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The dominos continue to fall for Steve Bannon after he turned ugly on President Trump. Tuesday, after the media was reporting for days that Breitbart staff wanted Bannon out, it was announced he was stepping down as Executive Chairman, a position he's held since 2012. SiriusXM followed with this statement...

When was the last time an FM signal sold for a few thousand dollars? 3,000-watt WLPW-FM (105.5), licensed to Lake Placid, NY (market 148), is being sold for $32,000 by Radio Lake Placid Inc. The buyer is North Country Radio Inc. and the broker for the deal was Jason James of Patrick Communications.

The MIW Group has extended the deadline for receiving applications for its 2018 “Mildred Carter MIW Group Mentoring Program” to Monday, January 22, 2018. The program, in its 17th year, pairs up-and-coming women who currently work in the radio industry with female professionals recognized as leaders in radio. Four candidates will be chosen. Submit your application HERE.

William Harrington, the United States Trustee for Region 2 has filed an objection to Cumulus' Disclosure Statement For Joint Plan of Reorganization. The trustee listed five reasons why the objection is being filed and has asked the court to deny the Reoganization Disclosure statement.

That's according to Cumulus/Westwood One Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard who writes about the topic in his latest blog. Bouvard quotes a recent study of 2,617 consumers conducted by Vision Critcal/MARU. The consumers were asked if they hear the ads that run on Pandora, Spotify, and radio?

They are getting together to highlight the success a local advertiser has been having using radio. Over 40 stations in Chicago will simultaneously air a 60-second interview with Roy Spencer, President and owner of Perma-Seal Basement Systems discussing how radio is a primary advertising avenue for reaching customers.

Cumulus CEO Mary Berner will be part of a keynote conversation at the Country Radio Seminar next month in Nashville. Emmis Communications’ New York Market Manager Charlie Morgan will conduct the interview which is called “Radio Today with Cumulus Media’s CEO Mary Berner.” The interview will be Tuesday, February 6 from 3:30 to 4:20 at The Omni Hotel in Nashville.

Salem was a busy company, Monday. Not only did it have several new management announcements, the company also changed the name of its National Promotions Department to Salem Events & Marketing.

The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation will host the NAB Show Career Fair at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11.

A new report from Moffett Nathanson Research states that in 2018 radio revenue will be flat, compared to being down 1% in 2017. Overall, according to the report, total U.S. advertising revenue will increase 6.7% with the biggest bulk of those gains coming from digital (up 17%).