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A new webinar hosted by Futuri will explore ways broadcasters can leverage on-demand audio to keep their listeners engaged over the long run. The webinar, "You're Losing Audience If You're Not On-Demand: Learn How to Keep Them," takes place Thursday, November 10.

It was hard to find any good news from the Audacy earnings report on Tuesday. A revenue decline of nearly 4% was caused by "advertising headwinds" according to CEO David Field. He said the biggest drag was radio revenue at the company's large market stations.

KENS5 TV is reporting that the FBI and local authorities are investigating an apparent bomb explosion under a sculpture outside Texas Public Radio's headquarters in San Antonio Monday. There were no injuries in the blast.

NPR’s Next Generation Radio Project is coming back to Florida for a third consecutive year, offering college students and recent graduates an experience in pitching, producing and publishing a multimedia story.

The importance of smaller and independent media has been proven time and again: Local audiences rely on radio and television stations in times of crisis. Forecast 2023 brings together a panel of resourceful and savvy independent broadcasters who share their view of the industry and their commitment to their markets.

Beasley Media Group's WJBR (99.5 FM, Mix 99.5) will host the Turkeython 2022 at a local grocery store in the Wilmington market in late November. Station employees will collect turkeys, ham and gift cards at an ACME supermarket there.

Beasley Media Group says its classic rock station WMGK (102.9 FM) will host the John DeBella Turkey Drop on Tuesday, November 22 in front of the Kimmel Central Building in Philadelphia. The benefit is the largest single-day food collection event in the area.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, in partnership with  Benztown, the University of Maryland and the Broadcast Education Association are recording a zoom video session focused on Radio and Podcasting for colleges utilizing the LABF collection.

SiriusXM says its satellite and streaming radio service will debut Team Coco Radio November 15. Content on the channel will be curated by comedian Conan O'Brien himself.

Beasley Media Group reported Q3 earnings Monday, announcing a 1.5% increase over the same 3 months a year ago. Total revenue came in at $63.8 million for the Naples, FL based company.