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In a new report, Advertising Takes A Sharp Turn, Borrell and Associates writes that, due to a decline in both new and used vehicles, dealers are spending less on advertising and more on marketing. And pretty much every form of media is taking a big hit as a result.

President Donald Trump has signed into law the Music Modernization Act, a comprehensive bill that aims to reform our outdated music licensing system and give music creators an opportunity to obtain compensation that more accurately reflects the value of music.

June was a horrible month for Emmis, down 16%, which was just too much to overcome, even with July and August both up 2%. The awful June was blamed on poor ticket sales for Summer Jam in New York City, a signature company event hosted by Hot 97. On the bright side, Q3 looks strong for Emmis.

Could the achievements seen by Paul Danitz, D.O.S. at Glades Media Group, be replicated at your group of radio stations? This 20-minute Hispanic Radio Podcast, hosted by RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson, could provide strong insight and intelligence leading you to make the plunge into the ROI-filled world of Hispanic radio.

Los Angeles station 97.1 AMP Radio (KAMP-FM) has launched Out Now, an LGBTQ+ Talk Radio network dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. To coincide with National Coming Out Day, Out Now launched October 11 on Radio.com and its app, and on 97.1 HD2.

WDRV-FM/Chicago’s The Sherman & Tingle Show (Brian Sherman, Steve Tingle, and Executive Producer Jill Egan) recently completed a charitable effort to benefit Wright-Way Rescue – a non-profit organization whose mission aims to reduce the number of homeless pets euthanized in the Midwest each year.  

We were able to monitor the radio coverage of Hurricane Michael all day long Wednesday on both iHeartRadio and Tune-In, depending on which radio station or company we wanted to listen to, as radio stations went wall-to-wall once the storm approached landfall. Late last night we reached out to three managers to get their assessment on how their teams performed.

Entercom and the University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut have reached a broadcast agreement. As part of the deal, 1080 WTIC News Talk (WTIC-AM) in Hartford, CT, will broadcast home games of the university’s men’s basketball team’s inaugural season.

The NAB has filed comments with the FCC regarding the Commission's upcoming Communications Marketplace Report to Congress. In those comments, the NAB says the report "should reflect the proliferation of audio content providers and the vast options now available for consumers and advertisers in today’s audio marketplace."

The Broadcasters Foundation of America is preparing for an influx of emergency grant applications due to Hurricane Michael. Broadcasters whose personal lives or property are acutely affected by Hurricanes Michael or Florence are encouraged to find out if they qualify for an emergency grant.