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It's a Tulsa-headquartered owner of broadcast media stations operating in such markets as Merced and Monterey-Salinas, Calif. Until now, it included a mid-sized Louisiana city in its roster of markets. That's about to change for Stephens Media Group.

Auddia is moving forward with its plans to bring new nontraditional revenue to AM and FM broadcasters through a subscription-based ad-free streaming environment. This, Auddia says, is designed to give users more control over their radio-listening experience.

She's guided a generation of listeners through some rough patches in their lives. And, she's had her own challenges she's worked through, too. Now, the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) is saluting syndicated radio personality Delilah by awarding her with its fourth annual Insight Award.

The arrival of the results from Beasley Media Group turns out to be a good one for the company led by CEO Caroline Beasley. That's not to say challenges seen by the publicly traded company have totally evaporated.

Australia's Mediaproxy, known for its software-based IP compliance monitoring and multiviewing products, will be showing off new additions to its wares at the 2025 NAB Show, at a Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall booth. 

Despite a six-month low in overall media and telecom transaction value, radio emerged as a bright spot in February, driving six of the ten largest deals. That's according to new data from S&P Global Market Intelligence supplied to Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report.

For seven years until last week, he was associated with iHeartMedia and some of its biggest audio brands superserving African American consumers and fans of hip-hop and R&B music. Now, he'll be working with Victor Giacomelli and CEO Albert Rodriguez at the publicly traded owner of "Hot 97" and WBLS.

The woman who joined Urban One's stations in Richmond in February 2019 as Director of Sales has been elevated some six years later to the top spot, reporting to Audio Division co-President Eddie Harrell Jr.

The co-founder and former Chairman/CEO of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC parent Yum! Brands has been selected to serve as Chairman of the Board of SpinCo, the planned spin-off of select media brands currently under the Comcast Corp. umbrella.

Maintaining and extending "U.S. leadership in wireless" has been one of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's top priorities. "Getting our spectrum policies right translates directly into bringing Americans across the digital divide, creating jobs, and growing our economy," he says. That's why he wants spectrum auction reauthorization now.