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(By Robert Lee) I would implore both Congress and the FCC to finally "get it right" in the transition to all-digital AM and FM broadcast radio. The two federal entities mandated the shift to digital broadcast television several years ago. They need to do the same with broadcast radio.

The company has purchased sound masking business of Lencore Acoustics Corporation. 33 people on Long Island who work for the company are now Emmis employees.

iHeartMedia Chicago stations are gearing up for March 12 -- 312 Day -- when they will give back to the community. Six stations selected one community organization to highlight and will encourage listeners to lend their support through donations and volunteer services.

(By Mike Bustell) I try to keep my head down and work behind the scenes helping Hubbard sellers make money for our advertisers and our company. However, I had to react to Roger Lanctot’s “Technology Tyranny and the End of Radio” article published in Radio Ink.

iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Richard Bressler dialed in to the 28th Deutshe Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference Tuesday. The event was to take place in Palm Beach, however, coronavirus fears turned it into a virtual event. On the call, a question about the virus was asked.

During the Deutsch Bank conference call Tuesday, iHeart COO Richard Bressler said there were three factors taking place that have put radio in a stronger position with advertisers. Podcasting was at the top of his list.

Security and technology website Bleeping Computer reports that while investigating a 2019 cyber-attack on the company, Entercom also discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to Radio.com user information for about three hours.

LeadsRx customers will now benefit from the automated delivery of broadcast advertising data, while WideOrbit customers will be able to tap into multi-touch attribution capabilities across multiple advertising channels.

The University of Washington Athletics Department has entered into a new five-year broadcast agreement with iHeartMedia Seattle’s Sports Radio 950 KJR, through the 2024-2025 athletic season.

Country Radio Broadcasters will present the year’s first installment of its CRS360 webinar series on Tuesday, March 17, at 1 p.m. (CDT), with an episode titled, “CRS Research Presentation: Do You Know Your Listeners As Well As You Think You Do? A Closer Look.”