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Former Alpha Media CEO Larry Wilson, who was pushed out of the company back in 2018, has filed a 191 page document with the FCC that accuses his former company of misleading the FCC, making decisions without proper board approval and challenging Alpha's qualifications as a broadcast licensee.

NAB CEO, and former Senator, Gordon Smith testified Thursday before the Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing titled Shot of Truth: Communicating Trusted Vaccine Information. Smith told Senators Americans turn to broadcasters first in times of emergency as a reliable source of information.

NPR and Edison Research have released data from a joint study the two organizations conducted with 1,500 radio listeners in January of this year. The study was called Radio: Live on Air and Everywhere, and it delved into why listeners tune into radio.

We've often written about the lengthy stopsets radio stations around the country force listeners to sit through and the impact that has on an industry competing against other platforms that deliver more content and fewer ads per hour.

Brewer Media Group is selling WALV-FM in Chattanooga to American Family Association. The ESPN format will remain with Brewer Media Group and be moved to another signal the company owns.

Results from Audacy’s Vaccine Hesitancy Custom Survey show that audio is the leading media source in the fight against COVID-19 and a driving force behind Americans’ willingness to receive the vaccination.

Bourbon & Bubbles Fest will encourage listeners to come out to the park to raise money for Friends of Franklin Parks. On-air personalities will host the tasting event May 22.

The full list of Radio Award winners for the 56th Academy Of Country Music Awards has been released. ACM revealed the winners, prior to the Sunday April 18 televised event.

104.5 The Zone/WGFX-FM Nashville has launched 104.5 The Zone TV. Four in studio cameras will stream the programming on multiple social media platforms.