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In this fresh Hispanic Radio Podcast, iHeartLatino head Enrique Santos serves up a plateful of insight and a peek inside how iHeart has taken on the Latin music lover and Spanish-language audio content consumer. It's all here in this audio report with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

Along I-81 in Southwest Virginia is the broadcast tower for a Class A FM that's presently dark, and in distress. The entity that acquired this station can't fulfill the terms set forth in that agreement. As such, it's going back to the company that thought it had a sale.

Sanford, N.C., is a small city nestled to the southwest of the Raleigh area and to the northwest of Fort Bragg. Here, an AM/FM combo offering Country music and Classic Hits, respectively, are trading hands.

From the city of Union Grove, Ala., a Class A FM with 950 watts serves the Rocket City as its ESPN Radio affiliate. On New Year's Eve, the station's owner agreed to sell it to some Neighbors ... literally. That's the name of the buyer.

A pair of FM radio stations serving the northwest corner of Mississippi are being sold. One has a moniker that conjures images of climbing, coiling, and trailing perennial vines native to much of eastern Asia, or perhaps a comic strip in the daily newspaper that appeared until 2017. The other station's nickname involves a large marine king that's found nowhere in local waters.

Three weeks ago, a broker announcement from Bergner & Co. revealed that the company led by Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven would be selling their Twin Tiers stations to a growing radio station owner led by CEO Kristin Cantrell and COO Jim Loftus. We now know the price.

For many who have a nicotine craving but can't puff in a safe place, vaping has emerged as a popular alternative -- even with the limits of e-cigarettes. One brand of e-cigs seeks to stand out among the others, and it is using spot radio to carve itself brand superiority in its space.

The former HUD secretary, four-term San Antonio mayor and housing innovator will keynote at the 10th annual Hispanic Radio Conference, March 12-13 in Miami. This big political force was President/COO of Univision from 1997 to 2000 and is also the co-founder of Latino Donor Collaborative.

A 20-year top programming executive at the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations just got promoted. Here's who is now reporting to Tom Poleman and is charged with format management, talent development, research and marketing at iHeartMedia.

In late July 2018, Nielsen shares bottomed out at just below $22 a share. While they've not recovered to levels above $40, last seen in September 2017, there has been stability for the company's stock as talk of a sale of its Buy unit -- or the entire company -- continues. News of Nielsen's past year, and future, await Feb. 28.

Mike Dudding, the former licensee of KDSN-AM & FM in Denison, Iowa, recently retired after a most successful 40-plus years on the air and in broadcasting. Media Information Bureau Ken Benner salutes Dudding, as well as the licensee of KLQP-FM, serving the Minnesota towns of Madison and Dawson.

What's stopping a radio station owner from taking the plunge and switching an underperforming AM or FM to Spanish-language programming? Talent is one big concern. How does one get great voices that can resonate with Latino audiences? This Hispanic Radio Podcast could yield the answer.

On Tuesday, Townsquare Media will present at another important investor conference in warm South Florida. But, there's something a bit different about this jaunt to the land of palm trees and reggaetón beats: Townsquare will be showing off its merits to money men and women without Dhruv Prasad.

Now in its seventh year, the scholarship will cover registration and hotel expenses associated with attending Media Finance Focus 2019, the 59th annual conference for MFM and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. It's an event RBR+TVBR will have a big presence at.

José Liberman and two of his brothers came together to purchase an FM radio station in Los Angeles. It was the first station in the MHz band west of Mississippi River to offer Spanish-language programming. Today, the Hispanic media industry is remembering Elias Liberman, a father of KLVE.