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We've heard it over and over again....when Mother Nature goes into beast mode, radio is right there to make sure the locals are safe and sound from her wrath. Nielsen has come out with some new data to support that theory.

When it's time to move, most radio stations simply unhook the mic, load up the moving van, lock up the old building and move on down the road. Not the folks at WDRV in Chicago. PD Rob Cressman tells Radio Ink when the time came to move the Chicago Classic Rocker, his team did it in a very creative way.

How are Hispanics consuming music? Radio plays a big role — even as Latinos overindex on the use of streaming audio. In this Hispanic Radio Podcast, Nielsen VP Stacie deArmas discusses what's driving the Latin music lover in this engaging conversation with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

Beasley’s Detroit cluster, including 105.1 The Bounce, WRIF-FM, and WCSX-FM, recently volunteered at the Wigs 4 Kids event at the 2018 Michigan International Women’s Show. The program helps children, three through 18, experiencing hair loss as a result of illness or treatment.

As the Cumulus bankruptcy case winds its way through its final stages, the company reported revenue for the first quarter of 2018. Net revenue was $263.7 million, down 0.1% from Q1 2017. Net revenue from Cumulus radio stations was $168.2 million, a decline of 3.1% from $173.6 million in 2017. Westwood One revenue was $94.8 million, an increase of 5.5% over 2017.

The crackdown on pirate radio stations continues. FCC agents, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Marshals Service, seized radio equipment from Rumba FM, operating illegally at 95.3 in Manhattan.

Audioboom is in trouble. Back in February it was announced that Audioboom would be purchasing Triton Digital Canada, the parent company of Triton Digital for $185 million in a reverse takeover. Due to insufficient funds that deal is off and Audioboom is in jeopardy of shutting down.

WGN Radio announced that it will move its studios and offices to the 18th floor of 303 E. Wacker from the Tribune Tower at 435 N. Michigan. The first official broadcast from the new studios will happen in June.

(By Marty Stern and Artin Betpera) Last week, Marketron Broadcast Solutions beat back a putative class action lawsuit brought by New Orleans radio listener Renee Reese who claimed Marketron violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it sent her a text message about a concert. Here's what happened...

Here's some ammunition when you hear the constant complaints that nobody listens to the radio anymore. The New York Times has a long story worth reading (or forwarding to your advertisers) about the challenges facing Television.