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Northwestern Athletics and WGN Radio AM-720 announced Friday that they have agreed on a four-year broadcast rights-holder extension. The agreement will keep Wildcats football and men’s basketball on the station through the conclusion of the 2019-20 campaign.

Looking to put a bit of a positive spin on a bad quarter, Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins said he still has confidence in the radio business. "I love to see Entercom and iHeartMedia post good numbers. That gives me confidence in the business. I feel good about the long-term health of the industry." Liggins said this performance is an issue specific to Radio One. "We're not doing a good job right now. (Radio division CEO) David Kantor and I speak about it every day and we will fix this."

The NBA's Brooklyn Nets and CBS Radio have reached an agreement to extend their broadcast rights partnership. The length of the extension was not disclosed, other than it's a new multi-year deal. WFAN-AM/FM will continue as the team’s flagship radio station, a partnership that has been in place since the 2004-05 season. CBS Newsradio 880, the team’s secondary broadcast outlet, will provide game coverage of select matchups.

Cathy Hughes is a radio pioneer. She used to have dreams about walking around with a microphone talking to people and having them ask her things. Hughes had a dream of having a megavoice that would reach everybody in the United States. At WHUR she created a radio show called The Quiet Storm which was heard on hundreds of radio stations. And of course, that was just the tip of the iceberg...

FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly spoke before the National Association of Broadcasters State Leadership Conference this week where he repeated something he's been telling broadcasters a lot lately; "I seek your assistance." O'Rielly told broadcasters the Commission needs their input on ways to reduce specific burdens the government has imposed on them that are no longer necessary or relevant in the current market environment.

It's the most listened-to Spanish-language format in America, and according to the Nielsen study just released, it continues to gain in popularity. Mexican Regional's January results were the best in several years, with general-market shares climbing between 14% and 15% from the holiday period to January across the board.

After 38 years in the radio business, and 14 with the company he started, Cherry Creek Radio, Joe Schwartz has resigned from the company, effective immediately. Schwartz tells Radio Ink it was just the right time to step away. Schwartz founded the company in 2004 with the purchase of Commonwealth Communications, which had 24 stations in nine markets. Today, Cherry Creek has 54 stations in 11 markets.