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A report in Billboard says BMI has hired Goldman Sachs to advise the company on how to move forward, which could include being sold. The report says other options include a refinance or a merger with another company.

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Hubbard Radio in the case involving former Chicago morning man Eric Ferguson. Melissa McGurren, who worked at WTMX-FM for over two decades, filed the suit.

(By Randy Lane) Loyalty programs are big business for airlines. Pre-pandemic in 2019, Delta’s Sky Miles revenue topped all airlines at $9.1 billion! Since Covid, thousands of businesses survived and thrived through well-crafted loyalty programs.

(By Mike McVay) Radio has faced many different forms of competition over the years. In our more than 100 years of existence, we’ve seen FM listening overwhelm AM listening.

(By Loyd Ford) If you are a radio seller, you never get any objections today, do you? Right. Potential clients are well-armed with a variety of ways to say, “No thanks.”

New South Radio’s Jackson, Mississippi cluster aired their 21st annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon at Children’s of MS Hospital March 2-4 and raised a whopping $441,544 dollars for the state’s only hospital for children.

Rejoice! 96.9 listeners were able to raise $11,052 for the kids of St. Jude. Because of events like the station's annual radiothon, St. Jude patients and families will never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food. WGTK-FMHD3 is a Salem Media Group station in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC.

The Sherman & Tingle Show on Hubbard's WDRV-FM in Chicago raised over $78,000.00 – enough to pair five service dogs with veterans who would greatly benefit from the positive effects, emotional support and companionship these dogs provide.

The Urban One CEO is very happy with the performance of his company in the 4th quarter of 2021. In fact he's happy with how the entire year went for Urban One. "I'm very proud of the team across all of our platforms."

That's what Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins said the chances are to land a new casino in Richmond. Urban One is part of a group hoping to build a new casino in Richmond. Political horse-trading is now part of the equation which is never a good thing.