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Progressive Insurance has jumped up a spot to number one on the latest Media Monitors chart. GEICO Insurance is holding down the fifth spot. Here are the top five...

US Black Chambers, Inc. is set to announce and launch The Good News with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. with KMG Networks on July 19. This launch coincides with the upcoming debut of the USBC Radio Network in August.

Radio Ink is excited to welcome two highly respected voices in the radio industry to its team of columnists. Both John Shomby and Charese Fruge' are joining the ranks for our digital headlines, leveraging their extensive experience and expertise to benefit readers.

The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation has opened the nomination and entry process for the 2023 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The deadline for entries is March 13, 2023. To enter, go HERE.

As SiriusXM begins a full-force push to attract younger listeners to its streaming offerings, the company ended 2023 with a slight dip in subscribers. However, the broadcaster's Q4 and full-year earnings proved enough to beat market expectations.

That's according to BuzzAngle Music's latest report which analyzed consumption for the first six months of the year. So far in 2017, total music consumption is up 9.9% over 2016. Over 290 million album project units have been sold compared to 266.6 million album project units in the first half of 2016. Here are some of the highlights from the report...

The NAB has filed an ex parte with the FCC regarding a proposed rulemaking that would enable GeoBroadcast Solutions to license its booster technology to FM stations. The NAB raised concerns with the proposal's merits in the context of accusations regarding alleged questionable business dealings of GBS CEO Chris Devine.

(By Randy Lane) Repeating or repurposing personality show content is a subject of debate among talent, programmers, and consultants. Replaying fun, funny, emotional, and innovative priceless moments in other hours and dayparts is a growth opportunity.

That's the message in a company-wide video by Cumulus CEO Mary Berner posted to Vimeo. It was called the "Be a LEADer Town Hall. The goal of the video is to get every Cumulus employee to play a role in lifting sales at every radio station across the country.

(By Bob McCurdy) Maybe it’s time for the conventional wisdom of automatically equating “audience rank” with “quality” and the ingrained habit of “top-down” buying to be kicked to the curb.