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In October 2023, the FCC warned the owner of a Louisiana AM/FM combo that it could lose its license due to unpaid regulatory fee debt dating back to 2002. The Media Bureau has now granted a stay of execution as part of a Consent Decree entered into with the stations' licensee.

To provide a full analysis of why the FCC restored a FM duplicate programming rule that dates to 1992, which disappeared during the Pai Commission, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson welcomes Foster Garvey Office Managing Director and Principal Brad Deutsch to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

When it comes to local advertising growth in 2024, here's the good news: it is increasing at a "healthy" clip, says Borrell Associates. Here's the not-so-good news: Borrell has updated its data for the year, and concludes local advertising "isn’t quite shaping up as the bountiful year that many had hoped for."

Audacy Inc. has signed off on a $1.4 million settlement with a neighboring Pennsylvania township to the City of Brotherly Love that concludes a lengthy dispute over charges the audio content creation and distribution company did not pay local and business taxes to the municipality.

Spanish Broadcasting System is starting off 2024 with a small net revenue decline. That's according to the company's Q1 earnings report, which was released late Friday by the Miami-headquartered multimedia operation founded and led by Raúl Alarcón Jr.

Earlier this week, The Verge offered a report with a headline that some radio leaders may be stunned to see. "There's a secret smart home radio in your new Mac," it reads. Don't get too excited, though. This "radio" has little to do with MHz, or kHz, reception.

In Asia, AM radio's resilience is notable, with many stations to tune to in Taipei, Manila, and across Australia and New Zealand. At present, Japan is a locale where AM radio lives, too. But, according to local media reports, that may not be the case in the next several months. 

Mediabase's main competitor in the chart world for decades has been BDS, which powered Billboard through December 2022, when it shifted its airplay monitoring to the iHeartMedia-owned Mediabase. Now, a new choice for radio monitoring has emerged for radio stations stateside.

Best of Show went to “Got Your Nose” for Airheads, with honors presented to Highdive. The "Broadcast Radio Campaign: Radio Station or Group" honor went to The Studio at iHeartMedia.

A pay-to-listen service rooted in satellite radio seeking to gain app users is offering up a "LinkedIn Audio Event" with "expert insights on audio advertising that wins." It's the latest swipe at broadcast radio from SiriusXM, ahead of the 2024 Cannes Lions ad awards in France.

In this exclusive chat, Pio Ferro opens up about working for privately held Meruelo Media and how great content can drive revenue and advertiser ROI. He also shares why a Foo Fighters/Becky G mashup may not be the best of ideas in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. 

Podcast Radio, which puts podcasts into a traditional programming schedule and is being offered by Gary Krantz-helmed Krantz Media Group, has signed an agreement with Local Radio Networks (LRN) that heralds that organization's first foray into spoken word formats.

A vacant FM radio station on the Table of Allotments for 96.9 MHz in Mattoon, Ill., will be moving forward with a downgrade of its facilities, thanks to FCC approval of the request ... one that originated within the Media Bureau.

WWL Radio has reached a fresh multi-year agreement with both the NBA and NFL franchises serving New Orleans. The partnership means the New Orleans Pelicans will, once again, have a new radio home.

The President/CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau from 1966 through 1983 has passed away at the age of 98. A shiva is scheduled to honor Mr. David this afternoon in Midtown Manhattan.