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That could change if the industry as a whole stops ignoring the demo that's playing a big role in how their parents listen to music. Edison Research made a presentation at the Country Radio Seminar, Thursday, that should have every PD, manager and owner very concerned.

This week's blockbuster deal Cumulus pulled off is playing well with brokers Radio Ink spoke with in a January special series on their cleaner balance sheet. When we conducted our interviews in January, none of these brokers expected a deal like this to happen. Let's see what they have to say now.

The FCC voted Thursday to eliminate the Broadcast Mid-Term Report (Form 397) filing requirement, concluding that this paperwork has become redundant and unnecessary.

Thursday’s Des Moines Register carried the story about the former Des Moines, Iowa, sports radio host accused of defrauding people out of $1.5 million who has been indicted on federal charges. 

WEEI, the Red Sox flagship radio station in Boston, has reworked their team for the upcoming season.

And it comes from a newspaper. The L.A. Daily News highlights how Saul Levine actively programs and promotes his HD channels.

Wednesday night at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Radio Ink handed out its awards for the Best Program Directors in Country Radio. The best 30 Country programmers in the country accepted their awards from Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti before Zac Brown took the stage at the Omni Hotel.

Six broadcasters will join the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2019. Two on-air personalities and four program directors will be honored. Two of the latter group made Radio Ink's recent Best Program Directors in Country Radio list.

The latest NuVoodoo Ratings Prospects Study of 3,084 respondents, ages 14-54 and across all PPM markets, revealed that smart speaker penetration is up to 43% among persons 14-54. And smart speakers are becoming a feature in one room in particular.

The National Association of Broadcasters is launching the Small and Medium Market Radio Forum at NAB Show, Sunday, April 7 (2:00 – 5:00 p.m.) at the Westgate.