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One big task for Cumulus Media in the first half of 2024 was to push its 2026 debt maturity wall out by three years. This required debtholder approval of a plan to swap new debt for old debt, at a 60-cent per dollar discount. After several attempts, "Plan B" was put forth. That proved to be the charm.

It doesn't happen very often, but the shareholders of Cumulus Media have successfully blocked an executive compensation plan at an annual general meeting convened by the company — another sign that the company has a mountain to climb as it pushes millions in debt repayments to 2029.

On March 4, Entravision Communications received word from Meta that it intends to wind down its authorized sales partner (ASP) program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs by July 1. With a significant revenue loss pending, how did the company fare in Q1? 

Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and the Radio + Television Business Report are pleased to announce the finalists for the prestigious 2024 Medallas de Cortez awards. The Medallas de Cortez awards recognize excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales and management. 

The University of Wisconsin Athletics Department has confirmed an extended partnership with iHeartMedia Wisconsin and has brought on Good Karma Brands as a new radio broadcast partner through agreements facilitated by Badger Sports Properties.

On April 30, Sen. Ted Cruz sent a letter to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s President/CEO querying about “taxpayer-funded” NPR’s reporting. Cruz believes NPR is heavily biased to liberal viewpoints. So do key House E&C Committee Republicans, who wrote to NPR's CEO seeking answers.

The broadcast radio station ownership group led by Caroline Beasley and CFO Marie Tedesco has announced when it will reveal its first quarter 2024 financial report.  And, it will arrive on a busy day for analysts, with TEGNA and Sinclair Inc. also releasing their Q1 results.

The head of the Consumer Technology Association has made it clear how his group— owner and producer of the CES conference — feels about the AM Radio for Every Vehicle act. In short, Gary Shapiro opposes the legislation. Why? Hear for yourself in this special RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

Uri Berliner ultimately resigned for speaking out. NPR CEO Katherine Maher remains steadfast in her viewpoint that newscasts offer balanced coverage of world and national events and occurrences. Ted Cruz is hardly convinced.

Quarterly insights on how Americans listen to ad-supported audio are now getting a quarterly review courtesy of Nielsen, in partnership with Edison Research. The trends shared in the report, they say, "will help advertisers, broadcasters and podcasters engage the right audiences."

While Boomer Esiason's tenure in the NFL in the Big Apple and the Meadowlands was short compared to his years as a Cincinnati Bengals Q, his run in New York as a sports talk host has been the stuff of legend. Audacy Inc. has now ensured that Boomer's time on the nation's first ever Sports Talk radio station will continue

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will not be proceeding with the creation of a low-power FM radio station, as the Chief of the Audio Division within the FCC's Media Bureau has rejected a petition for reconsideration of an earlier ruling that dismissed the school's construction permit application.

The FCC has proposed steep fines against a group of seven pirate radio operators in Massachusetts, investigated during an Enforcement Bureau sweep in the Greater Boston area. The suggested financial penalties total more than $850,000 and is a direct result of the "Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement," or "PIRATE" act.

It's a radio station that was made famous for its Top 40 format that has aired a News/Talk format since 1982. Today, WABC is in the midst of a renaissance and earned a 4.0 share in the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for New York. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Red Apple Media President Chad Lopez shares how growth has come for a reborn legend.

The Chief of the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division has upheld a January decision to revoke the license and delete the call letters of a noncommercial FM radio station  licensed to serve the communities due northwest of Klamath Falls, Ore., dismissing a petition that impermissibly introduces new arguments.