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Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Patricia Harrison is hitting back against NPR claims that the agency caved to political pressure in reassigning control of the Public Radio Satellite System, calling the suit a distraction from CPB’s legal duty to protect public media.

NPR is among the outlets refusing to sign the Pentagon’s new press access policy, joining more than 20 major organizations in rejecting rules that journalists and legal experts warn would undermine press freedoms and limit independent reporting on the US military.

Whether you call it digital-first, blended revenue, or simply smart selling, one thing is clear: the business of radio is an increasingly digital one. That’s why, for the third year, Radio Ink is recognizing the innovators redefining how radio sells, connects, and grows.

(Paige Nienaber) ‘Tis the Season of Begging; the time of year when our hands are out and asking the audience to give us food/clothes/toys. I try not to be cynical, but radio is kind of like being a parole officer… Eventually, you come to expect the worst.

(Chris Stonick) $500 sale, which, if I'm lucky, I'll have to make over and over and over again. You know what a $500 sale really is? It's a client testing you, but it could lead to a...

Broadcast tech provider GatesAir has its second new owner in three years, as Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Wayne, PA, has completed its acquisition of the company through a newly formed affiliate.

As the United States’ broadcast regulator takes steps toward deregulation, an even more dramatic parallel is emerging to the north. Canada's counterpart to the FCC has announced that radio stations will no longer need to apply for license renewals.

Ads falling short of expectations? The real ROI is hiding in plain sound: creative. New analysis from Cumulus Media Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard proves that the story, not the spreadsheet, drives sales, and for radio, emotion outperforms all algorithms.

(Mike McVay) A week doesn’t go by that I am not talking to friends and colleagues on both sides of the political aisle. Despite the belief that there are two teams (political parties) that are extremely different in their beliefs, it’s not what the research supports.

(John Shomby) Radio’s digital problem isn’t technology; it’s effort. After seeing all that radio did, creatively, for the Taylor Swift album release, I was very encouraged… temporarily. The week after the Taylor release, discouragement returned.