How Much Is GMR Costing Urban One?

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We haven't written much about Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights Organization, lately, nor have we really heard how much radio companies were paying under agreements they work out with the new PRO. Until Thursday.
iHeartLand Metaverse

iHeart Brings Ed Sheeran To The Fortnite Metaverse

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iHeartMedia has unveiled an exclusive Ed Sheeran event in its Fortnite-based iHeartLand, marking the first third-party musical experience developed using Epic Games’ Unreal Editor. A Special Ed Sheeran Immersive Experience runs October 5 through October 9.
Gene Gates

Radio Mourns The Loss Of Gene Gates

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In a Tuesday Facebook post, Julie Gates announced the tragic passing of her husband Gene on June 15. The duo were the eponymous hosts of The Gene & Julie Show, which aired in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas, Albuquerque, and Raleigh.

High Plains Picks Up Two In Mississippi

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Broker Bill Cate of Media Services Group fills us in on the details of this sale. High Plains Radio Network in Plainview, Texas, moves into its fourth state with the announced purchase of WDMS and WGVM in Greenville, Mississippi, for a total of $500,000.

Beasley to Sponsor Latest Talent Institute

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Beasley Media Group, in conjunction with Marketron Interactive and Xperi, have partnered with Dan Vallie's National Radio Talent System to unveil the Beasley Radio Talent Institute in Boston. The 10-day program will debut next summer at Emerson College. CEO Caroline Beasley said the company is committed to supporting and encouraging the development of new talent.

Valentine Changes Tune on Vaccine

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That's what Phil Valentine's brother Mark says as the Conservative talker struggles for survival with COVID-19 related pneumonia. The story of Phil Valentine being very sick with COVID has been picked up by nearly every news outlet in the country after saying on his show he was a skeptic of the vaccine.
vCreative

vCreative Launches vTrade

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vTrade is software to provide companies with the ability to track, manage, audit and report on trade inventory. vCreative CEO Jinny Laderer says vTrade will bring CFOs and business managers the ability to assess the value of the trade they accept and monitor its effectiveness.

KONG Morning Man Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

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Ron Wiley laughs when people ask his age. He tells them, "I started in radio in 1967, you figure it out." April 1 marks three decades doing mornings, six days a week, on KQNG-FM, 93.5, Kauai, HI.

KMFA Moving After 52 Years At Current Location

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KMFA/Austin — the oldest independent All-Classical station in Texas — is getting a new permanent home. The planned 18,000-square-foot building will triple the size of the current KMFA studios.
IAB

U.S. Podcast Ad Revenue Hits $1.4 Billion in 2021

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The IAB reported today that podcast ad revenue grew 2X faster in 2021 (+72%) than the total internet ad market according to the sixth annual IAB U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue study, prepared for the IAB by PricewaterhouseCoopers. 2021 revenue for podcasting came in at $1.4 billion, according to the report.

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