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The Senate voted to confirm Republican Nathan Simington to the FCC on Tuesday, which means there are now two Republicans and two Democrats on the Commission. If the Republican controlled Senate refuses to confirm a Biden nominee, it could mean a deadlocked FCC for the foreseeable future.

It was the lowest quarterly radio deal volume since 2012 according to the folks at Kagan. The top radio deal of the quarter was the $10.0 million sale of non-commercial KUHA-FM in Houston followed by another non-commercial transaction, the $8.0 million sale of FM stations KPLI, KPLU, KPLI and KVIX as well as seven translators and one translator construction permit in Seattle from Pacific Lutheran University to University of Washington.

The Radio Music License Committee has filed a motion, it says, to protect radio stations across the nation, and specifically in Pennsylvania, against Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights. The RMLC filed an antitrust lawsuit in the federal court in Philadelphia, last year against the music licensing organization, based on GMR’s "attempt to require commercial radio stations to pay prices for music performance licenses that are unfairly high and anticompetitive." This injunction is radio's latest move in its fight against Azoff.

After discussing the strength of Hispanic radio in the lead-up to Election Day, Radio Ink talks with WABC President Chad Lopez about the power and profitability that AM stations can tap into during this political cycle.

That's according to a newly released report from the RAB and Borrell and Associates. It's the 11th year the two organizations have been collaborating on the report. In 2022, according to the report, radio stations generated $1.8 billion in digital sales, up 21.1% over 2021.

Too many radio ads suck. Every day in Radio Ink's headlines this week, we're talking with a different expert on how to stop the “suck." Today we talk to The Studio at iHeartMedia's Rahul Sabnis and Jill Belloma.

Two days ago Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw announced he was leading a management buyout of Perot Holdings, which invested in his company four years ago. Yesterday Radio Ink dug deeper into the story with Warshaw who believes the deal is good news for the entire radio industry.

(By Mike McVay) To program a great radio station, you must have many different components working together harmoniously. The following are the components I strongly believe in given my experience as a major market PD and air-talent and 30 years as a conultant.

Amanda White, Local Sales Manager for the Impact Radio Group, is always on the lookout for salespeople. She has a staff of eight to handle the seven-station cluster based in Boise, Idaho. She tells Radio Ink you always have to keep an eye out for the next great salesperson.

One day after AM radio's success on Capitol Hill received rousing applause at the NAB Show, the US House of Representatives is advancing the bipartisan legislative push to mandate AM in cars with an upcoming hearing.