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Emmis took in $300,000 in political revenue for the quarter and that was also disappointing to Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan. "We didn't expect radio to be the primary medium, but all of us keep saying we hope it ramps up."

The FCC has imposed a penalty of $10,000 against Jose Gerez for operating a pirate radio station at 95.1 in Queens, New York. The Commission had already warned Gerez about his illegal operation.

The series is called Radio on Main Street, and in episode number one RAB President and CEO Erica Farber interviews Hartley Adkins, iHeartMedia's President of the North East Division and Corporate Operations.

Westwood One has hired Mark Wildman as SVP for Strategic Partnerships. In this newly created position, Wildman will be responsible for leveraging Westwood One’s portfolio of products, including content, digital audio, and experiential opportunities

SiriusXM CFO David Frear spoke at an investors conference on Thursday and said the video app announced when Howard Stern renewed his contract has been delayed until 2017. It was expected to launch this year. Frear said "We continue to work through with Howard about what product will appear on the screen. It's got to start there, with the creative element and exactly what he will present."

Crowley becomes executive VP of Digital for CBS Radio, moving over from CBS Television Distribution, where he was senior VP and GM of Digital Media.

It’s called the Blacksmith’s Ride For Life and it’s another event that sees radio helping a worthy cause. Named for longtime Morning Buzz personality Andy Blacksmith, who passed away in June of 2015 due to heart disease, the ride saw 600 motorcyclists gather in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire.

At the 2016 Radio Show in Nashville, six stations made the final cut in the Marconi Awards Legendary Station of the Year category. Greater Media’s WBT-AM in Charlotte was one of them. To be considered for Legendary Station, the NAB requires a station to have been on the air for a minimum of 25 years. WBT/Charlotte has been around for 94.

(By Andy Bloom) Let’s take a journey together. Close your eyes long enough to take a mental tour of the physical layout of every radio station where you’ve worked. Consider the best and the worst stations. Your first and your most recent stations. Can you picture them?

The two companies are working together to develop a new programmatic platform that will automate the buying and selling of network radio advertising. The platform will give advertisers access to radio inventory across Marketron’s Mediascape marketplace.