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A wide range of events start today at the 50th Country Radio Seminar, including a Sound Royalties Session, and opening ceremonies set for 3pm Central. At 3:30pm Central on Thursday, new research that puts a magnifying glass on the present and future of Country radio will be presented by Edison Research.

Many radio industry observers say the industry's future lies in the success of AMs and FMs in small and medium-sized markets across the U.S. The NAB Show in Las Vegas will now feature a platform specifically for learning more about radio's opportunity in these locales.

Radio station owners and cluster GMs often find themselves navigating a host of never-ending regulatory challenges and legislative changes. One of the most anticipated sessions at the Hispanic Radio Conference every year is the legal and regulatory session. Returning as moderator is Frank Montero.

How will 2018, and the final three months of last year, shape up for one big radio broadcasting company? We will have all of the answers in 10 days.

The Palm Springs, Calif., market, is home to a very popular music festival. It's also home to some wealthy individuals with homes out in the desert, some two hours east of the greater Los Angeles area. That could explain why Money Radio exists ... or, at least, did. It's just been sold.

A member of both the Utah and Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and the owner, until July 2018, of a Class C1 County station serving a rural portion of the Silver State has passed away. The funeral is set for Wednesday in the Salt Lake City area.

The city of Scottsboro, Ala., is sandwiched between Fort Payne and the city of Huntsville, to the west. Here, two FMs and an FM translator are being spun in a deal valued at $600,000.

Yes, Beasley Media Group suffered a steep decline in its net income during Q4 and across fiscal 2018. But, there's a good reason for that -- in addition to operating income impacted by a USTN bad debt expense. However, Station Operating Income and net revenue were on the rise, and that's good news.

With Valentine's Day coming this Thursday, two brands turned to radio in a big way to broadcast the message that turning to them may be a great way to please your honey. One brand was a major national jeweler. The other? One of the biggest department stores in the U.S.

Radio is finally understanding that it can benefit from targeting one affluent consumer group that knows radio better than any other: the 50+ crowd. But, what about this demographic's use of smartphones? They've gotten smarter, new data from Pew Research Center show.

SummitMedia has selected a President for its five stations in Omaha, and this radio and TV industry veteran will take oversight of KEZO-FM, KKCD-FM, KQCH-FM, KSRZ-FM and KXSP-AM starting Wednesday.

Earnings season is nearly upon us, and Beasley Media Group will be offering the world a glimpse at its Q4 2018 financial results in just a few days. The results come as the company's stock continues to struggle on Nasdaq.

Can a radio company with a deep heritage in English-language stations successfully bring Spanish-language radio stations into the mix, from a sales and revenue perspective? Beasley Media Group is doing just that in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market, we learn in this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast.

Forget millions. We're talking billions. As the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations prepares to jettison itself from debtor-in-possession status, Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings is seeking some big lender support ahead of its split from iHeartMedia. Meanwhile, a former Univision exec is now on the CCO board.

If you’re trying to figure out how to turn podcast potential into podcast profits, you aren’t alone, and you don’t have to trust your podcast plans to trial and error. There’s perhaps a better way, one that will fill your playbook for generating podcast revenue with solid ideas, information, and inspiration. One session at the Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami will fully tackle ways to help you hit budgets and bottom lines.