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Westwood One’s Audio Active Group released a comprehensive analysis of listening data from various sources of the 82 million Americans still listen to AM radio each month. In that data was a surprising fact about Ford drivers - one that could haunt the company as they phase out all AM.

The National Association of Broadcasters has filed a petition in federal court seeking to compel the FCC to complete its 2018 quadrennial review of broadcast ownership rules, as required by law. The stalled quadrennial review is at the heart of the deregulation argument, among other debates.

With NAB Show 2023 fully wrapped up and all attendees, speakers, and exhibitors back home to business as usual, Radio Ink reached out to some of this year's participants from around the industry to summarize their experiences. Today from the C-Suite: Mary DelGrande and Pierre Bouvard.

FCC audit season is officially underway. The Enforcement Bureau has issued the first Equal Employment Opportunity audit letters for 2023. Each year, about five percent of all radio stations are randomly chosen for EEO audits. Here's what all selected stations need to do.

Premiere Networks has added iHeartMedia’s The Fred Show to its nationally-syndicated radio lineup. The show, originating from 103.5 Kiss FM (WKSC) in Chicago, will be available to CHR stations as a five-hour morning show. Fred has been at Kiss since 2011.

The Colorado Broadcasters Association held its annual Awards of Excellence Gala on April 22nd to recognize Colorado's best broadcasters and their work in 2022. More than 400 radio and television broadcasters gathered at the Ritz Carlton Denver for the event.

Legend Communications’ Big Horn Radio Network announced a rebrand on Monday. The Wyoming-based group is now called Big Horn Basin Media, prompted by an expansion into digital advertising. The rebrand also extends to Big Horn's KZMQ, KCGL, KTAG, and KCWB.

According to Media Monitors' data of top radio advertisers for the week ending April 23, the top five advertisers saw some changes as a surge of ad plays continues to make up for a slow first quarter. Upside maintained its top position for the fifth consecutive week, with 65,436 spot plays.

With NAB Show 2023 fully wrapped up and all attendees, speakers, and exhibitors back home to business as usual, Radio Ink reached out to some of this year's participants about their experiences, which we'll share this week. Today: Dave "Chachi" Denes, Joe D'Angelo, and Reggie Shah.

(By Deborah Parenti) The NAB Show was, as usual, exhausting and exhilarating. No matter the circumstances of the economy or the challenges facing broadcasters, there is something about a shared experience that provides opportunities for collaborative efforts.