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Set your alarm a little earlier than normal and be sure to grab a big cup of coffee. Townsquare Media is once again delivering its quarterly results on a Monday at 8am Eastern. What can investors expect from the "local first" company with local radio, programmatic and local digital capabilities?

A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives now supports the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) after 12 House Members added their cosponsorship to the resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations.

Two big "media modernization" rule changes are on the agenda for Thursday's virtual FCC Open Meeting, and one is bound to draw the attention of many radio broadcasting company executives. The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would address the radio duplication rule. What can the industry expect?

Have you heard some of the great reports found in the all-new RBR+TVBR INFocus Podcast? Now's your chance to catch up with what some of the broadcast media industry's key news makers have to share on what's impacting broadcast radio and TV.

First, it was the Miami Marlins. Then, COVID-19 crippled the St. Louis Cardinals. Will there be a truncated Major League Baseball season in 2020? If so, Oakland A's fans can find their team on the radio again -- in yet another audio coverage shift for the team known for "Moneyball" man Billy Beane.

"The success of any endeavor is directly proportional to the dedication of those involved," says alternative broadcast inspection specialist Ken Benner. In this Media Information Bureau column, Benner offers what he considers to be "one classic example" of these premise. It involves a Class C1 FM serving the second-largest metropolitan area in the 49th state of the union.

With shares in the high $5 range, now may be a good time to purchase Sirius XM stock. A key Wall Street analyst just set a new target price of $7.50, and says the satellite radio operator is navigating the economy much better than expected.

Getting full-market coverage in Boston for the former WAAF was always a concern. Now, the station — now a KLOVE Christian Contemporary noncomm owned by Educational Media Foundation — has it. And, it is thanks to GEO Broadcast Solutions, the company seeking FCC approval for its "Zonecasting" technology.

Your company has uniquely focused on one of the fastest-growing locales in America. Then, the novel coronavirus arrives. What has the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic done for business over the last four months? Darrell Calton, CEO of Iliad Media Group, fills us in in this new RBR+TVBR InFOCUS podcast. LISTEN HERE

Don't think "Gen Z" listens to the radio? They do, new findings from Edison Research's Share of Ear study show. In fact, a majority of persons between the ages of 13 and 24 listen to AM and FM radio daily. And, they are doing so on a variety of devices -- including a radio in their vehicle of choice.

On April 10, Beasley VP of Corporate Sales Bob McCurdy's departure was made under the guise of retirement. A month later, it became known that he was losing a cancer battle that involved a medical malpractice suit against three parties accused of giving McCurdy 25% of the prescribed dose of an essential chemotherapy drug. McCurdy has now lost his cancer fight.

Notre Dame Global Partnerships, the multimedia rightsholder for the University of Notre Dame’s Athletics Department, has signed on with Skyview Networks for a partnership that gives the school's storied athletics program end-to-end network management, services — including distribution, production, AdView inventory management software and affiliate sales.

The CBS Audio Network has enjoyed a partnership with Phoenix-based Skyview Networks since 2018. That relationship will now continue for the next several years, as the two parties have renewed their network sales and distribution agreement.

"There are massive unanswered questions about the direction that the COVOD-19 pandemic will take and how it will impact the underlying economics of the U.S. and the industries we cover," warns Wall Street analyst Michael Nathanson. That's a likely explanation for his latest report on the state of U.S. media and internet companies: It's as clear as mud.

Get ready for a new immersive experience where you’ll have a front row seat to the action, and won't have to worry about navigating through throngs of attendees at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the latest major conference and expo to go virtual, owing to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.