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A Hart-Scott-Rodino filing made by Liberty Media to allow it to convert its iHeartMedia Class B shares into voting shares and to acquire more has received the blessing of Department of Justice officials. Investors cheered the news, with iHeart up 15.8% on Thursday.

On April 1, radio stations located in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee were required to file applications for license renewal for terms expiring on August 1. Unfortunately, five full-power FMs and eight LPFM or FM translator facilities failed to do so.

The Entercom FM devoted to San Diego sports has "substantially improved" its Class B 50kw signal from the Emerald Hills section of the city by deploying a MaxxCasting system from the company looking for FCC approval of a plan that would bring Radio one step closer to addressable advertising.

It's eyes on the hosts for Entercom: The audio media company, which has a heavy exposure to local sports and spoken word programming, has inked a strategic partnership with a top live, interactive streaming service for gaming, sports, entertainment, music and other video needs.

The NAB is counting down the 100 days to the centennial anniversary of the first commercial radio broadcast, which took place on November 2, 1920. As part of the online and on-air #Radio100 campaign, the industry's top lobbying group in Washington released a #Radio100 toolkit  to help stations celebrate this milestone.

With the recent format change to a '90s-focused pop hits format at iHeartMedia-owned WMIA-FM in Miami, the radio industry is now abuzz with talk of more "Totally"-branded format shifts at other iHeartMedia stations. But, how can Radio benefit from more ad dollars with such a change? This encore Media Information Bureau column from editor-in-chief Adam R Jacobson could prove inspiring.

SiriusXM's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend. There's also confirmation of a stock repurchase in play. The news comes as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Apollo Theater Foundation has been appointed to the satellite radio company's board.

An AM with an FM translator brokered by an operation targeting Black listeners in the Boston area is losing its over the air home. That's because the licensee has financial issues, and needs to shut down the facilities for up to six months. Also impacted: an AM with an FM translator serving the Portuguese community.

In 2020, there's one thing that's become loud and clear when it comes to a big new user of radio: Babbel loves radio. The language learning site loves it so much, in fact, that the brand tops the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report.

Entercom recently adopted a Desktop Video Wall platform developed by Vancouver-based traffic camera solutions company Vizzion. How did this partnership come about, and is it a first between Vizzion and an audio media company? We get the answer from Sean Beaudoin, the Product Manager for the Desktop Video Wall from Vizzion, in this fresh RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast. LISTEN HERE

New data from the Edison Research Share of Earstudy, conducted during the period of COVID-19 disruptions, shows that people in the U.S. age 13 and older began listening to audio a full 75 minutes later on average, as compared to before the disruptions.

Ed Stolz is widely known across the radio industry as the man who tried, and repeatedly failed, to negate the sale of what today is KUDL-FM "106.5 The End" in Sacramento to Entercom Communications for $25 million. Now, he's making headlines for another loss -- this time, of ownership of all of his remaining FM radio stations.

Adams Radio Group President/CEO Ron Stone says that he's gotten enough support from independent radio station owners to form an all-new advocacy group that puts the interest of non-corporate AM and FM property operators first and foremost.

“The broadcast industry can use their powerful voices to improve the lives of their listeners.” How are these words from broadcast industry veteran Kelly Orchard, who holds a Master's in Psychology, perhaps more important than ever? Learn by listening to this fresh RBR+TVBR InFocus podcast, hosted by editor-in-chief Adam R Jacobson. LISTEN HERE

The music industry experienced a strong start to 2020, with audio streaming growing through early March — up 20% over the same period in 2019. That's one of the key takeaways from the just-released Nielsen Music/MRC Data 2020 Mid-Year Report, which also finds that, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, audio consumption is up by just a trickle.