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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?

According to "media ecologist" Jack Myers, total U.S. audio ad spend has recovered from a 14% decline between 2000 and 2010. Myers is now forecasting that by 2020, advertisers will spend over $20 billion on audio advertising in the United States. A lot of that growth is driven by solid growth in digital.

When Bonneville decided it was time to get into the podcast business, it turned to an obvious group for suggestions: employees who speak to and have a connection with the community. Rachel Belle had an idea — and the company loved it. 

Larj Media has launched a new podcast network created, produced, and hosted by women. Content will focus on topics including news and politics, entrepreneurship, self-development, the future of feminism, and relationships and dating. Larj Media is a company launched by Tina Nole who worked for CBS Radio News as a writer and producer of long-form news stories. She worked for Harvey Nagler, among others.