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It hasn't been easy of late for Salem Media Group and its shareholders. On the bright side, they'll be getting a Q4 dividend. But, it's a lot smaller than the one awarded in Q2 by the media company focused on Christian-themed and conservative talk programming.

One of the two largest radio broadcasters in the United States said Tuesday that it plans to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $100 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.500% senior secured second-lien notes due 2027. It's not iHeartMedia. 

Want to stream your favorite broadcast radio station, but can't stand those long commercial breaks? Here's a mobile app from a firm that just changed its name from Clip Interactive that's guaranteed to get your company's attention — and that of your clients, too.

Just in time for the holidays, FM radio station owners that meet the required eligibility criteria and can provide documentation or other evidence to support their certification are now entitled to an initial reimbursement of expenses tied to the broadcast TV "repack" process.

From canned goods and toys to the familiar ring of the Salvation Army kettle bells and a torrent of mailed appeals, one thing is clear: This is the “giving-est” time of the year. For those in radio and television, there’s one charitable organization that hits especially close to home.

Take a look at the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report, and it's obvious that there are two big supporters of broadcast radio when it comes to their advertising plans. One is a venerable auto insurance specialist. Another is perhaps the year's biggest broadcast media client.

Broadcast media executive and avid mountain climber David Field, of Entercom, has something to celebrate: The company's stock is on track to finish at its highest point in four months. Will the momentum continue into 2020?

In what is being hailed as "a victory for songwriters" by one camp but could be a significant blow to several radio industry groups, the DOJ has asked a federal court to reject the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC)'s "attempts to misconstrue the laws that prohibit its illegal, price-fixing, cartel behavior."

That's a question asked Thursday by Insider Monkey, which notes that at the end of the third quarter, some 26 of the hedge funds it tracks held long positions in iHeartMedia stock. Which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock, and which hedge funds were making big moves?

In May, Curtis Media Group acquired an FM translator covering much of Raleigh. One month later, it began simulcasting a Class D  AM, but then suddenly shifted to a different originating station -- one presently airing all-Christmas music. The FCC just left a small lump of coal in their holiday stocking, thanks in part to that shift.

This individual rose through the ranks at "Power 105.1", which he joined in 2004, and at iHeart's New York station group. Now, this ex-Cox Radio NTR pro and GM of Austrian CHR network Kronehit is rising to the presidency of iHeart's Gotham group.

The head of Colonial Media + Entertainment is gaining minority interest in an AM with a construction permit for a Class D facility, along with two FM translators. The properties are in Maryland, in a busy corridor between Baltimore and the Delaware state line.

The FCC has denied a Petition for Reconsideration filed by a Modesto, Calif., individual who challenged an application for an FM translator submitted by the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations. It affirms a decision that iHeartMedia didn't violate any rules during its debtor-in-possession status.

It's the most wonderful time of the year ... for job changes. Entercom has taken an outsized role of late with high-profile leadership changes at its Chicago and Washington, D.C., station groups, respectively. Now, a change in command of its San Diego stations is about to take place.

The Miami of 2019 is very different than that of 47 years ago, let alone 1984, when new construction displaced One Biscayne Tower as the tallest structure in South Florida. It's perhaps therefore fitting that the FMs using this tower are set to relocate to new facilities -- on a higher structure nearby.