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Don Cheto al Aire morning drive show is on Salem Media Group, La Patrona 1680. The recently launched AM Mexican music station is offering the Puget Sound Latino community music and talk in Spanish.

Beasley Media Group’s 101 WRIF will celebrate the station’s 50th Anniversary this Sunday, February 14, 2021. The celebration kicks off today with “The Riff’s Legends Weekend.”

Beasley Media Group's fourth quarter 2020 revenue of $68.5 million was down 5% ($3.6 million) from Q4 2019. And that's good news when compared to 2020's third quarter which was down 25% and 2nd quarter, down over 50%.

The NAB came out punching Wednesday, slamming GeoBroadcast's plan to modify the FCC's FM booster rule that would allow limited geo-targeted programming and advertising. The NAB says if approved, both advertising rates and revenue will go down and minority and female owned stations will be hit hard.

A plethora of filings opposing GeoBroadcast Solutions' proposal to allow FM boosters to geo-target programming and advertising led the company behind the technology to respond and defend itself.

Digital revenues were a bright spot in 2020 for pandemic blighted radio ad revenues. Borrell Associates has been watching digital trends for nearly 20 years. The 9th Annual Benchmarking Report for the RAB shows digital revenue is expected to grow 18 percent.

The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group has released its 21st annual Gender Analysis Study which takes a close look at how women are advancing into management positions.

Multicultural Media, Telcom & Internet Council is marking the month with a tribute to FCC Chairs and Commissioners. The tribute is made up of bios for seven Chairs and Commissioners.

In our ongoing series about how radio will recover from the COVID-19 revenue busting pandemic, today we hear from Kristin Cantrell, owner and CEO of 7 Mountains Media & CapCity Communications .

The FCC has announced that on July 27th an auction will be held for 136 FM construction permits and 4 AM construction permits. Here's how you can place a bid on a radio station in your home town.