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NRG Media is subtracting another Nebraska cluster, with Connoisseur Media signing a deal for the Mary Quass-led company's six Lincoln-area stations, though to close the deal Jeff Warshaw is betting on a big FCC waiver to let Connoisseur own 11 stations in the market.

With midterm spending poised to hit record highs, candidates wanting to win the audio war have a clear answer: AM/FM radio. Its share of ad-supported audio time among registered voters exceeds Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music combined.

(Mike McVay) What separates a business that merely survives from one that achieves legendary status? According to Stingray's Steve Jones, the answer lies not in a better product, but in a better experience. Here is how you can apply Rock Star Principles to your radio brand:

(John Shomby) Over the past couple of weeks, three headlines came across that, on the surface, look unrelated. They’re not. Three different companies. Three different strategies. One very clear message: the old radio business model is running out of time.

Connoisseur Media is divesting its four Topeka radio stations in a deal that hands a local operator majority control of commercial radio signals in the Kansas capital market.

Audacy is continuing its "Content-First" organizational restructure by dubbing Detroit Market Manager Debbie Kenyon as Regional President for its Central US markets, placing Chicago, Cleveland, Madison, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis under her command.

For decades, New York City has listened to Hot 97 (WQHT). Starting Tuesday, it will watch it too. MediaCo is launching Hot 97 TV on WASA-TV on March 31, extending the legacy Hip-Hop brand's presence to over-the-air television for the first time.

The two defendants in a legal battle started by Warshaw have formally objected to a third set of requests for the production of documents they believe impose obligations "that are broader than, inconsistent with, not authorized under, or not reasonable" based on the established rules.

The gap between average revenue and breakthrough revenue is almost never talent…it’s how you see the game. Here’s how to rewire your sales mindset specifically for radio, courtesy of columnist Loyd Ford.

Even a 15-second commercial invites the listener on a journey, says columnist Jeffrey Hedquist. "The elements I’ve just described will keep them on that journey for the whole commercial and then pull them along to the door, phone, or website of your client," he says.