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Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire FC has entered into a multi-year partnership with Cumulus Media 890 WLS-AM to provide local English-language radio broadcasts of the team's matches. The only other broadcast option is through an MLS Season Pass subscription on Apple TV.

A defamation lawsuit filed by Eric Spofford against New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) has been dismissed by a Superior Court Judge. The lawsuit was based on allegations that NHPR relied on false statements and anonymous sources to tarnish Spofford's reputation..

After almost a half-century together, Seattle Seahawks General Manager John Schneider appeared on Bonneville's KIRO on Thursday to announce Seattle Sports 710 AM and KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM will remain the team's flagship station in a new multi-year extension.

With Wall Street expecting a big loss, Cumulus Media reported its first-quarter results for 2023 on Thursday morning. While taking a steep dive, net revenue for the quarter did manage to surpass the analysts' estimate. CEO Mary Berner did also point out areas of growth on the call.

SiriusXM announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023 during a Thursday morning earnings call. CEO Jennifer Witz touched on the company's 2% revenue decrease year-over-year while talking in-car and streaming. Incoming CFO Tom Barry also addressed his new plans.

As the AM radio debate goes on in Washington DC, Detroit, and across the country, Radio Ink asked you, "Is AM radio worth saving?" With so much of the industry's news cycle and talk at NAB Show focused on the band, it may come as no surprise that the poll ended in a landslide.

Q1 Earnings season for radio began on Wednesday with Beasley Media Group. CEO Caroline Beasley says the company aims to continue the digital trend with investments in expanding and enhancing its digital capabilities after big performance, although the company did take a loss to open the year.

We know radio can be a fun and rewarding career. So how do we convince and attract the next generation of broadcasters, especially women? WGM Radio Chicago’s VP & General Manager Mary Sandberg Boyle tells us ahead of this year's Radio Ink Most Influential Women in Radio issue.

(By Cameron Coats) In a Wednesday op-ed for Variety, SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe attacked “Big Radio” and the NAB Show in another attempt to sway public opinion for the American Music Fairness Act. It came as a reminder that now isn't the time for radio to take its eye off the ball.

To staff talent or not to staff talent? First came automation and voicetracking. Now artificial intelligence raises opportunities and concerns for broadcasters. Hear Mike McVay, iHeartMedia's PJ Gonzalez, consultant Bob Perry, and Grupo ACIR's Manuel Fernandez Tellez sound off on the issue.