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That's according to the 2018 Infinite Dial, presented by Edison Research and Triton Digital, now in its 20th year of providing research on digital audio, social media, smart speakers, and podcast consumption. The latest survey says 82% (12 plus) of the population continue to listen to radio in the automobile, despite the onslaught of a tremendous amount of competition.

And the reason for that is to keep others away who may be thinking about filing a competing plan to restructure Cumulus and muddying up the progress that's been made so far. And, Cumulus says it has achieved "significant progress."

Robert Bekune (at 98.5) and Daniel Thelisma (at 90.9) both from Irvington, New Jersey, Troy Cheever from Deltaville, Virginia (at 100.1) and Nelda Jean of Hollywood, Florida (at 91.7) are the latest alleged pirate radio operators busted by The FCC. All were given 10 days notice to end their illegal operations and explain why they were operating stations without a license.

The Washington Nationals have signed a five-year extension with Entercom’s Washington DC’s 106.7 The Fan (WJFK-FM) beginning with the 2018 MLB season. The partnership began seven years ago. Play-by-play announcers Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler return for their 13th consecutive season.

The University of Alabama, and its rights holder, Learfield, have announced a five-year agreement with SummitMedia to become the official radio home of Crimson Tide Sports Network in Birmingham.

Veritone has signed new multi-market license agreements with Beasley, Reach Media and the Tom Joyner Network, Townsquare, and Results Radio. Veritone has also renewed its existing license agreement with Hubbard. The agreements give the broadcasters a license to the Veritone aiWARE platform.

KAT 103.7, “Omaha's New Country Station,” has announced that the 16th annual Canfest, an acoustic concert, raised over $10,000 from ticket proceeds and four 50-gallon barrels of non-perishable food to benefit the Food Bank for the Heartland.

Local Radio Networks and SMARTS Broadcast Systems have entered into an arrangement that makes delivery of LRN’s highly localized 24/7 music formats compatible with the SMARTS Skylla System and easily available to all SMARTS Skylla affiliates.

Following Monday’s break-up episode of ABC TV’s The Bachelor, myTalk107.1 (Twin Cities) showed support for one of its own. After Arie Luyendyk, Jr. dumped his Prior Lake, MN-resident fiancée Becca Kufrin, the station quickly posted 26 digital billboards across the Minneapolis/St. Paul market in her support.

On Tuesday's earnings call, Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins was asked a question about radio's pricing pressure. His answer was that radio has been living with pricing pressure for quite some time and that's due to radio's two largest companies having balance sheet issues. So why is David Field's name in the headline?