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(By Ken Benson) Older radio listeners are telling us “Radio used to be better.”  We heard this sentiment over and over in a series of focus groups we conducted nationwide this summer from adult music radio listeners ages 35 to 54. 

FEMA and iHeartMedia Boston, will host the unveiling of an all-hazards upgrade to the “Primary Entry Point” facility at WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Boston on Friday, October 15th.

Audacy is hosting the 8th Annual 'We Can Survive' concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The October 23rd event focuses on normalizing mental health struggles.

Cumulus Media's heritage News/Talk station is now being simulcast. News/Talk 93.9 & 1490 WOSH is celebrating its 80th years serving Oshkosh/Appleton.

Fox News Channel has renovated it's Washington D.C. bureau and is honoring newsman Tony with a radio studio. The renovations also include a newsroom honoring Charles Krauthammer.

DuckDuckGo remains on top of the Media Monitors radio chart for a fourth consecutive week. The privacy protecting search engine aired more than 53,000 ads last week.

All Cox Media Group stations will be using the 'Visual Quus' technology that brings synced messages to vehicle dashboards. The web-based software adds text, logos and images to on-air advertisements.

Brooke & Jeffrey bring high-energy, laughs, family fun, and the best in pop culture conversation to listeners every day. Along with your music, the popular program delivers top rankings and major share nationwide.

(By Loyd Ford) Radio is an immediate business. We can sell advertising and put it on the air almost, if not, immediately. This also has a tendency to make those in our business focused on immediate ways to generate revenue.

Sean Bos and Katie Miller of the Harker Bos Group presented findings from a 300-person survey on voting habits and radio consumption trends among Hispanic radio listeners at this year’s Hispanic Radio Conference. The report is the product a recently launched sister company, Crowd React Media. Sign up for a copy of the study HERE.