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Jeff Warshaw continues to sell stations. Is he banking cash just in case a few stations come available at the end of this year? On Thursday, Townsquare announced it was buying Connoisseur's three New Jersey stations, WPST-FM 94.5, WNJE-AM 920, and WCHR-AM 1040 for $17 million. In January, Connoisseur sold five stations in Connecticut for $8 million.

(By Lisa Thal) A famous phrase in the American vernacular, especially when it comes to professional sports, is “in the zone.” In sales, we too experience those “in the zone” moments, mainly when three particular conditions are in play...

(By Roy Williams) Here’s how I explain the cognitive bias that has become so alarmingly evident: “The intellect can always find logic to justify what the heart has already decided. Consequently, data is often used in the same way that a drunk man uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination.”

NewsRadio 610 and NewsRadio 96.7 have announced that the New Hampshire Today morning show’s fourth annual “Make 12 Hours Count” radiothon raised over $160,000 to benefit Veterans Count, an organization that provides assistance to New Hampshire veterans, service members, and their families.

On Wednesday, omnibus appropriations legislation that includes $1 billion in additional funding for the broadcast spectrum incentive auction repack was released. How much was included for radio stations that might be affected by the repack? Let's find out.

ABS Entertainment, Barnaby Records, Brunswick Records, and Malaco have jointly file an objection to Cumulus' reorganization plan. These four companies say Cumulus has not obtained performance rights licenses or paid public performance royalties for recordings from their artists prior to 1972 and is exploiting the pre-1972 recordings for profit.

Ever wonder how much content you can take from another source and post it to your station website? Attorney David Oxenford sets the record straight in his latest blog. Oxenford goes into specific detail about "fair use." But before we give away his entire explanation, and get in trouble for stealing his content, you should read his blog for all the details.

(By Paul Weyland) It’s got to be our fault. As local direct clients need us now more than ever, we’re still not stepping up to the plate for them. Instead, broadcast stations still seem stuck in a late-’90s time warp, still offering clients the same old computer-generated proposals for radio and television schedules (unfortunately at 1980s rates).

(By Ryan Wrecker) Whether it’s creating a video, a blog, a podcast, or anything for the website, everyone involved needs to know it’s worth their time. So what is the most effective content to produce for your station or personal brands, and where is the best place to distribute that content so it has a lasting effect?

The East End of Long Island is known by many as a weekend and summer playground for affluent New Yorkers who enjoy such locales as Montauk and The Hamptons. But, did you know that Suffolk County, NY, is also a hotbed of Hispanic market growth?