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Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has reached an agreement with Mexican media company Grupo Radio Centro that settles a 23-month lawsuit alleging tortious interference and unfair competition.

Facebook is at it again, and The Wall Street Journal says there's "reckoning for media organizations" ahead. Why? The curtain is about to be raised on audiences, versus traffic. That's awesome news for radio broadcasters, argues RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. Why? Radio should be the king of meaningful content, and interactivity.

In late December 2017, Beasley Broadcasting Group shares moved past the $14 mark. Since then, BBGI shares had been on the retreat. That ended today, thanks to a 3.9% gain that puts BBGI stock above $13 once again - and near its all-time peak levels.

Emmis Communications saw its total net revenue dip in its fiscal Q3 2018, as the radio broadcasting company and parent of NextRadio creator TagStation swung to a net loss of $279,000 (2 cents per diluted share), from net income of $17.7 million ($1.43). But, it's tough to compare Emmis today to the company it was in fiscal Q3 2017, when it had more radio stations in its stable and a host of magazines it no longer owns.

Two Lone Star broadcasters have each received a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for failing to abide by the FCC's rules. One of the broadcasters failed to file a timely license renewal application for an FM station carrying the once-famous call letters of a Northern California rocker. The other broadcaster was found to be operating a radio station from a location that it wasn't authorized to use. In the latter case, the broadcaster's renewal application triggered an informal objection from Alpha Media.

A Class A facility licensed to East Jordan, Mich., serving such cities as Charlevoix and Bellaire with a steady diet of classical music is about to see a big change in its on-air presentation. The station has just been sold by Interlochen Public Radio, and the new owner's "Promise" is to fill the Earth "with the knowledge and the glory of the Lord."

One of the most influential broadcast media leaders in the U.S. is ready to share her view from the corner office to the leaders of Canada's radio broadcasting community, come mid-May.

"Tell me more." That's the gist of a objection filed by the U.S. Trustee for New York, Connecticut and Vermont in response to Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plans submitted by Cumulus Media. What does this mean for the debt-challenged No. 2 operator of radio stations, by station count?

The app that's bringing FM radio to Android-powered smartphones will soon be available across select vehicle platforms on in-vehicle "infotainment" systems (IVI) powered by the Weblink software platform from tech firm Abalta Technologies.

As first reported by RBR+TVBR on Dec. 20, a major provider​ ​of​ ​FM​ ​and​ ​AM​ ​transmitters​ ​in business since 1959 — and a 40-year player in the transmitter sales arena — has been acquired by a global manufacturer of FM transmitters based in Ferrara, Italy. ​​Elenos is now the owner of Broadcast​ ​Electronics​ ​(BE)​. In an attempt to try to answer some of the many questions about the deal, BE Director of U.S. Sales and Marketing Jeff Wilson spoke with Elenos Group President Leonardo Busi and BE President/CEO Tom Beck.

What happens if your AM radio station fails to sign off at sunset, as required by its license? Just as JLF Communications LLC. It just got a Notice of Violation for failure to do just that at an AM it owns in the Houston market.

Pandora Media shares are starting the first full week of 2018 by flirting with a record low, sending shares to nearly half of its one-year target estimate set by Wall Street financial analysts.  The downward action for "P" comes on the heels of a blistering report from Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne, who believes growing ad revenue is 2018 "is no longer a given" for Pandora. His comments come just two days before Pandora's appearance at an important investment community conference.

"It's the same old song, but with the same exact meaning since you've been gone." To the surprise of no one, iHeartMedia on Thursday yet again extended the deadline for participation in its term loan offers and exchange offers crafted on March 15, 2017.

Emmis Communications founder and Chairman/CEO Jeff Smulyan, who has also been the leading smartphone FM chip advocate and launched the NextRadio app, will share his ideas and advice on how to secure radio station access to smartphones in an exclusive one-on-one discussion with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson at the 2018 Hispanic Radio Conference. For details, click here.

Can't wait for the elimination of the FCC's main studio rule? You're in luck. The end is just days away, the Commission revealed in a brief announcement released Thursday. The rule's demise came at the Commission's October 2017 Open Meeting, despite fiery dissent from the two Democratic Commissioners.