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It began broadcasting on Christmas Eve 1925. It may be the only radio station audible, after dark, on a radio in locales as diverse as Los Angeles, Orlando and Hartford. In 2021, however, the might of a 50kw Class A clear channel signal on the AM isn't what it used to be. That explains why, starting March 22, a big Entercom AM is gaining an FM translator.

Marie Tedesco to take CFO role; moves set for January 1, 2017

"The Rush Limbaugh Show," starting today, is now heard on a Talk station in the biggest city in the U.S. by square miles. It was previously heard on a crosstown News/Talker that has prepared for life without Rush.

There are slightly more female GMs in 2016 than what was seen in 2015, new data show

Investors can now buy and sell shares in Audacy, the company formerly known as Entercom, under its new ticker symbol. Company C-Suite executives virtually participated Friday in the NYSE's Opening Bell ceremony, and the event immediately followed an exclusive chat with Audacy CMO Paul Suchman conducted on Clubhouse by Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan.

A coalition of 12 groups representing the interests of rural Americans has sent a letter to four key members of Congress requesting that the law permitting businesses to annually deduct the full cost of advertising in the year it is incurred be retained.

How did it go for popular audio streaming company Spotify in the first quarter of 2021? Futuresource Consulting lead market analyst for music and audio Alexandre Jornod digested the numbers early today from London, and offers up the details.

The over-the-air advertising revenue at U.S. Hispanic radio stations continued its downhill retreat in 2016, resuming a slow but steady dip from a two-year peak in dollars seen in 2012 and 2013. What's the No. 1-billing Spanish-language radio station? It's one of five L.A. stations in the Top 10.

All seems great for Salem Media Group. Yet, the company's stock price is now two months into a decline that has put a firm break on a big Wall Street recovery.

A pair of radio industry veterans have teamed together for a joint venture dedicated to strategizing and creating voice command solutions for the radio and podcasting industries.

At 12:26am Eastern on June 6, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral. It was a successful launch, carrying a SiriusXM satellite into space. While that was successful, Sirius XM Radio has a whole other kind of launch ready for takeoff — and this one is on Wall Street.

Whatcha' doin' at the Courthouse? Protecting a trademark may be the answer, if mimicry and freely borrowing ideas from another radio station or a syndicated program is judged to have gone too far. What recourse does a radio station have if it feels a fun bit has been stolen by another party? It depends, says a Garvey Schubert Barer attorney who discussed a possible litigation situation in an exclusive interview with RBR+TVBR.

Add Cumulus Media to the list of audio content and distribution companies with radio at its roots that has all but recovered from the economic Slip-and-Slide brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic.

With some in the radio industry openly questioning if the sale of KPWR-FM "Power 106" in Los Angeles signals a coming sell-off of all Emmis Communications radio stations, Wall Street financial house CapitalCube has taken its stethoscope and given the company led by Chairman/CEO Jeff Smulyan a check-up. What's the prognosis?

The acquisition of three broadcast towers in Norfolk from Com-Ent LLC has closed. This puts the structures in the hands of an entity that owns or operates more than 1,000 structures across the U.S.