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The coronavirus does not pay attention to market size or market share. With COVID-19 starting to impact how the radio industry operates, Radio Ink reached out to some independent and small-group managers to see how they are adapting.

Beasley Media Group's Boston cluster has unveiled "Operation Gift Card: New England" to support local restaurants and businesses located in the Greater Boston area, who have been hit by coronavirus restrictions, and who offer gift cards for purchase.

The Salem Radio Network will broadcast a live one-hour special, Coronavirus Pandemic: An SRN News Special Report, Wednesday March 18 at 6 p.m. on most SRN-affiliated stations. 

(By Deborah Parenti) This is a time when radio can shine and provide an important service to its communities. Whether its live and local (always a preference for most) or yes, even syndicated, there are so many ways, on so many levels that radio can once again demonstrate its innate ability to be a lifeline, most especially for the elder population which is as risk, not only in a physical sense, but in terms of mental well-being.

Insurance company Progressive is proving very hard to dislodge from the top position on the Media Monitors list of national radio advertisers. Progressive ran 47,438 spots last week to say on top of the pile.

United Stations is doing what it can to preserve the health of its staff and clients, and also maintain the most normal broadcast schedule possible during these less-than-normal times. Here is what United Stations is up to...

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group has opened the application window for its MIW Group 2020 Mildred Carter Mentoring Program. The deadline to apply is April 6, 2020.

(By Lisa Thal) The world has shifted with the coronavirus. Your child's schools are closed for several weeks, Universities are moving to remote learning, and many of us, for the first time, are working remotely. Are you ready?

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has voted in support of a plan to sell public radio station KUMD-FM to the Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation for $175,000. The buyer operates PBS station WDSE-TV.

Mobile App company RadioMax says it will provide radio stations a free app to help serve its communities during the coronavirus crisis. No strings attached, no commitment, no agreement to sign