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Are you ready for Hispanic Radio Conference 2023? This two-day, knowledge-packed conference will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel Doral in Miami, June 14-15. The Hispanic Radio Conference is an annual opportunity to share ideas, discuss and debate challenges.

The Federal Communications Commission has published ten applicants that have recently filed proposals to change the community of license for their AM or FM stations. The full text of these applications can be accessed through the FCC's Consolidated Data Base System.

The National Black Radio Hall of Fame will hold its induction ceremony on October 7, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. The nomination ballots have been counted. The 2023 inductees will have their names placed in the Museum at Harris Stowe State University.

SiriusXM has announced an exclusive, invitation-only concert featuring Dave Matthews at Irving Plaza in New York City on June 7. Titled Dave Matthews: Live & Acoustic, the concert will showcase an acoustic set by Dave Matthews.

For those on the fence about discussing mental health on air, you might be missing out on a sizable portion of listeners. Radio Ink discussed the unique market of this important topic with Audacy's Senior Vice President of Research and Insights Idil Cakim.

A recent study by Jan Diehm and Dr. Jada Watson presents data to back up the belief that country radio stations have been reluctant to play songs by women, especially back-to-back. The study analyzed programming on 29 major market country radio stations.

After his Presidential campaign announcement suffered technical difficulties on Twitter, Governor Ron DeSantis took to radio on Wednesday to explain the incident. DeSantis appeared on The Mark Levin Show in his first major traditional media appearance since declaring his candidacy.

As the US continues to fight for radio's place in the dashboard, showing what can happen when the industry comes together, this year's WorldDAB Automotive Conference will focus on the same. Radio France hosts the event in Paris on June 15.

All of the 2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winners for radio have been officially announced. Over the course of May, the winners from each of the 14 regions were unveiled day by day. Winners will be honored on October 9th in New York City.

Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast from the Past comes from Joe Willie Souse's first-ever remote in 1981 for WGIG in Brunswick, Georgia. Send your Blast From The Past to Cameron at [email protected] for your chance to be featured.