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A group calling itself the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America has filed a petition with the FCC asking the Commission to revoke the license of the translator owned by John Garziglia. FM translator W288BS in Reston, Virginia rebroadcasts WZHF-AM in the Washington DC metro which carries Radio Sputnik.

"The Connected Vehicle — What Does That Look Like for Radio?" examines the future of in-vehicle radio listening. Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies moderates the panel discussion during day-two of the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference, June 22-23, in Miami.

The Jacobs Media Techsurvey is radio's largest survey, with this year’s 18th annual study producing nearly 31,000 surveys from core radio listeners. To hear about the results from the 2022 survey, register HERE for the free May 10th webinar.

WBAL NewsRadio in Baltimore's news program WBAL News Now at  5am earned first-place honors in the radio Newscast category of the National Headliner Awards this week. The awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in the communications industry.

Classic Hits WOGL in Philadelphia has been rebranded Big 98.1. The format remains basically the same including morning drive's "The Coop show", hosted by Sean "Coop" Tabler.

The Independent Broadcasters Association is hosting a members-only webinar focusing on the best practices for political broadcast advertising. The May 5th event is designed to help stations remain compliant while generating revenue through political ad dollars.

What do the President of Katz Radio Group, the Chief Insights Officer at Cumulus Media and Westwood One, and the now-retired longtime spokesman for the NAB all have in common?

Radio Ink is proud to present the finalists for the 2022 Medallas de Cortez. Winners will be announced at the Hispanic Radio Conference, June 22-23, in Miami at the Intercontinental at Doral.

At its May 19th meeting, the Federal Communications Commission will consider eliminating the requirement that stations build a scale mock-up of directional antennas when seeking a license. The Commission will vote on allowing broadcasters to use computer modeling.

BMI honored Gloria and Emilio Estefan at the 72nd Annual BMI/NAB Dinner held this week at the Encore Las Vegas. The legendary couple was honored with the BMI Board of Directors Award for their body of work and influence in introducing Latin music to a global audience.