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Streamline Publishing’s Radio + Television Business Report and Radio Ink are pleased to announce the launch of a weekly series of audio podcasts designed to educate and inform radio broadcasting companies on the continued strength of Hispanic-targeted AM and FM radio stations across the United States.

KGLO and KRIB in Mason City, IA, won a total of 10 awards in the Small Market Division of the 2017 Iowa Broadcast News Association contest. The awards were handed out at the group's annual convention in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 21.

Beasley Media Group Boston employees rolled up their sleeves to help the Greater Boston Food Bank during the company’s Day of Caring event on Wednesday, April 25. Team members packed over 8,974 pounds of food, which would feed a family of four for two years.

The sold-out Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage is embarking on its 19th cruise this week from Galveston, TX. Generally known as the original Party with a Purpose, the event specifically caters to the cruising needs of the African-American community through its mission and featured entertainment.

(By Ronald Robinson) Radio, and every other electronic medium — including television and all other digital devices — have one thing in common: they all bypass the portions of our brains that process informative and intellectual content.

It's pretty rare a radio station gets as much print press as WFAN in New York has been getting this week. WFAN has been must-listen-to radio these past few days. Mike Francesa's short retirement has certainly stirred the pot and generated excitement in New York City radio -- and everyone is taking sides.

Radio executives got a little help "telling their story" on Wednesday. America's most listened-to talk show host opened his show with a 30-minute rant about how strong radio is today, nearly 100 years after the medium was hatched.

And that will come in the form of an app, and to launch that app SiriusXM will lean on Howard Stern. Sirius' Scott Greenstein says the company is going to launch with a sampling of Stern's diversity, whether it's music performance, interview, skits, whatever, just to have a tease out there.

First-quarter revenue for the satellite entertainment provider was $1.4 billion, an increase of 6% over the first quarter of 2017. Advertising revenue was $42 million in the quarter compared to $36 million a year earlier. After a hefty increase from the CRB to start the year, SiriusXM paid $180 million in royalty fees in the quarter.

The vote was 415 to 0. The Act combines previously introduced legislation and reforms music licensing laws. The goal is to reward creativity and encourage innovation in the digital age. This new legislation should have very little impact on radio. Here's what NAB CEO Gordon Smith had to say about the Act...