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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. 

The casino resort hotel that serves as the unofficial hub for Radio at the NAB Show is celebrating the opening of a "state-of-the-art" broadcast studio located inside its sprawling Las Vegas Strip facility. Just don't expect to see any over-the-air radio talent using the studio for work associated with an AM or FM.

He has the same surname as Emmis Communications' CEO but is unrelated. This Mr. Smulyan acquired an AM/FM combo in Idabell, Okla., in May 2018. Six years later, he is selling the stations — to the owner of a Broken Bow FM that once saw him in the role of General Manager.

In 1983, he acquired his first radio station outside of Florida: WCFL-AM in Chicago. The $8 million deal was the first of many big deals involving Scott K. Ginsburg. Ginsburg would exit the radio industry in 1998, founding a Dallas-area luxury automobile dealership. RBR+TVBR has now confirmed Ginsburg's passing.

What makes Colorado Springs morning hosts Woody and Bobby standout air personalities in a world where syndicated wake-up shows and reduction-in-force initiatives due to tough economic realities dominate the headlines? Find out in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. 

With shares tumbling in price over the last month, there's chatter in financial circles that some iHeartMedia creditors have retained financial and legal advisers over concerns the company's revenue dip may lead company leaders to engage in a debt restructuring.

On March 21, the parent of Christian music networks K-LOVE and Air1 shared that it was acquiring four FMs from Salem Media Group in a transaction valued at $7 million. Now the deal has closed, and Educational Media Foundation is sharing what its programming plans are for the stations.

BIA Advisory Services last week in a blog post shared its Top Ten Radio Owners by Revenue rankings for 2023. The top three slots are the same as they were in 2022, 2021 and 2020. However, the bigger story is the year-over-year decline revenue seen by the nation's biggest companies.

Leon Williamson has been elevated from SVP of Sales to Indianapolis Market President for iHeartMedia. This puts Williamson in charge of five stations.

The multimedia company superserving African American consumers has until June 7 to file its 2023 annual report and Q1 2024 earnings with the Securities and Exchange Commission — or submit a plan with Nasdaq — in order to regain compliance with the stock exchange's trading rules.

With NPR programming during daylight hours and Jazz at night, KVUT-FM has served Tyler, Tex., from the University of Texas' campus in this city. On Friday, the station went dark. A station sale is already underway, with Tideline Partners LLC hired as the school's broker. KVUT-FM has ceased operations ahead of its sale.