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Audioboom is in trouble. Back in February it was announced that Audioboom would be purchasing Triton Digital Canada, the parent company of Triton Digital for $185 million in a reverse takeover. Due to insufficient funds that deal is off and Audioboom is in jeopardy of shutting down.

WGN Radio announced that it will move its studios and offices to the 18th floor of 303 E. Wacker from the Tribune Tower at 435 N. Michigan. The first official broadcast from the new studios will happen in June.

(By Marty Stern and Artin Betpera) Last week, Marketron Broadcast Solutions beat back a putative class action lawsuit brought by New Orleans radio listener Renee Reese who claimed Marketron violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it sent her a text message about a concert. Here's what happened...

Here's some ammunition when you hear the constant complaints that nobody listens to the radio anymore. The New York Times has a long story worth reading (or forwarding to your advertisers) about the challenges facing Television.

On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibits sports gambling and gives states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. That could create an entirely new advertising category that radio managers might want to keep their eyes on.

Seven months of ratings will be reissued in the number two market, according to Nielsen. Here's the note the ratings firm sent to clients Monday explaining why...

Retail was a strong category for radio last week. The Home Depot held onto its top spot in the Media Monitors advertiser chart, airing 60,995 commercials on radio stations all over the country. JC Penney jumped over GEICO into the number two spot by running 31,700 commercials to GEICO's 31,312. Macy's moved from 17th to 4th with 29,565 spots.

CBS News Radio, Skyview Networks, and Entertainment Tonight hosted ad agencies on the set of ET at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, CA, last week. CBS News Radio Network produces a one minute daily feature from Entertainment Tonight. The CBS team was joined by representatives from Havas Edge and The Gary Group on a backstage tour of the CBS lot.

Chuck Isaly owns Auto Glass America in the Tampa area. He specializes in windshield replacement and has been in business for about six-and-a-half years. When he was ready to touch every automobile driver in the Tampa market, he reached out to Cox Media Group Senior AE Simone Rowson. As Isaly explains, with the help of Rowson, CMG, and radio, his business took off. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).

We figured with the success of Auto Glass America, thanks to Tampa CMG Senior AE Simone Rowson, our readers would want to know exactly who she is and her secrets to success. So, we asked her. Rowson has been in sales since 1985 and selling radio since 1995. Here's how she developed a great relationship with a client who loves using radio to grow his business.