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88.5 KNKX was a big winner at the 2019 PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors, Inc.) Conference on June 15, garnering four national awards, all for the station’s locally-produced storytelling show, Sound Effect.

Sylacauga-based Marble City Media's six radio stations under the RadioAlabama umbrella are moving to a newly-acquired 20,000 square foot downtown building on the southern edge of the city’s historic commercial district this summer.

The home of the Nevada Broadcasters Association went up in flames Monday night when fire raced through a multi-story office building it shares with several other businesses near the Las Vegas Strip.

In addition to being America's top billing radio station four years running, for the third year in a row, Hubbard's WTOP-FM in Washington, D.C., won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in large market radio.

A State Ethics Commission has granted Cranston Mayor Allan Fung permission to fill in on WPRO in Providence. Fung, who can’t run for reelection due to term limits, will fill in when WPRO hosts are on vacation or sick. He'll be paid $50 for a three-hour show.

It didn't take former Entercom Boston sports host Kirk Minihane long to get himself into trouble at his new job. Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone has filed a lawsuit against Minihane and Barstool Sports after Minihane recorded Curtatone for an interview claiming he was a reporter with the Boston Globe.

The inaugural Texas Country Radio Summit will take place at the Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown in Fort Worth, TX, Sept. 23. Panels throughout the day will feature some of the top artists and radio programmers sharing ideas and educating attendees.

A new report from Nielsen touts how consistent this nearly 100 year old medium continues to be, despite thriving audio competition nibbling at its feet.

According to MAGNA's latest global ad revenue projections, digital advertising revenue will grow 14% this year, to $304 billion, representing more than half of the total global advertising economy for the first time (51%). Digital had been growing 18% to 20% the previous four years.

The Houston Police Department is launching a Spanish-language radio show today. The weekly one-hour show will air on Spanish-language Christian station 98.3 FM. The program will cover subjects like family violence, immigration and drunk driving and will end with a Q&A call-in segment.