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The fate of non-commercial radio stations owned by institutions of higher learning has been well covered over the last several years by RBR+TVBR. Ohio Northern University, Bucknell University, Anderson University in Indiana, Northern Kentucky University and The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth all sold their respective stations. Add one more school to the list.

High atop Mt. Wilson, to the northeast of Los Angeles' downtown, is a famed observatory. Look to your left, and you'll see a collection of broadcast towers, housing the transmitters of a good portion of the market's radio and TV stations. Early today, the towers and the observatory were under significant threat from the Bobcat Fire. Good news then arrived.

The Monterey-Salinas area has long been home to Hispanic farm workers, thanks to its artichoke, garlic and strawberry fields. Many of these consumers are evangelical Christians. As such, a Hispanic broadcast ministry is investing in a Class B AM that will soon become its local broadcast home.

To kick off the third week of the Hispanic Radio LIVE series, Democratic FCC Commissoner Geoffrey Starks will offer an exclusive look inside the agency, sharing information of importance and interest to all radio industry leaders – in particular those serving Hispanic consumers. Register now, and set a calendar reminder for this timely session!

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would "ensure transparency of foreign government sponsored broadcast content" — a move that could prevent further questions as to who's behind the content of such operations as URadio.

This podcast is all about branding ... and beer, as Steve Sinicropi, the Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Entercom’s Greenville-Spartanburg station group, chats with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by Dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

With Jubal Fresh's next career chapter set to be written, iHeartMedia turned to a Hilversum, Holland-based jingles maker to create "compelling audio" for the relaunch of the company's Top 40 station in Seattle — Jubal's new home.

With the recent promotion of Cathy Cangiano to SVP/Market Manager at Bonneville International's Seattle-Tacoma radio stations, the need for a new Director of Sales arose. As of Wednesday, Cangiano's successor in the role will be on the job.

KPCC-FM in Pasadena, Calif., reporter Josie Huang got caught up in the police response to what the Sheriff's Office called the work of outside "anarchists" during a violent protest Saturday against the death of an African American man, Dijon Kizzee. Huang is now speaking out about her experience. SAG-AFTRA shared its own ire as new safety worries emerged for reporters.

As part of the new agreement, GM will increase vehicles equipped with SiriusXM to nearly all Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles, beginning with model year 2021.

He's been the chief executive of Salem Media Group since 1986 and has seen a lot during that nearly 35-year period. However, recent performance led Simply Wall St. to examine Ed Atsinger III's salary compared to the company's performance. Here is what it determined.

Nautel and Telos Alliance formally demonstrated how a fully time-locked FM+HD air-chain can be managed in a cloud environment -- something more essential than ever, given the COVID-19 pandemic and increased global concerns that a second wave is weeks away.

At the virtual Bank of America Securities 2020 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference Thursday, iHeartMedia's CEO continued to praise podcasting which the company is heavily invested in.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has released its mid-year 2020 report. And, it shows growth in paid subscription streaming — increases that more than offset revenue declines in other areas of the U.S. recorded music market. The report also details the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the market for music.

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