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The campaign to secure AM radio’s future in the U.S. vehicle dashboard has cleared another key hurdle. With 12 additional lawmakers signing on late Friday, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now holds 228 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, including two non-voting delegates, surpassing the simple majority threshold of 218.

This week, the global advertising world converged on the French Riviera for the Cannes Lions festival, where celebrities, luxury yachts, and champagne remain standard fare. Amid the glamor, US radio groups carved out space along the Croisette to argue that traditional AM/FM remains one of the most effective performers in the modern media mix.

The Friends of Georgia Radio Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 class, honoring broadcasters who have shaped Georgia radio on-air, behind the scenes, and in engineering across a wide range of formats. All will be honored in an August ceremony.

As the Trump administration advances efforts to defund public broadcasting, state emergency officials in Oregon are warning that proposed cuts could undermine critical disaster response systems that rely on public radio’s infrastructure to reach vulnerable communities.

The company has asked the FCC to give its blessing to changes in its foreign ownership structure — moves that would allow new individuals and entities tied to Global Media & Entertainment Investments Ltd., to hold ownership stakes. Among these individuals is the son of Michael Tabor, the individual who leads UK audio giant Global.

Several key factors are influencing the market for buying and selling radio stations in mid-2025, noted media broker Bob Heymann notes in this column. "While activity hasn't disappeared, both valuation expectations and buyer enthusiasm are being shaped by regulatory uncertainty, broader market dynamics, and competition for capital."

The 50th annual Gracie Awards Luncheon, an event held at Cipriani 42nd Street that honored individual achievement and outstanding programming by, for and about women in local and student television, radio and digital platforms, is now a memory.

It is a technology that is being embraced by terrestrial radio stations across the U.S., thanks to companies such as Futuri and Super Hi-Fi. Now, the nation's subscription-based audio content creation and distribution leader has partnered with a tech company that will allow it to bring AI-generated advertising to listeners.

Moderated by Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats, “The Future on the Dash: AM Battle Reboot” put a sharp, emotional focus on what many consider one of the most urgent issues facing radio: keeping the AM band in the nation’s vehicles.

The broadcast studio for WMMX-FM "MIX 107.7" in Dayton was slightly compromised on Thursday by an apparent fire in a residential unit directly above the iHeartMedia-owned Adult Contemporary station.

As 2014 came to a close, Salem Media Group agreed to purchase an FM translator in the Greenville-Spartanburg market for $185,000 from Tugart Properties. Now, the publicly traded licensee of radio stations across the U.S. is selling the facility. The buyer? It's a regional Hispanic media company that's on a growth spurt.

Intrigue, betrayal and drama left and right. No, there was no discussion about a telenovela at the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference, which concluded on Thursday. But, those themes certainly set the tone for this year's regulatory panel moderated by veteran D.C. communications attorney Francisco Montero.

Mud Radio was just over one month late with its license renewal application. Why? It was due to an "inadvertent oversight." Now, the Audio Division Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau is willing to resolve the matter with a Consent Decree. And, it sees the licensee of a Vermont FM pay a civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury to wipe its slate clean.

With a blend of legacy and urgency permeating the conversation, the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference opened in Houston on Wednesday with a wide array of Hispanic media executives including Spanish Broadcasting System founder, Chairman and President/CEO Raúl Alarcón Jr. on hand.

It is an owner of radio and TV stations based on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and it is ready to grow. That's thanks to a transaction that sees Michael J. Bergner serve as the seller's broker of record, with Lynn Deppen signing off on the divestment agreement.