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There's a famous bridge spanning the Delaware River in central New Jersey with a slogan designed to cement what the Garden State's capital represents to the world: "Trenton Makes The World Takes." Today, Townsquare Media is taking a heritage CHR/Pop station that covers a big portion the Philadelphia DMA and two AMs based in Trenton. The seller is Jeffrey Warshaw's Connoisseur Media.

"Petition denied." That's the short and to-the-point message sent Wednesday to Ed Stolz and his Royce International Broadcasting Co. by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to a rehearing en banc of his long-standing case against Entercom Communications pertaining to the sale of the former KWOD-FM 106.5 in Sacramento.

The East End of Long Island is known by many as a weekend and summer playground for affluent New Yorkers who enjoy such locales as Montauk and The Hamptons. But, did you know that Suffolk County, N.Y., is also a hotbed of Hispanic market growth? In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson learns from Ana Maria Caraballo, Promotions Director for JVC Broadcasting, how her company jumped in to serve an important segment of the population with no local voice.

"Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own."  One Forbes contributor, former Media Life editor Gene Ely, just penned a guest commentary with the provocative headline "In The IHeartMedia Bankruptcy, Expect A Major Selloff Of Radio Stations." Really? We asked top D.C. attorneys and one broker for their opinions. Here's what they say.

It's not the best time to be a long-time holder of Salem Media Group stock. The conservative and Christian-theme media company finished Tuesday's trading at an all-time low.

If there's one market in the U.S. where Polish-language programming can be competitive, it's Chicago. One of the choices in this metropolis, offering a mix of comedy bits, Polish pop, Euro Top 40, and EDM tunes at night is "Polski FM." It operates on two suburban signals -- at least for now. One of these signals has just been sold in a deal brokered by Bob Heymann of Media Services Group.

Here's an eye-popping teaser from Jack Myers TomorrowToday that's bound to immediately attract the interest of every radio industry C-Suiter: Total U.S. audio ad spend has recovered from the 14% decline that occurred between 2000 and 2010. Don't pop your champagne bottles yet, radio station owners. This is driven by that little devil called "digital."

Entravision Communications has emerged as a formidable Hispanic digital media company, given the revenue growth seen in this arm of the company in recent quarters. But, the struggles at its radio and TV divisions, which still represent the core of Entravision's business, could be worrying investors. At the Closing Bell on Wall Street on Monday, EVC shares were off by more than 10%.

To the west of the Wisconsin cities of Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, adjacent to Ripon, is the town of Berlin. It's the city of license for a Class A branded as "The Valley's #1 Hit Music Station!" — and it is ready to become the newest member of the Woodward Communications family.

The nation's satellite radio provider has extended its relationship with the Korean automaker for five more years. This means those buying a Hyundai or Genesis will continue to get a three-month introductory SiriusXM All Access subscription, which includes access to the SiriusXM mobile app. 

Seven U.S. radio broadcasting industry companies are owed several millions of dollars from iHeartMedia. Much of it is "trade payable," but there's one company that sticks out from the others in regard to the cash it hopes to collect from the nation's top radio station operator. That would be Nielsen.

Thursday, June 21 is the first day of summer. It is also the first day of an auction of FM translator Construction Permits designated by the FCC as "Auction 83." Procedures and minimum opening bid amounts for this closed auction were released Friday.

Four leading women in media that includes Hubbard Radio CEO Ginny Morris and Cox Media Group EVP/Digital Strategy and Research Marian Pittman have agreed to participate in a NAB Show panel focused on "the impact of disruptive forces on audience, revenue and the workforce."

The Media Bureau has released its Auction 100 FM translator filing window for long-form applications, with complete "Form 349" applications due in early May. This window specifically deals with the filing of FM translator new station construction permit applications for 669 “Tech Box” proposals.

The final three months of 2017 resulted in mixed results for Christian and conservative-focused Salem Media Group. The Camarillo, Calif.-based owner of radio stations and a publishing arm saw its net broadcast revenue fall to $50.7 million, from $52.2 million, in Q4. Digital media revenue was also down, leading to a consolidated net revenue loss. But, net income was on the rise, and it is all thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.