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In July, the foreclosure auction of an AM serving Salt Lake City seemed all but certain. At the last minute, that was thwarted. What ensued could easily be a plot conjured up by a soap opera screen writer. Now, months later, the sale of this forlorn facility is moving ahead.

The two companies are extending their relationship through 2025. "Over the course of the agreement Kia will significantly broaden the installation of SiriusXM throughout Kia models and trims produced in North America," the nation's satellite radio company said on Friday.

The remainder of the rule sections amended in a Second Report and Order in the FCC's proceeding to "modernize and revise" its local public notice rules for broadcast application filings are now effective. There's a lot to take note of, so be sure to print this information out and share with your entire staff.

It's no secret that Entercom Communications has an outsized role as a purveyor of Sports Talk programming, thanks to its ownership of such stations as WFAN-AM & FM in New York. Now, it's betting that a just-signed partnership designating FanDuel as its official sportsbook partner will bring further riches to its linear and digital audio platform.

Under Nielsen’s new "Subscriber First" audio ratings estimates initiative, non-subscribing stations will no longer be listed in summary data that the buyers see. While that's not a full blackout of non-subscriber data, the plan has irritated some radio broadcasters at a delicate time for the industry's ad revenue generation.

Looking to ensure that your AM radio station's audio consumption is fully measured by a Nielsen Audio PPM? The conclusion of "an extensive field evaluation" from Orban Labs may bring a smile to your face, and happiness to your programming and sales teams.

All-Digital AM Broadcasting. It's now a reality, on a voluntarily basis. And, it was met with unanimous approval, and few Commissioner statements. Chairman Ajit Pai, a big fan of local radio, did offer a statement. And, he referenced a song from the early 1980s with lyrics sung by the late Freddie Mercury.

October radio listening is now at 95% of March levels, as the recovery from severe COVID-19 cume declines in April continues for the industry. That's just one key highlight of a Tuesday webinar offered for clients. There's also new insight into a PPM headphone adjustment, with Nielsen Media offering up which markets saw the biggest lift from the tweak.

In an announcement released Monday, the CRB confirmed that CRS 2021 will be "The Virtual Experience" many have come to expect in COVID-19 times. The all-online event will take place between Tuesday, February 16 and Friday, February 19, 2021. With a virtual event, CRB is adding an extra day of content and a newly launched Streaming Summit.

Seven Mountains Media has carved itself a slice of the Keystone State's local media buy through the acquisition of radio stations in central Pennsylvania. In the last two years, it has also grown through the purchase of radio properties in the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York. Now, it's growing in that region again.

When Jeff Andrulonis shifted his focus from ownership and management of radio stations in the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York to the Carolinas, he did so under the guise of "making the noise around here you can't ignore!" Soon, his Colonial Radio Group will be doing so with one less property, as it is selling a Grand Strand FM.

In a move that further cements its place as the No. 1 audio content origination and distribution company in the U.S., iHeartMedia is agreeing to acquire the parent company of the podcast hosting firm used by RBR+TVBR for its InFOCUS reports.

The home of Howard Stern, specialty channels ranging from Yacht Rock to Pop Rocks, and live sports pay-by-play has done it again. Sirius XM "delivered yet again with solid better than expected" Q3 2020 results, notes Jeffrey Wlodarczak, the Principal and Entertainment/Interactive Subscription Services Analyst at Pivotal Research Group.

Understanding the "vegetable soup" that is the diverse U.S. consumer marketplace, and the "browning of America" giving rise to Hispanic consumer strength, was the focal point of an invigorating virtual panel discussion that kicked off the latest Hispanic Radio Conference LIVE session on Thursday.

For the fifth year in a row, Andrew Curran, President and COO of DMR/Interactive penned an "Open Letter to Radio." He discusses his thoughts on how Radio can gain more listeners, thanks to increased in-car consumption, with Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by Dot.FM. LISTEN HERE