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On Thursday we told you about the story of Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE-AM in Knoxville, who was convicted of a crime back in 2012 but did not report it to The FCC on two license renewals. To get a feel for if that might result in a license revocation we turned to broadcast attorney John Garziglia.

In our continuing series with industry leaders about the 2022 Jacobs Media Techsurvey last week, which showed a downward trend line of radio listenership, today we hear from Vince Benedetto, Sean Bos and Buzz Knight.

It's been two years since broadcasters were able to gather in Las Vegas for the NAB Show due to COVID. It all kicked off Sunday at an event called Cocktails and Conversations at The Mayfair Supper Club in The Bellagio Hotel. Here are a few pictures from the event...

In the Spring of 2021, a national department store ran an AM/FM radio campaign. The Cumulus Media/Westwood One Audio Active Group, in a new post-COVID study, examined the sales lift of the entire campaign that included every single AM/FM radio ad run by the retailer. Here's what they discovered.

Nearly 2,000 attendees made it out to Los Angeles for Podcast Movement's Evolutions last week to discuss and learn more about the craft they love. We spoke to Podcast Movement co-founder Dan Franks about the event, the vibe from the crowd, and the future of the industry.

CEO Bill Wilson had been dropping hints over the past few months that, despite proclaiming Townsquare as a digital first company, he had something in the works to grow the company's radio portfolio. Wilson last mentioned a possible deal when he appeared on a panel at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville earlier this month.

There was a time that Howard Stern was radio's biggest, most controversial voice. He created buzz nearly every day. Today, as radio has veered completely away from any controversial hosts, and Stern apologizes for his past, that controversial audio voice is now Joe Rogan.

Those are the words of Country music superstar Blake Shelton who's on the cover of the latest issue of Radio Ink magazine. Shelton, who's also become a huge TV star on The Voice, has 28 number one songs. And, unlike the chatter we're hearing in Washington, radio is still very important to stars like Shelton.

On Monday, The Radio Music License Committee and Global Music Rights announced the conditions for their agreement to settle the long-running RMLC-GMR lawsuits have been satisfied, including a majority of commercial radio stations entering long-term deals with GMR. 

As of today, the Local Radio Freedom Act has the support of 208 House representatives and 24 Senators. That's a good sign that the momentum continues to build. It also means this is no time to let up on the gas.