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What advice does Marketron have for radio companies looking to expand their OTA and digital revenue from cannabis, CBD, alcohol, gambling, and political? They covered new strategies for 2023 and beyond in a webinar - here's what Marketron said.

The FCC designated a hearing to determine if the license for Snake River Radio, LLC station KPCQ-AM was automatically canceled due to more than 12 consecutive months of silence. However, a chain of extenuating circumstances around the tower site saved the station - for now.

According to data released on April 6 by the Federal Communications Commission, more than 100 commercial AM and FM radio stations did not renew their broadcast licenses in the past year. The report shows that 82 commercial FM stations and 36 AM stations ceased operation between March 2022 and 2023.

Sean Hannity apologized on Thursday's edition of The Sean Hannity Show after several minutes of dead air were broadcast during Wednesday's show. Hannity put rumors of foul play to bed, saying, “It was not a left-wing conspiracy that did it. It was from the overheating of some critical broadcast equipment.”

With NAB Show 2023 days away, Radio Ink is here to help with your planning for the Las Vegas Convention Center. A live podcast taping, searching for the keys to positioning the medium, and a look at small and medium markets are three sessions on the first day of the Show that radio broadcasters shouldn't miss.

As traditional AM/FM broadcasts and podcasts show increased return on investment for advertisers, a new study shows that around $1 billion was spent in 2022 on digital ads that didn't get the message across. CreativeX's study of two million digital ads found that 55% didn't meet basic creative best practices.

Happy Friday! This week's Radio Ink Blast from the Past comes from Doug Quick in his days at WEEE-FM in Taylorsville, Illinois. Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.

Bill Lynch, a former anchor of CBS News Radio's World News Roundup and a veteran journalist, died at 77. He joined CBS News as a correspondent in 1981 and became the anchor of World News Roundup from 1985 until 1999, during which time the program was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

The Ace & TJ Show marked its 25th anniversary on Charlotte, NC airwaves on Tuesday. They started on WHQC, before moving to Beasley Media Group’s Kiss 95.1 (WNKS) and are syndicated across the southeast. They were one of the first syndicated shows to offer both a live stream and on-demand content.

The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to extend their partnership with Capitol Broadcasting Company's 99.9 FM The Fan (WCMC) as the flagship station of the Hurricanes Radio Network. The new contract lasts for three years, until the end of the 2025-26 NHL season.