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The Nebraska Radio Network and The South Carolina Network were both shut down Tuesday. A statement from Learfield spokeswoman Jennifer Duncan to several regional newspapers said the two networks underperformed for several years and showed little opportunity for growth.

iHeartLatino head Enrique Santos gives us a peek inside how iHeart has taken on the Latin music lover and Spanish-language audio content consumer.

Starlite Broadcasting is purchasing KLTG-FM and KHLB-FM in Corpus Christi from Tejas Broadcasting.

In the Zone with Brandon Kravitz and The Shot Doctor will debut February 11 and broadcast weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The show will deliver the breaking news, and engage listeners by following a "humor and informative Sports Talk" formula.

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch and several other top Pandora executives will be gone when the buyout by SiriusXM closes, SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer will lead the combined company, and Pandora's general counsel, CFO and human resources officer will also exit. Tuesday Pandora shareholders approved the deal.

That's according to a 2019 report released by Deloitte Global, which also predicts radio revenue will hit $40 billion in 2019, an increase of 1% over 2018 (and more than half the global radio revenue).

Maybe. Every season, it seems, the holiday music starts earlier and earlier as stations across the country try to take advantage of the good cheer -- and get better ratings. Here's what Nielsen has to say about Santa's songs...

How well do you know Gen Z? And the impact they are having on your business? Generation Z are not the same as millennials. In fact, they will soon outnumber millennials, becoming the largest generation, and one set to change the world. At the Hispanic Radio Conference we'll introduce you to Gen Z.

We've been hearing it for several years, "radio's two big companies need to clean up their balance sheets before anything significant happens in the industry." With Cumulus well past the finish line and iHeart finishing up its reorganization paperwork, things are looking a lot better on the balance sheet front.

The MMTC's 10th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit will feature MMTC leadership engaging in a series of fireside chats with current FCC Commissioners, Wednesday, March 6, 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.