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Some readers may be surprised that Emmis KPWR in Los Angeles wasn't scooped up by a traditional broadcaster. L.A. is home to Cumulus, iHeart, CBS (soon to be Entercom), Univision, SBS and Entravision among others.

(By John Garziglia) In a December 21, 2017 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, the FCC levied a $13Millon+ fine against TV broadcaster Sinclair for running 1,400 instances of third-party-provided news stories and programming in exchange for compensation without sponsorship identifications. What does this mean for radio?

That’s according to Wells Fargo analyst Davis Hebert who made a financial presentation during the Pillsbury Broadcast Finance breakfast at The Radio Show, Wednesday morning. Hebert said despite the booming economy, radio has underperformed since the recession. And the reality is digital is taking share.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group is extending the application window for its 2020 MIW Mildred Carter Mentoring Program to May 1.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is going forward with a $115,000 grant to continue the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Editor Corps. The program provides short-term editing assistance to public media newsrooms facing significant burdens.

(By Rob Dumke) In the 32-year history of the NAB Crystal Radio Award, only seven stations have been honored five times and recognized with the NAB Crystal Heritage Award. KFOR-AM/Lincoln, NE, becomes the eighth station to join that prestigious group. Here's how they did it...

Audacy's KYW-AM completed its 56th annual Newstudies program for high school students in the Greater Philadelphia area. Over two months, participants attended sessions at Audacy corporate headquarters, receiving hands-on training in broadcast journalism.

After logging in a 10th place finish on the Media Monitors chart two weeks ago, Lowes aired nearly 70,000 commercials last week to take the top spot. Progressive Insurance dropped into second (66,718), followed by The U.S. Census Bureau (50,919), Babbel (49,771) and GEICO (38,747).

Radio's Premiere Event, Forecast 2022, will be looking at what broadcasters need to know to leverage the dramatic changes 2020 brought to the course of advertising. Forecast 2022 is set for November 16, 2021 at the Harvard Club, NYC.

The brains behind the effort to create an Independent Broadcasters Association, Adams Radio Group CEO Ron Stone, says his effort is off to a fabulous start. “As of today, the IBA has received interest from owners and operators representing 1,360 stations."