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The Hispanic Radio Conference is proud to announce the 2020 Medallas de Cortez finalists. While only eight will carry home the prestigious plaque, all of the following professionals have proven themselves to be the best of the best in Hispanic radio. The awards will be presented at the conference on March 25 at the Intercontinental at Doral Miami and are sponsored by vcreative.

A pair of radio broadcasting companies that have seen their shares on Wall Street largely underperform in recent months each enjoyed strong trading sessions on Monday. While Entercom Communications enjoyed a strong session, it is Beasley Broadcast Group's late-session surge that deserves close attention.

Investors and observers alike have been scrutinizing Entercom Communications and when it will start to see big dividends from its Reverse Morris Trust-fueled merger with CBS Radio. It appears that time has finally come, given the strong Q4 2019 results and positive outlook for 2020 offered by the company. Are investors convinced?

Salem, which specializes in Christian-themed media and Conservative secular Talk radio programming, has set May 6 as the date for its annual shareholders meeting in Ventura County, Calif. The news comes one day after Salem's board declared a dividend.

With furloughs and layoffs clouding the efforts of media companies who continue to excel during one of the most difficult eras for the U.S. since World War II, thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic, some good financial news is most certainly welcomed. Look no further than the Q4 and full-year 2019 results released late Tuesday by Spanish Broadcasting System.

Want to know what the real world AI-driven use cases are for radio, TV, podcasting or sports-specific media? An April 22 webinar hosted by Veritone may be of keen interest to you.

Latino consumers who prefer the sounds of such Spanish-language recording artists as Christian Nodal, Banda MS and La Arrolladora Banda el Limón have a new place to turn to in Jacksonville. That's because Regional Mexican programming has just replaced Sports Talk on an iHeartRadio FM property in the market.

A decade ago, Jeffrey and Mark Schlesinger obtained WBPZ-AM and WSNU-FM in Lock Haven, Pa., to the southwest of Williamsport and northeast of State College. They must like Happy Valley. A pair of asset purchase agreements have been filed that will give them control of two FMs, an FM translator and an AM serving a region that is home to Penn State University.

Two weeks ago, the morning co-host of a Chicago News/Talk radio station owned by Salem Media Group teamed with her employer in filing a federal lawsuit against the governor of Illinois for effectively barring her from his press briefings. Each side had their compelling arguments as to why it happened. Now, the battle is over.

"The next six months will be an interesting time for Radio operators," says BIA CEO Tom Buono. "As we get to the next stage of the pandemic and start to see unemployment numbers drop and businesses re-emerge, Radio is uniquely positioned to benefit from this recovery." With that, BIA on July 14 will host a webinar focused on local radio's recovery.

The Market Manager for a quartet of radio stations serving the Eugene, Ore., market, will be celebrating his final day on the job come Friday, July 31. That's because he's retiring from the Bicoastal Media stations. And, his successor has been named.

If you have a Roku device, you may already be using the iHeartRadio app. Now, Entercom Communications is ensuring that its Radio.com app, acquired in the company's tax-free merger with CBS Radio, can be accessed from an array of smart televisions as a built-in app.

With a Class C2 facility licensed to Terrebone, Ore., KICE-FM 94.9 has a signal that blankets the popular outdoor recreational cities of Bend, Redmond, and Sisters, Ore., to the southeast of Portland. Until now, KICE has been a FOX Sports Radio affiliate. That will soon change, as the station is being sold.

 “We are thrilled to partner with Hubbard Radio,” said Jack Dunkle, SVP of Affiliate Sales for TTWN.  “This partnership signifies our continued dedication to provide our media partners with audience-driven, tailored news solutions, available at the top and bottom of every hour.”

The "P1 Listener," that industry term used to describe the person who listens most to a particular radio station or format, exhibits a largely problematic trait for radio broadcasting companies. There's a "hardware challenge," Edison Research Director of Research Laura Ivey says. Why that is a "challenge" in 2020 is the subject of a RBR+TVBR OBSERVATION.