, smart phone or good ol' laptops, partnerships matter. That's why Entercom is benefiting from a just-inked deal that will bring Beasley's content to Radio.com.

With satellite radio, CDs, Spotify, YouTube, Music Choice and a host of radio stations from the likes of Cumulus Media, iHeartMedia and Saga Communications, how has a 51-year market veteran continued to see ratings -- and revenue -- success through one single FM? Jerry Rogers shares why Q105.3 is beloved by Savannah in this fresh RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

Good Karma Brands is committing to the launch of a locally programmed Talk station serving the African American community. On Monday, paperwork was finally filed with the FCC that includes details of its purchase of a Milwaukee AM and FM translator. A second filing reflects a second Good Karma deal -- a Madison transaction involving the Milwaukee seller.

At Audio Collaborative 2020, Research Analyst Luke Pearce discussed the overlapping and converging applications across the headphones market and how this could impact the developing landscape moving forward.