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The focus is “Radio Revenue In Today’s Media Landscape.” Among a wide range of sessions is a very timely one entitled “The Only Way Is Forward – Getting Let Go & Rebuilding Ourselves.”

It's that time of year again. Benztown is calling for entries for its 9th annual Iron Imager Contest, the international radio imaging contest where audio production professionals compete for the title of World’s Best Imager.

Back in September of 2019, Saga Communications asked the FCC to deny the license renewals of five Low Power FM radio stations in Virginia. Saga claimed the stations were not following FCC rules to qualify them as LPFM's.

That was just one conclusion from a new Westwood One report released Monday. The team at Westwood wanted to know what it would take to get advertisers to reach the $2 billion spending mark. Here's what they found out.

Selling and maintaining huge irrigation systems is what Central Valley Irrigation in Holdrege, Nebraska has been doing since 1980. Jeremiah Johnson took over leadership of the company in the New Year. He continues to use radio to grow the business. Our weekly advertiser success stories are sponsored by SPECbyte.com.

(By Paul Weyland) If a salesperson says, “Hi, may I help you?” What is your immediate reaction? “No, thanks. I’m just looking.” We all know that script. Here's how to change it and make more sales.

(By James Bahm) You've prepared thoroughly and now you're in the prospect's office and you're ready to go: laptop/tablet at the ready, rehearsed potential objections, and you’re prepared to stop your presentation before it really begins. Allow me to explain.

(By Charlie Sislen) In the second part of this three part series on listener loyalty, I highlight the emotional relationship that your listeners have with your station and why it is so important in getting true value for your inventory.

(By Bob McCurdy) Last week’s blog focused on the massive concentration of commercials in early and late news that were political, and the enormous number of political ads per commercial break in 2016. If the relationship between Trump and Pelosi on display at the SOTU address is any indication of what’s in store, buckle your seat belts.

The 19th annual Alice Cares for Kids Radiothon, held February 5 and 6, raised a whopping $1.4 million for the Children's Hospital Colorado. The radiothon was broadcast from the Children’s Colorado Boettcher Atrium in Denver and hosted by Entercom's KALC-FM.