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Broadcasters took the crusade to save AM directly to Capitol Hill yesterday in the first of two days dedicated to lobbying Congress. The day opened with "Radio's Road To The Future," focused on the importance of AM radio in the digital age.

In a historic first, BIA Advisory Services has released the debut Hispanic Radio Station Directory, providing a comprehensive guide to radio stations in the United States that serve the Hispanic population. The directory will be updated quarterly with analysis.

The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, US Black Chambers, and others have jointly endorsed the nomination of Anna Gomez, and the renominations of Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks to the Federal Communications Commission.

Today marks the beginning of the 2023 Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference at the InterContinental Hotel Miami at Doral. What ideas will be shared, discussed, and debated? Radio Ink will have a recap of each day in our morning headlines.

Hope Media Group's radio brands WayFM, KSBJ, and Vida Unida have partnered with Compassion International to help 2,300 impoverished children. During their most recent sponsorship drive, listeners pledged their support for the kids’ healthcare, nutritious food, education, and Christian teachings.

For those wondering when the first artificial intelligence radio personality would take a full-time air shift, that day is here. Alpha Media's Live 95.5 (KBFF) in Portland, OR has achieved a technological milestone by introducing the world's first full-time AI announcer.

On Wednesday, Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference 2023 begins at the InterContinental Miami at Doral and one of our opening day panels needs your help. Have a pressing question about content strategies? Get it to our experts now!

The June 2023 issue of Radio Ink honors excellence in Hispanic Radio. Subscribers will also find columns by Roy Williams and Alec Drake, our yearly Independent Operators Report, and an all-new radio advertising success story.

Cumulus Media has reached an agreement to sell New Country 93.1 (WDRQ) in Detroit to a religious broadcaster, a source confirms. The terms and price of the transaction have not yet been disclosed. Cumulus acquired the station in 2011.

With one day until Hispanic Radio Conference 2023 begins at the InterContinental Miami at Doral, Radio Ink is setting the scene by talking with two industry leaders with Estrella Media, responsible for one of the most successful Hispanic stations in the country