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The vote was 415 to 0. The Act combines previously introduced legislation and reforms music licensing laws. The goal is to reward creativity and encourage innovation in the digital age. This new legislation should have very little impact on radio. Here's what NAB CEO Gordon Smith had to say about the Act...

This proposed penalty is against Winston Tulloch for his pirate radio station at 90.9-FM in Paterson, New Jersey. And it shows you just how hard it is to shut a pirate down when he doesn't care what the government is saying.

Nielsen says the integrity of its data is one of its top priorities, and during an internal data review the company discovered that a media-affiliated household had participated in the PPM panel starting Week 2 of the March 2018 report month in the New York and Nassau-Suffolk metros. It appears someone from WNEW-FM is the culprit.

The Georgia Association of Broadcasters has released details for its 2018 Beasley Media Group Radio Talent Institute. The nine-day event is Monday, May 7 through Wednesday, May 16 at the University of Georgia Grady College in Athens.

In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast from Streamline Publishing's Radio + Television Business Report and Radio Ink, multicultural advertising expert Liz Castells, President of Infusion by Castells, explains why radio remains a vital part of the mix for her clients and others actively seeking to build sales and seek long-term revenue growth.

WTOP/Washington, DC, has been honored with nine Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The WTOP news team was recognized in the Overall Excellence category for the seventh time in the past nine years.

WTMJ won five Murrow Awards from the RTDNA.  The awards were given in categories ranging from Breaking News Coverage to Excellence in writing to Excellence in Video.

The Arizona station has been honored with three 2018 Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the coveted Overall Excellence award. In addition, KTAR News also received awards for Breaking News Coverage and Sports Reporting.

That's the question we put to the best program directors in the country. There's no denying that Pandora and Spotify have listeners. Is that at the expense of radio -- or is it in addition to radio? Over the next several days you'll get a taste of what radio's top programmers believe about these digital competitors. Here's our first sample.

It's day two of our special feature with some of the best program directors in the country. There’s no denying that Pandora and Spotify have listeners. Is that at the expense of radio — or is it in addition to radio? Over the next several days you’ll get a taste of what radio’s top programmers believe about these digital competitors. Here’s our second sample...