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Entravision launches a new Hispanic format in Los Angeles. It's called La Suavecita, a regional Mexican, focused on Grupero and Cumbia music from the ’80s and ’90s. The station slogan in “Con Todas Tus Favoritas,” and will continue to air El Show de Piolín in morning drive, followed by Mayra Berenice in middays and the LM Show in afternoon drive. The station’s previous format, Super Estrella, will continue on a digital platform.

According to SNL Kagan Radio deal volume in 2016 totaled $522.6 million, which is the lowest year on record going back to 1982. In the fourth quarter of 2016 there were $96.2 million in radio deals done. October was the busiest month with 79% of the total transactions for the quarter taking place in that month. There were 11 deals above $1 million in October. And the biggest deal of the 4th quarter was...

Three-year deals for Salem's Executive VP and CFO Evan Masyr and President of Broadcast Media David Santrella. Masyr will be paid $410,550 in 2017, $418,800 in 2018, and $427,200 in 2019. Santrella will make $500,000 in 2017, $510,000 in 2018, and $520,200 in 2019. Both are also eligible for bonuses which would be decided by Salem's Compensation Committee.

Townsquare has signed a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks for the advertising sales and affiliate marketing rights to weeknight shows Loudwire Nights, PopCrush Nights, Taste of Country Nights, and Ultimate Classic Rock. All the shows are produced by Townsquare.

This year marks Minnesota Public Radio’s half century of public service. Beginning as a college radio station at St. John's University, MPR has grown to a 45-station regional network. Here is what Minnesotans can expect for MPR’s 50th year...

Tirade Tool Kit is a new cross-format radio imaging toolkit from Tirade and Megatrax. The product includes thousands of workparts, including short-form FX and Hits, as well as fully produced stagers ranging in length from four to 13 seconds.

The host of Zazza Mornings with Cheree worked his magic again, prior to Christmas. In tandem with his Zazza Community Foundation, the jock helped make the holidays extra special for 10 local families in the Space Coast area, with a magical trip to the North Pole.

KSHE in St. Louis says it's the longest running rock station in the world after launching almost 50 years ago. They are still going strong today. And in celebration of 50 years rocking the city of St. Louis, the Emmis owned station is doing something very cool on January 9.

Radio executives had very high hopes that political advertising was going to give the industry a big revenue bump in 2016. That didn't happen and digital is the reason why. Radio's share of political revenue in 2016 was 6.3 percent of the total amount spent, according to the latest data released from Borrell & Associates. That's a 23% decline from the 2012 election cycle.

Tuesday morning, BMI filed an action in Federal Rate Court looking to set interim fees for radio stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee. The RMLC represents over 10,000 radio stations. BMI says the RMLC made an unacceptable offer and that's the reason for the court filing. The RMLC did not respond to our request for comment.