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Our Friday story on Edison Research's latest in-car study caused quite a stir around the industry. What really hit everyone's hot button was how Pandora quickly flipped the data into a White Paper the company will show advertisers. Radio Ink was denied access to the full Edison study (they told us it was proprietary for clients) so the most specific detail we had was what Pandora pulled from the research to use in its White Paper presentation. But now we see more...

The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has initiated the first round of Equal Employment Opportunity audits for 2024. The FCC targets approximately five percent of radio stations at random for compliance checks each year.

(By Randy Lane) I have had the privilege of working closely with broadcasters and station managers, helping them navigate the complex world of radio programming. Over the years, I have encountered several questions that consistently arise in conversations. This week, let's address three.

Last week at the Radio Show in Nashville, while Gordon Borrell was giving radio executives a realty check about how their advertisers were turning more and more to Facebook to advertise, he mentioned the name Vince Benedetto. Vince (pictured here) is the President and CEO of the Bold Gold Media Group, which owns stations in New York and Pennsylvania.

(By Jon Quick) Whether it’s an advertiser remote or the content of the 12, 14, or 18 units an hour, there must be synergy between programming and sales to optimize the commercial parts of the station sound. If you’re a programmer who believes that there should still be a wall between programming and sales, think again.

New Nielsen research shows that when advertisers utilize a mix of digital advertising platforms with Radio, the results are much stronger. Cumulus/Westwood One's Pierre Bouvard makes the case for using radio and digital in conjunction with each other for stronger results for your advertisers.

Jamie Samuelsen, longtime host at 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit, passed away Saturday evening. Samuelson had been battling colon cancer since January of 2019. 

PJ Media is a conservative news site and Salem will add it to the other conservative sites it's been buying up. PJ Media will become part of Salem-owned Townhall Media.

It’s the 50th anniversary of Country Radio Seminar and registration opens today, August 15, at the early bird rate of $499. Prospective attendees should note that the early bird rate will only be offered for one day, starting at 10 a.m. CDT and closing at 12 a.m. CDT. The price will then increase to $549.

Country Radio Seminar 2024 has unveiled the year's five central themes and the first round of panels. The announcement also included two new events: one focused on production, social media, and podcasting, and the other on inclusion within the Country genre.