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(By Adam Jacobson) The endless commercial break. How bad is it? Is the stopset slog a problem for Hispanic radio? Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan probed four of the industry’s top executives as the moderator of the Hispanic Radio Executive Leadership Roundtable on Wednesday afternoon at the Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami.

The 2021 winners of the Medallas de Cortez awards for excellence in Hispanic Radio were announced Wednesday evening at the Hispanic Radio Conference, taking place this week at the Intercontinental at Doral in Miami. Here are the 2021 winners...

After telling customers to go with manual logs for Wednesday and Thursday, Marketron notified customers yesterday that significant progress has been made toward restoring service for Marketron Traffic and Visual Traffic after a cyberattack last weekend.

The Dean and Associate Deans of the Broadcast Leadership Training Program; are urging the reinstatement of the tax certificate program. They have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging support of the legislation.

iHeartMedia Miami’s 940 AM WINZ, Miami’s Sports Station, is now Fox Sports 940 Miami. The full slate of network programs will run along with MLB Marlins games, and Florida Gators Football and Basketball.

The Arizona Coyotes announced Wednesday that the team has signed a multi-year agreement with Bonneville Phoenix to broadcast all Coyotes regular season and playoff games on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station or ESPN 620 AM.

Audacy CEO David Field is known for repeating the statement, "Radio is punching below its weight class." That remains true today when you compare how much time consumers spend with radio and how much money brands spend on radio.

As Marketron continues to try to restore services after a cyberattack last weekend, it's telling customers that use Marketron Traffic and Visual Traffic to use manual workarounds for Wednesday's and Thursday's logs. The company also answered questions about credit card information

Quu, a company that adds dynamic text, logos and visuals to a radio's digital display in the vehicle, and Skyview Networks, have announced a new two-part partnership.

Salem Media's Phil Boyce tells Radio Ink that Larry Elder will take another 30 days to de-compress after his run for California Governor. Elder plans to be back on the radio for Salem on or about October 18th. Elder says when he comes back, he'll be "on fire and ready to save America once again.”