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Not only is the team asking Entercom to apologize for new host Kevin Klein's tweet -- using the picture of a San Diego bridge to ask listeners to "jump" to a new station -- they are also voicing their displeasure with the station's new format. And, it's being reported they are considering canceling their deal with Entercom.

(By Dave Arland) There’s a lot of talk in the radio industry about two large companies that are now in bankruptcy. Cumulus Media and iHeartMedia together operate nearly 1,300 radio stations across the country -- a little more than 10 percent of the commercial radio industry in the U.S. Well, something is terribly wrong -- but it’s not about the radio business.

The 244 first-time exhibitors will join a wide variety of exhibiting veterans on the nearly one million net square feet of space that make up the NAB Show exhibit floor. NAB Show will be held April 7-12 (exhibits April 9-12) in Las Vegas.

iHeartMedia Albany’s Fox Sports 980, Albany’s Sports Radio, announced today the continuation of their broadcast agreement with the Boston Red Sox through the 2020 season. FOX Sports 980 has been the Capital Region’s official Red Sox affiliate since 2012.

(By Ronald Robinson) Nobody in our culture need travel too far or dig too deep to identify multiple circumstances where indoctrinations have kicked in and are maintaining their hold on the minds of so many in our populations. Those who make their living in radio have similarly been indoctrinated.

Local Sales Recruitment (LSR) is a year-long, hands-on sourcing and coaching vehicle, with a team of marketing and recruitment experts, customized to help companies create a stronger culture to improve talent acquisition and retention. Media Staffing Network developed the LSR Program in an effort to provide a lower-cost, on-demand, online option.

The NAB Education Foundation is accepting applications for two leadership development programs: Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) and the Management Development Seminar (MDS). Fellowships are available.

That's according to a report from Standard Media Index released on Monday. Across all media, SMI says February was a great month for national which rose 8% (excluding the Olympics) with digital seeing the biggest gain at 18%. National TV grew 12% and Out-of-Home grew 9%. Print continued its decline, off a whopping 26% for the month.

The New York Post says Univision's board is considering several internal candidates once Falco (pictured) retires at the end of the year. Those candidates include CFO Peter Lori and Chief Revenue Officer Tonia O’Connor. The Post reports former Univision networks President Cesar Conde is also being considered. Conde is now an executive at Telemundo

The ratings firm announced it's launching a new set of reports for diary market subscribers called Diary Monthly Insights. The new reports, available to subscribers of PD Advantage and Arbitrends, will provide more details about diary listening behavior and trends.