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In 2023, Radio Ink was proud to host three unique events that brought together executives, managers, salespeople, and leaders from every corner of America and every genre of broadcasting. We're even more proud to say we're doing it all again in 2024.

The NAB and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute have kicked off a nationwide research project to identify effective COVID-19 vaccine education messaging. The research findings will be used to develop tools and resources for local broadcasters.

On Friday, WLS-AM 890 will celebrate its 95th birthday on the air in Chicago. It’s a pretty amazing feat and the station will be celebrating with live interviews, contests, and throw-backs showing WLS’s long legacy serving Chicago, and much of the “lower 48."

As the Federal Communications Commission dials in on Equal Employment Opportunity issues for broadcasters, it has confirmed a $25,000 fine first suggested in October against Rocking M Media, LLC and Melia Communications, Inc.

Benztown says it has entered into an agreement with Saga to provide custom, creative, audio-imaging production and imaging production libraries to all Saga radio stations across the U.S.

Jason Bailey’s Reatro Ventures has integrated its affiliate research tool, ARC Software, with Triton Digital. Users of the ARC platform can now live stream audio from any Triton-powered station directly within the ARC platform.  

Clark Howard and Cox Media Group Atlanta’s WSB, with the Clark.com, Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, Chris 180 and Walmart, fulfilled wish lists from more than 8,200 children in foster care during Clark’s Christmas Kids, with over 25,000 gifts purchased by listeners and donors.

KGO-AM 810 in San Francisco, a 50kw Class A facility using three towers to deliver a city-grade daytime signal to not only the Bay Area but to Sacramento, Chico, Monterey-Salinas and Stockton, is no longer airing News/Talk programming.

On Thursday, we told you about the latest ploy by Congress to get radio to pay for songs it airs on music stations. Broadcast attorney David Oxenford did the industry an even bigger favor when, in his latest blog, he dug deeper into the bill to grind out the details about just how much it might cost you if the "PROMOTE" Bill was ever passed.

(By Ken Trujillo) Many AM stations like ours, that acquire FM translators, are being negatively impacted by distant stations alleging interference that either keeps the AM station from obtaining an FM translator, or adversely impacts the FM translator after the initiation of operations.