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Over 100,000 people will be greeted by 224 companies exhibiting for the first time at the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas April 6-11. The more than 1,600 companies will include over 650 international exhibitors and some of the world's leading brands.

The company announced that 96.3 The Block (WFBC-HD2) will also air on 107.7 FM. The additional frequency helps get the popular Hip-Hop and R&B format into Anderson County, South Carolina. The previous format on 107.7 was Southern Gospel.

This dates back to a story we first told you about in October of 2017. NCAA referee John Higgins filed a federal lawsuit against Kentucky Sports Radio accusing hosts Matt Jones and Drew Franklin of creating conditions that led to the harassment of his family after a game he called between Kentucky and North Carolina.

Borrell Associates offered a thumbnail sketch of its recently held Local Online Advertising Conference during a Wednesday afternoon webinar. It was clear that radio execs and salesforces not only need to embrace digital as a part of their mix, but digital media marketing strategies as well.

After three decades with ABC Radio, Steve Jones is leaving the company. On April 9, Jones will become the President and Chief Operating Officer at Skyview.

Following the announcement that Jones would be leaving ABC Radio for Skyview, ABC News President James Goldston sent this very nice note to the ABC news division. The company will start a search to fill Jones' position.

(By Loyd Ford) Most everyone already knows that visuals in social media are sticky and can be productive for effective sharing. But what about your strategy? If video can be powerful, it’s worth planning to make the most of your creativity.

A closing panel at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference explored smart speakers and other tech innovations redefining the audio landscape. One of the participants, Havas Media USA - Miami's head of digital Humberto Cruz, shared a fascinating Havas study that includes some very interesting intelligence on audio.

Westwood One and Google have agreed to put Westwood One’s exclusive live NCAA March Madness college basketball programming on smart devices with Google Assistant.

That's according to Nielsen's Total Audience Report for the third quarter of 2018 and for Americans 18 and over. While Nielsen says that number is growing, it doesn't have any historical data to back up that claim.