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Former WFAN host Craig Carton has been screaming from the rooftops that he's innocent of defrauding investors in an elaborate ticket-buying scheme where he's alleged to use investor money to pay off gambling debts. Carton's co-defendant Michael Wright is pleading guilty and is now facing up to 20 years in prison.

According to the NAB and RAB, total attendance to the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando was 2,130. That's an 8 percent increase over the 2017 Radio Show in Austin where registered attendance totaled 1,974. The 2019 Radio Show will be held September 24-27 in Dallas.

Cumulus has entered into a new multi-year agreement with the NHL's Dallas Stars, extending its long-term broadcast partnership with Cumulus Sports/Talk radio station KTCK 96.7FM/1310 AM “The Ticket.” The Ticket has been the exclusive radio broadcast home for Dallas Stars hockey coverage since 2009.

iHeartmedia's Total Traffic and Weather Network announced a newswire content partnership with Adams Radio Group. TTWN will provide news, sports, show-prep, and audio content via its 24/7 News Source wire service to Adams Radio Group’s 24 stations in five markets.

Beasley's Fayetteville cluster — WKML-FM, WZFX-FM, WFLB-FM, WUKS-FM, and WAZZ-AM — will host several Florence Relief for the Sandhills events to benefit the Salvation Army of Fayetteville and the families impacted by the recent storm.

FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly said exactly what many NAB members wanted to hear, Thursday, when he spoke about the FCC's ownerships rules. Many NAB members (iHeartMedia not included) have been pushing for more deregulation so radio can compete with Google, Facebook, and other digital companies that are stealing ad revenue.

Radio has answered the call yet again! The 11th Annual DVE Rocks for Children’s Radiothon raised a record-breaking $852,539 in support of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. The two-day radiothon was broadcast live from the hospital on Sept. 20 and 21.

That’s according to Wells Fargo analyst Davis Hebert who made a financial presentation during the Pillsbury Broadcast Finance breakfast at The Radio Show, Wednesday morning. Hebert said despite the booming economy, radio has underperformed since the recession. And the reality is digital is taking share.

There's a lot of political ad revenue on the table for this upcoming election. How much of that will wind up in your pocket is always a big question mark. Katz Radio Group has a new study that will help arm you as you go out and attempt to woo some of those political dollars away from Television and digital.