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Read this: a Christian Talk and Teaching FM serving the Spokane market and its simulcast partner serving the Tri-Cities, Wash., market, comprised of Richland, Kennewick and Pasco, are being sold by Thomas Read. Who's the buyer? Look no further than the nation's largest Christian Contemporary noncomm network.

Before he successfully won a House seat, Mike Flood was largely known as the man behind Flood Communications, owner of radio and TV stations across Nebraska. Now, he's taking that experience as a broadcaster to the halls of Congress by teaming up with three other House Members to bring back a "Broadcasters Caucus."

This year’s shortlist features entries across a range of categories, including audiobooks, podcasts, dramas, documentaries, breaking news coverage, entertainment, and music specials. Work was submitted by radio stations, networks, production companies, and independent producers worldwide.

It's a Tulsa-headquartered owner of broadcast media stations operating in such markets as Merced and Monterey-Salinas, Calif. Until now, it included a mid-sized Louisiana city in its roster of markets. That's about to change for Stephens Media Group.

Auddia is moving forward with its plans to bring new nontraditional revenue to AM and FM broadcasters through a subscription-based ad-free streaming environment. This, Auddia says, is designed to give users more control over their radio-listening experience.

The woman who joined Urban One's stations in Richmond in February 2019 as Director of Sales has been elevated some six years later to the top spot, reporting to Audio Division co-President Eddie Harrell Jr.

At this year’s Hispanic Radio Conference, best-selling author, business consultant, and media strategist Peter Remington is set to challenge industry professionals to break free from outdated sales strategies and embrace the evolving definition of radio as "new media."

It's a loan that could lead to an eventual sale of an embattled noncommercial community-focused radio station that has served St. Louis for 38 years. For many, the checkerboard cultural programming they've come to enjoy could soon be replaced with Christian Contemporary music.

What business segment is Townsquare Media most excited about in the coming years? The Digital Programmatic business, which CEO Bill Wilson said "has been and will continue to be the largest growth driver of our business for the foreseeable future." Meanwhile, deregulation makes Townsquare a buyer.

Tune to 101.5 MHz in Seattle, and you'll hear classic country music on KPLZ, branded as "HANK FM." Now, Lotus Communications has expanded the brand to the Las Vegas market, and is using a just-acquired FM translator to bring it to Southern Nevada.

A Sports Talker has left its listeners across Brevard County seeking a new home for local host Mark Moses and its syndicated fare. Cumulus Media silenced the daytime-only AM radio station and its FM translator companion on Friday.

For some 40 years, Bob Palmater has been "fully devoted to Christ," and this has seen the broadcast media veteran manage Christian radio stations across the Midwest. Today, he's the President of non-profit Sound In Spirit, and it has engineered a deal that will see the sale of a Class B1 noncommercial FM serving Keokuk, Iowa.

In a message posted Thursday to its Facebook page, WIRY owner Hometown Communications LLC, an entity comprised of shareholders Mark Henry, Joey Trombley, David Andrews and David Favro, confirmed that the station will be concluding business effective today. Its audio streams were silent as of mid-morning Friday.

The owner of a Class B AM radio station with 3,200 watts during daylight hours and 1,300 watts at night serving a bucolic area near Trenton, N.J., has been given notice that it must pay its delinquent FCC regulatory fees or risk a license revocation.

The highly coveted awards will be presented at the 16th Hispanic Radio Conference, June 11-12 in Houston. Now is the opportunity for YOU to nominate the shining stars in the Hispanic radio industry. Nominations across seven categories are now open to anyone involved in the success of Hispanic radio.