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Dick Broadcasting is flipping a rock format to Hispanic in Eastern, North Carolina. La Pantera 105.5 FM will cover Greenville, New Bern and Jacksonville. La Pantera translate to The Panther.

Cumulus/Westwood One Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard, one of radio's biggest cheerleaders, breaks down the latest Share of Ear data from Edison Research. The data shows that Pandora and Spotify's ad-supported audiences have decreased significantly while radio's remains robust.

Home improvements proved staying power for Lowe’s. For a second week, Lowe’s tops the Media Monitors National Radio list.

Bloomberg Black Business Beat has launched on 20 stations across the U.S. The specialty feature is created by Bloomberg Radio and distributed by Key Networks.

CRS is set to return in person in Nashville February 23-25, 2022. The pandemic forced the last summit onto a stream and it was popular it will be part of the 2022 program package.

The application window for programming candidates interested in applying to the Elevating Women in Audio: MIW & BDSradio Mentorship has been extended through Tuesday, August 10th.

As part of the RAB's Business Accelerated initiative, the RAB has just added a new video presentation titled Nielsen Audio’s COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Study, featuring Bill Rose, senior VP of audio client solutions, Nielsen. This session will take place at noon CT on Monday, August 9the. REGISTER

The event, live from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida; is set for October 16. Enrique Santos, President and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino and on-air talent for iHeartRadio, will host the eighth annual event.

'Stars and Strings' will be hosted by Audacy's New York’s Country 94.7 FM (WNSH-FM). The event will be on Saturday, September 11, the 20th Anniversary of the attack; and benefit 9/11 Day, the nonprofit that runs the federally designated September 11th National Day of Service.

94.7 WCSX-FM in Detroit is going to be part of the unveiling of Alice Cooper Court. The Beasley Media Group station has been behind the naming of other streets honoring rock stars with Detroit roots.