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The Long Island newspaper is called This is Country. It's a free, full-color newspaper dedicated to all things country music and will be published quarterly. JCV Long Island Market Manager Bruce Shephard said, “This is Country is the perfect fit for Long Island, lots of interviews, lots of behind-the-scenes pictures, and the country lifestyle all the time."

The station has just won eight Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards. WTOP’s Chris Core was recognized for his series Core Values in the Editorial category, Kristi King for her “Sip ‘N Shop” feature, and Max Smith in the Individual Reporter category.

The station raised $138,853 with a two-day radiothon, March 2 and 3, and fundraising event. Since 2011, WFLS has raised over $863,000. Steve Waters & Jessica Cash from the 93.3 WFLS Morning Show broadcasted live from 5am - 7pm both days.

The financial situation doesn't seem to be getting any better for radio's second biggest company. A press release states Cumulus has terminated its exchange offer due to the recent court ruling against the company and Cumulus "will continue its evaluation of alternatives to address its capital structure including through ongoing discussions with its stakeholders."

Politics aside, whether you love him or hate him, there is something going on right now that could impact Hispanic radio so badly that stations could be forced to change formats or have difficulty surviving.

The company launched Hot 103.7 FM, a new R&B station, on Friday. The station debuts with the kickoff of “Big Abe in the Morning”, hosted by Abraham “Big Abe” Johnson. Johnson is an on-air veteran in New Orleans and has previously worked as a producer and assistant program director in the market.

For the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference later this month in Fort Lauderdale. If you are not registered yet GO HERE before the price increases tomorrow. Check out the agenda HERE which includes FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly as one of our keynoters.

It's true. The former Univision executive is leaving radio to join Cirque du Soleil. As of April 4th Valle will be the VP of sales for the company, based out of Las Vegas. Valle told Radio Ink he didn't want to leave radio but this opportunity with Cirque is just to epic to pass up. Valle is moderating the Hispanic Radio Executive Leadership Roundtable at our upcoming Hispanic Radio Conference.

(By Bob McCurdy) A study recently featured in an eMarketer e-blast titled, “Six Ad Blocking Stats That Deserve Your Attention,” caught ours. The “fifth stat” focused on a Wells Fargo and Optimal.com study that chronicled the type of ads consumers found to be the most annoying/intrusive.

(By Ronald Robinson) One of the many components of radio communications that has, I suspect, never been addressed, is the use of the many forms of the negative. It is the case where we, as natural speakers of the language, have always used the negative in our everyday speech and, of course, we use it on the air and in copywriting as well.