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When it comes to the development of new broadcast radio services and user experiences in America's vehicles, the DTS Connected Radio ecosystem is being looked upon as the guidance tool for ensuring AMs and FMs are not lost in the shuffle as more and more "car radios" are transformed into in-dash smartphones. DTS and the NAB's PILOT initiative have teamed to ensure radio doesn't lose the car.

What do the former CEO of Cherry Creek Media, the President of Withers Broadcasting and the individual most recently SVP of Emmis Communications' former St. Louis stations have in common? The correct answer is ownership, as the trio of veteran broadcasters have formed a company that has just snagged four stations in Northern Arizona.

On August 18, 2003, Broadcast Investment Associates sold a 100kw Class 1 facility serving Rome, Ga., and much of Atlanta's northwestern suburbs to Woman's World Broadcasting. Led by Suzanne Stone, Woman's World operated the station until early 2008, when Cox Media Group inked a Local Marketing Agreement with the licensee. Now, Stone's group has opted to part ways with the station.

According to a chief executive of a trucking company, the U.S. "is in the midst of a serious multi-industry labor shortage." Is this not an excellent opportunity for the radio business to strut its stuff and put on a real job fair, strutting its stuff far beyond the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando? Here are "5 Ways To Help You Avoid Today’s Labor Crunch," as they could aid you in the recruitment process.

The owner of a Class A radio station in rural Seward, Alaska in mid-July was issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $66,000 for what the FCC said are “numerous apparent violations” of its rules — including actions that undermine the effectiveness of the Emergency Alert System. On Tuesday, the licensee given this NAL filed a Form 314 with the Commission signaling the station's transfer to another entity in the tiny town.

On Thursday, the House E&C Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing on the “State of the Media Marketplace.” It just so happens that the NAB has filed comments with the FCC on competition in the audio programming marketplace, as part of the Commission's preparation of a Congressionally-required communications marketplace report.

Tired of complaining about ratings wobbles and insufficient data in a two-times-per year market such as Boise, Idaho? It may be time to stop your whining and start winning in your market, thanks to a big step forward for radio station measurement brought forth by Nielsen Audio.

The owners of an operation in rural Arizona wanted experimental authority from the FCC to take its Class D AM station off the air under an STA while keeping this station's FM translator on the air. The Commission just thwarted that plan, reinforcing the use of translators as a booster for fully licensed stations.

In a deal filed Monday with the FCC but announced by broker of record Kalil & Co. on Friday, the Mike Novak-led Educational Media Foundation has landed yet another property. The No. 2 licensee in the U.S., behind only iHeartRadio, has just obtained a Class C1 100kw blowtorch of an FM facility. The seller is keeping the station’s intellectual property in one of America's premier Spring Break destinations.

Thursday was a busy day in a Houston U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the nation's top owner of radio stations. Judge Marvin Isgur approved the disclosures and solicitation materials for iHeartMedia’s Chapter 11 plan. A Confirmation Hearing Date is set for Dec. 11. Isgur's release of his 437-page order came with iHeartMedia's formal submission of its fourth amended Chapter 11 plan.

All-time country music favorites from artists such as Randy Travis and Ronnie Milsap have just been trumped by the political musings of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The move also results in the disappearance of a legendary Music City air personality, some 16 months after his "return" by way of classic bits aired in morning drive, on this iHeartMedia FM translator covering much of Nashville.

An FM translator serving Albany, N.Y., that in May went dark under a STA, is being sold by a company led by a veteran New York broadcaster. Who is the buyer? The non-profit organization that controls the Capital District's Classical station. What are its plans for this translator?

The radio industry and journalists across the U.S. today are paying tribute to Dave Barrett, a veteran reporter for CBS News Radio. Barrett unexpectedly died Wednesday at the of 63.

VRS1, or virtual radio studio 1 feed, enables stations to broadcast directly to an AM or FM transmitter for OTA broadcasts. It’s a technology that will reduce overheads for radio stations says EmpireStreaming Director of Sales, Matt Kellogg.

The swing for Classic Hits, in a comparison of the summer months to the January-May period, outstripped the other formats, showing again that the warmer months bring on the nostalgia.