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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."

Gulfport, Miss., is the home of an FM translator its licensee hoped would serve this coastal city along the Gulf of Mexico. There's just one issue — the facility was built, it seems, outside the parameters of what the licensee was authorized to do. As such, Audio Division Chief Al Shuldiner has rescinded the grant for the FM translator, which sought more time to remain silent as it figured out what to do to get on the air permanently.

Thirteen months ago, the sale of an AM station that uses a six-tower array to reach Arkansas' largest metropolitan area seemed assured. However, that deal never happened. In August, the facility went dark. Now, a sale is moving forward — to a different party, a Form 314 filing made with the Commission on Monday reveals.

Many across the U.S. radio industry are mourning the sudden death of the programming veteran, who resided in the Phoenix area. He died July 7 of undisclosed causes and was 62 years of age. Smith is responsible for making "HOT 97" in New York a legendary Hip-Hop radio station, and also served as a chief programmer at companies including Cox Media Group, Clear Channel Communications and CBS Radio.

"I must be the happiest, passionate and most peaceful person in radio today ... and I don’t even work inside a radio station." Those are the words of Kelly Orchard, who spent 20 years operating family-owned radio stations and is today a licensed psychotherapist and alternative FCC compliance specialist. In this exclusive column, Orchard diffuses the ticking time bomb of "living with the daily pressure most broadcasters experience." There's a way to get rid of that negativity. Here are her suggestions for how to achieve that goal.

Salem Media Group plans to report its second quarter 2022 financial results after U.S. financial markets close on August 4. What can investors expect to hear from the company growing its podcast division and building out an OTT-delivered video news channel?

Entravision Communications reported its Q1 2018 financial results after Tuesday's Closing Bell, and Chairman/CEO Walter Ulloa remarked during his company's quarterly earnings call that the results were in line in expectations. That's largely thanks, once again, to its fast-growing digital division.

For nearly a week, Meyersdale, Pa., now has a second full-power FM radio station to tune to. A nonprofit organization fired up its new facility after a move from a low-power FM licensed to a different radio frequency. The upgrade comes as embattled license Roger Wahl awaits a final decision from the Commission on a license revocation tied to his status as a convicted felon.

Since the start of 2017, Northern Kentucky University, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and an Indiana-based Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Church of God put their radio stations on the market. Now, another school in the Hoosier State is entertaining buyers for its facility.

An unscheduled appearance by podcaster and Westwood One-distributed radio show host Ben Shapiro at a Podcast Movement conference booth proved to be so uncomfortable to at least one paid attendee that the show's organizers apologized for his attendance. The apology set off a firestorm of its own. Now, Westwood One's parent has chimed in by separating itself from any Podcast Movement activities in 2023 ... and perhaps beyond.

In September 2015, a New Jersey resident was issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for operating an unlicensed radio station. Can an individual fight an NAL? Yes. Was this pirate broadcaster successful? The FCC's Enforcement Bureau just ruled on the 2 1/2-year old matter.

With top network and media agencies dialed in to the virtual event, the "Power of Momentum" presentation saw Skyview Networks map out it goals and strategies for the coming year while country music artists Tim McGraw and Carly Pearce served as hosts.

For more than a year, brokers and D.C. attorneys have been patiently sitting and waiting for more than a trickle of activity to percolate. It looks like two stars of Wall Street — newly pure-play radio station owner Saga Communications and recently grown Beasley Broadcast Group — are sniffing out some good deals.

Since 2020, he's been the General Sales Manager for the Carl Parmer-led SummitMedia stations serving the Wichita market. Now, he's heading to the Bluegrass State.

Townsquare Media has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission that reflect the radio and local digital media company's desire to initiate a tender offer valued at precisely $76,472,805.50. It involves a proposal to exchange eligible options for replacement options.