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Evening host Jim Isabella has been diagnosed with the virus and is now being treated in an Akron hospital. Isabella said he felt like he was getting the flu and was first tested for pneumonia before testing positive for coronavirus.

Entercom reported an increase of 5% in same-station Q2 revenue and CEO David Field, on the heels of a strong first quarter, said the performance of his company in the second quarter was great "on every level."

Beasley Media Group has suspended popular Boston Sports Talker Tony Massarotti after he made a racist remark during The Felger and Mazz afternoon show last Friday. Did they go far enough?

The $150 million Triton purchase by Scripps was at a revenue multiple of 3.7X ($40 million), and Scripps executives boasted on a conference call Wendesday that they "got a really good deal." They saw Triton as a target and went after it.

Beasley Media Group is collaborating with Podcast Radio and KMG Networks to introduce a podcast-centric multiplatform radio format across four regions. This new format will be available on various Beasley stations in Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte, and Ft. Myers/Naples.

iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman has said from day one that music curation is more of an audio feature than a profitable business. And, Pandora appears to be heading in that direction if the recent reports are true and the company becomes part of SiriusXM or sold off to some other company. We should find out soon enough.

Things have not been going very well for the Yahoo brand lately and David Gow may have seen the writing on the wall. Yahoo has had to write-down over $700 million for its purchase of Tumblr and for the past three months Yahoo has been taking bids on purchasing the company's core business. On the heels of the announcement that Gow Media would be changing sports affiliations from Yahoo! Sports to SB Nation, we reached out to Gow CEO David Gow about why he's making the change and what it would mean to affiliates.

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a final call for the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for the 2023 Fiscal Year. The deadline is fast approaching: fees must be paid by tomorrow, September 20, at 11:59p ET.

With projections forecasting an 8.2% increase in spending, the global advertising landscape could cross the trillion-dollar threshold in 2024, according to a new analysis by WARC. The comprehensive study paints a promising picture for the advertising trade, including audio.

Tim Eby, former General Manager of St. Louis Public Radio, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the station and the University of Missouri. Eby was removed from his role in 2020 over allegations he turned a blind eye to the station’s “legacy of structural racism.”