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Until now, the iHeartRadio app had been limited to the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Starting November 3, the app will be made available to oyentes across Mexico, widening a pact with one of the nation's biggest radio broadcasting companies forged in 2014.

Until now, Syracuse, N.Y.-based Galaxy Media's public face has been Ed Levine, its President/CEO. Now, Levine is getting a little help in the C-Suite for the company's Central New York radio stations, as well as its events division, which this individual presently oversees.

For a generation of New York radio listeners, Larry Berger served as the man behind the scenes of a radio station that, through two different eras, was a revered leader -- even when buffoonery from Scott Shannon at this station's crosstown rival came in to play. Berger died Sept. 25; word of Berger's death reached the radio industry late Thursday via the New York Radio Message Board.

How many times does one need to be told "no" in order to put an end to a long battle? For Edward R. Stolz II, asking this question may be fruitless. Stolz has been on a quixotic 22-year quest to annul the transfer of control of the station formerly known as KWOD-FM in Sacramento to Entercom. He's just been handed another "no" -- this time from the FCC.

Some 14 years after a noncommercial religious broadcast ministry filed approximately 1,700 applications for FM translators across the country, it is calling it quits. The transfer of licenses for several unbuilt and up-and-running facilities heated up on Friday with the sale of an FM translator in Montana. Now this entity that's winding down operations is selling another translator in Big Sky country. 

The latest radio listening data from RAJAR, the United Kingdom's source for ratings that's owned by the BBC and the British version of the RAB, is out. Why should U.S. broadcast media care? The digital share of all radio listening has nearly doubled in seven years, and has surpassed 50%. Is America set to follow the U.K.?

Thanks to new technology and new devices, radio programming is closer to consumers than ever before. But, are those potential listeners aware of you? How can you effectively expand your platforms to stand out without cannibalizing your listener base or compromising your traditional dollar share? Good answers to these questions will come at Forecast 2019.

How are Hispanics consuming music? Radio plays a big role — even as Latinos overindex on the use of streaming audio. In this Hispanic Radio Podcast, Nielsen VP Stacie deArmas discusses what's driving the Latin music lover in this engaging conversation with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

For more than 11 years, Ann Marie Mulholland has been associated with the leading CCM station serving the biggest market in the Pacific Northwest. Since February 2017, this saw Mulholland oversee the operations of KCIS-AM and KCMS-FM "Spirit 105.3" in Seattle, rising from Director of Sales. Mulholland has just left Crista Media, and is replacing a now-retired Market Manager across town.

With its stock trading at 14 cents per share and debt still very much an issue, Spanish Broadcasting System is nevertheless a leader among Hispanic media companies. With Mega TV making a profit and its radio stations seeing ratings vigor, the company on Thursday will celebrate its 35 years in operation.

Wondering what device your in-home radio listening will most likely be heard on? A new consumer survey shows that nearly one in four smart speakers will answer to requests directed to an AI-powered female by the name of Alexa.

It's been more than 6 1/2 years since Salem Media Group shares were trading just above the $3 mark. On Monday, the company known for its Christian-themed and conservative talk radio stations saw its stock hit a new five-year low. As a result, Salem shares have shed nearly half their value since July 4.

We aren't just in a new "golden age" for TV shows. Nielsen has just declared that we are in a "golden age of audio." Really?! Check out the highlights from its just-released Audio Today 2018 report focusing on network radio. It has some incredible new data on smart speaker home penetration, and the percentage of all radio listeners who tune to a network affiliated station every week.

One of the best traditions in radio circles is the annual Forecast conference, now in its 16th year, which will be presented on November 14 at the Harvard Club in New York City. It’s an opportunity to hear from some of the industry’s leading thought leaders, revenue experts, and trend-setters. Here's why you should attend — if you haven't planned yet to do so.

As tempting as it is to use an FM translator as a unique facility with its own programming, the purpose of these mini-stations, if you will, is to serve as a "fill-in" outlet for an AM station or an FM in the market with signal penetration issues. It seems an operator in Mississippi didn't get the message, making a "WONG" decision.