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New York State public radio station WSKG is reporting on its website that Out of Bounds, hosted by Tish Pearlman, is going out of production in early June after 14 years due to a lack of funding.

Our story last week about Mike Crute's plan for liberal talk radio generated a lot of feedback from our readers, including this comment from KCAA CEO Fred Lundgren...

(By Bob McCurdy) This past week I had a conversation with a General Manager of an Audi dealership, suggesting to him that while his primary target was adults 25-54, he shouldn’t be content reaching only adults 25-54, as that was likely a short- and long-term recipe for declining sales.

In a blog post Friday, Spotify let everyone in on the rumor about its in-car device. Turns out Spotify's "Car Thing" is not something users will be able to buy to listen to their music. It's more like Nielsen's Portable People Meter. It's a measurement device.

And they plan to spill the beans about their firing during their first show back on May 27. In January, KIRO-FM canceled the show by not renewing the contract for the popular Seattle morning team. The Ron & Don Show was heard on KIRO for 13 years before it was abruptly canceled 11 minutes after the show ended on January 10.

The selling of college radio stations all over the country continues. The latest is WUEV in Evansville, IN. The University of Evansville is selling WUEV to WAY-FM Media.

Second Street — purveyors of the audience engagement software platform of the same name — announced the acquisition of Niche Media. Niche Media runs events dedicated to helping niche publishers generate new and additional revenue.

You've heard the story for years. Liberal talk radio has been tried over and over again with limited success, and certainly zero longevity when compared to conservative talk. Mike Crute would like to change all that with his "Resistance Radio" format in Madison.

On May 10th Urban One reported it had lost over $500,000 in revenue due to a ransomware attack. Urban One did not pay any ransom but it paid the price in lost revenue. To help us understand the ransomware issue we turned to attorney Alysa Austin from the firm Womble Bond Dickinson.

(By Rob Dumke) Getting noticed in one of the top five banking markets in the country and the third-largest radio market in the U.S. is a daunting task. Matt Doubleday, CMO for Wintrust Financial Corp. of Chicago, does it every day... with radio.