Xperi Announces Name Change
Xperi's DTS has announced that its connected radio solution DTS Connected Radio has been rebranded as DTS AutoStage. The company also announced that Entercom, Beasley and Cox were recently added to the platform.
World Radio Day Broadcast This Friday
Hofstra University's radio station WRHU is participating in World Radio Day with a 72-hour broadcast in celebration of WRHU receiving the 2021 UNESCO World Radio Day Award.
ACM Radio Award Nominees
Academy of Country Music is out with the list of Radio Award nominees. The Radio Awards winners will be announced ahead of the 56th ACM Awards in April.
RIF At 50
Beasley Media Group released the details of the Detroit Rock station's upcoming 50th anniversary celebration. This Sunday, 50 years ago, will mark the official day the station went live. Back in 1971, “WXYZ” was changed to “WRIF,” and the rest is rock history.
Benztown Offering Swag
Benztown has opened a Swag Bank. The company is offering access to a special selection of radio station promotional items.
FCC Approves Bay Area GeoBroadcast Test
GeoBroadcast Solutions has received approval from the FCC to build and operate two new co-located on-channel boosters to pull in additional data using the ZoneCasting FM booster system.
Understanding Radio’s Share of Wallet: Markets 81-90
Continuing with our weekly series to show BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s now look at BIA’s estimates for markets 81-90 for 2021.
Station Running Morgan Wallen Poll
96.7 Merle (WMYL-FM), wants listeners to decide the fate of Morgan Wallen music on the station. The Knoxville station has placed a poll on its Facebook page to let the listeners decide if they want the music banned or return it to the station playlist.
Coleman Launches New Service
Media research firm Coleman Insights has launched a new service called Campfire Online Discussion Groups. In a Campfire Online Discussion Group study, a community of consumers spends a week together discussing audio brands that are the subject of a study.
NAB Tech Awards Nominations
The National Association of Broadcasters has opened the nomination period for the 2021 Technology Awards. The three awards highlight significant achievements in the fields of broadcast engineering and digital leadership.
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