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As we gear up for our 7th annual Hispanic Radio Conference in Ft. Lauderdale next month, our friends at BIA/Kelsey have shared some great stats on the revenue-generating markets for Hispanic radio. Texas and California are huge revenue generators for this radio format. Here's how the two states stack up...

A gospel radio station might be the last place you would expect a fight to break out, but when it comes to politics in America, anything can happen. KHVN near Dallas hosted Democrats John Wiley Price, a longtime Dallas County Commissioner, and Dwaine Caraway, a former city council member. A fight broke out when, it appears, one accused the other of having an adulterous affair with his wife. Of course, it was all caught on video. The cops had to be called to the station.

Several publications around New York are calling it a pirate, which was what brought the station to our attention. However, when we contacted the station they told us they were only online. The station is called The Lot Radio, it seconds as a coffee shop and the format is techno. Picture courtesy TimeOut New York.

Is it wise for modern media companies to depend for their content distribution on ecosystems controlled by the likes of Facebook, Apple, or Google? No, say Tom Asacker and Mark Ramsey. But they may have no other choice. Then Tom and Mark discuss whether platform businesses like Google, Airbnb, and Uber are “eating the world” and driving brands without their scale out of business. Check out the latest Media Unplugged podcast with Mark Ramsey and Tom Asacker.

In our latest Management Podcast, Max Media Virginia Beach General Manager Dave Paulus talks about how to be a better manager by catching people doing something great every day, he details the traits of a great manager and gives advice to managers all over the country about how to be a stronger leader.

According to Standard Media Index's latest data, U.S. advertising increased 4% in January compared to January 2015. Digital remains the shinny new toy for advertisers with spending for January up 3 points for a total of 27% of all spending. Internet Radio increased a whopping 39% over 2015. SMI saw investment in video sites increase 39% and social media sites were up 56%. Traditional radio ad volume was lower by 16% in January according to SMI data. Television's total market share is currently 59%, having dropped by 2 percentage points from 61% in January 2015. Broadcast TV grew by 9% and cable TV ad spend slipped by 3%.

More great data from the folks at Media Monitors. In this week’s report, Media Monitors combined radio ads for the Super PACs and campaigns and eliminated all candidates who have dropped out of the race. The data shows Ted Cruz pretty much dominates the radio airwaves. So exactly how many spots have aired between January 1 and February 21?

The popularity of Hispanic-focused radio continues to grow and the field in Orlando just became more crowded. The new station, on a translator, launched by Cox Media Group Orlando, Monday, is called "107.3 Solo Éxitos," targeting Hispanic adults 25-54

The total spot count for Walgreens was down 7,000 according to Media Monitors, however 50,129 commercials run on stations across the country was more than enough to beat out number two GEICO (39,479) last week. Burger King dropped to third from second (28,645), Auto Zone was fourth (28,455), and Jackson Hewitt fifth (27,354). Rounding out the top 10 were McDonalds, The Home Depot, Metro PCS, Quicken Loans, and Macy's.