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United States Trustee William Harrington has filed an objection with the bankruptcy court over Cumulus' plan to pay out millions of dollars in bonuses while the company is in Chapter 11. And while Harrington is objecting to all of the bonuses being paid out, the objection will not impact a plan to pay out bonuses previously approved by the court on February 8, to hundreds of employees.

Audioboom announced Tuesday morning its intention to purchase Triton Digital Canada, the parent company of Triton Digital for $185 million. The deal will be a reverse takeover, and once complete, the new company will be called Triton Digital Group.

Twenty-seven Detroit and Ann Arbor stations will pause at 9 a.m. Wednesday for a special tribute to a long-time advertiser who passed away Monday after a bout with cancer. Eighty-seven-year-old Art Van Elslander, owner of Art Van Furniture, was a loyal advertiser to radio for many years.

(By Wayne Ens) When you consider all the time and effort that go into prospecting and presenting, it's understandable that some salespeople think of “the close" as the end of a complex selling process. But professional radio marketing consultants understand that the close is really just the beginning of a solid, sustainable relationship with their clients.

(By Paul Weyland) A couple of years ago in this very publication I came up with a new word for little bitty accounts with acorn-sized budgets that run you crazy and take up all of your time. I call them squirrels, and there's a reason for that.

WTPT-FM 93.3 The Planet’s top-rated morning show The Rise Guys, are hosting the largest mass wedding in the Upstate Wednesday, February 14, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Rocky River Plantation in Williamston, SC. The event is called “Numerous Nuptials."

Pro-forma revenue for Beasley's 4th quarter declined 6.9% or $4.9 million. Eighty percent ($3.9 million) of that decline was due to political revenue in 2016 that did not return in 2017. National ad revenue, automotive and retail were weak in the quarter. Consumer Services was a strong category.

Newly created Border Media, owned by Ricki Lee and Hanna Kaleta have purchased WRGR-FM in Tupper Lake, NY, from Radio Lake Placid for $8,000. Lee said, "My wife and I are really excited to announce this acquisition. After numerous visits to the Adirondacks, we’ve simply fallen in love with the area and we’ve been exploring radio ownership for some time."

The FCC wants radio stations to remember to get their Public Files online by March 1. Commercial stations in Nielsen's top 50 markets, with five or more full-time employees, were required to use the FCC's online public file database on June 24, 2016. All other radio stations were exempted until March 1, 2018.

(By Eric Rhoads) We all have friends whom we grew up with in radio and became close. For me, one of those people is KINK Portland PD Sean Demery (pictured here). I hired him in Fresno when I was PD of KIOY. I was 22 he was 19. Three weeks ago Sean collapsed with a brain stem stroke.