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Topeka's Cat Country days are done. Cumulus Media has flipped KTOP to a simulcast of its Kansas City News/Talk station KCMO-AM. The format change follows Cumulus closing its Topeka studios in January and consolidating operations under Kansas City management.

Less than eight months after its launch, Beasley Media Group Detroit's Regional Mexican La Tricolor brand is losing one signal. Beasley has sold FM translator W228CJ, 93.5, to Birach Broadcasting for $450,000 in a move that reflects the company's ongoing asset trimming.

Puerto Rico's number one radio show is heading to the US mainland. MediaCo's Sigma Audio Networks has partnered with Hemisphere Media Group's WAPA Media to syndicate Jorge "Molusco" Pabón's La Tendencia de Molusco across the United States.

Nadine Zylstra has spent her career building content operations at some of media's most recognizable platforms. Now she's bringing that experience to public radio. NPR named Zylstra its new Chief Content Officer, filling the role after Edith Chapin's departure.

The Missouri Broadcasters Association grew its Hall of Fame with seven inductees at the annual convention held on June 5 at Margarita Lake Resort. Voice of the St. Louis Cardinals John Rooney emceed the evening, which included recognizing Danny Benne with the Distinguished Broadcaster Award. 

Seventy-two years in, the WHAS Crusade for Children is still raising millions. The annual Louisville-area radio and telethon, broadcast across iHeartMedia's News Radio 840 (WHAS) and WHAS-TV, raised $6,235,132.76; the second-highest total in the event's history.

In a direct response to a string of cyberattacks where bad actors exploited unsecured broadcast equipment to inject unauthorized audio, the FCC is moving to lock down the nation's emergency alert infrastructure, and radio stations are on the clock to comply.

Far beyond job security and trust fears, AI could pose another threat to radio broadcasters, per FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty. Trusty warned that AI tools are being used to mine public FCC filings to identify and specifically target communications infrastructure.

New York broadcasters may soon have a legal tool to fight back against AI that secretly scrapes their news content. The New York State Legislature passed legislation that would prohibit automated bots from disguising their identities when accessing station websites.

(Loyd Ford) There was a time when the sales hive at a radio station was alive all day long. Reps came flying in and out constantly. You could hear buzz in the hallways. Someone closed a deal, and everybody knew about it. Land a big appointment? The team felt the momentum.