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After 38 years at KBCO, Scott Arbough announced his retirement on Thursday. Arbough joined the iHeartMedia station in 1985, and served as PD for 23 years. During his tenure in Denver, he helped pioneer the modern Triple A format.

Entravision Communications made up with a slight drop in audio revenue with massive digital gains. Fourth quarter net revenue rose 27% to $296 million, rocketed by digital and political. This mirrored the company's 2022 finish - up 26%.

As artificial intelligence sparks debate over its place in radio, CRS 2023 announced the late addition of a new pop-up session called "Let's Chat: GPT, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of On-Air Talent" set for Tuesday.

After a staffing shakeup, Audacy San Francisco unveils a new weekday programming lineup for 95.7 The Game. KGMZ announced to station staff on Wednesday that they officially parted ways with afternoon drive hosts Damon Bruce and Ray Ratto.

Audacy Sacramento's 98 Rock (KRXQ) has found its new afternoon show. Beginning Monday, March 13, Jason Bailey brings The Bailey Show, aka The BS, with co-host NickyD and executive producer Josh Nelson. Bailey and NickyD previously worked together in Atlanta.

iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman will bring his podcast to the 2023 NAB Show next month for a live recording with Angela Yee. Pittman and Yee will record an episode of Math & Magic onstage on April 16.

More good news for the kids of St. Jude: Cumulus Media's Youngstown, Ohio Country station, K105 WQXK, raised $145,986 for children’s cancer treatment and research through the station’s annual Radiothon. This makes more than $4.5 million raised since 1990.

A Country Radio Seminar crowd-favorite returns to kick off CRS 2023 with a fun and exciting twist. The Paddle Royale multi-player ping pong tournament is back at the Omni Nashville on Monday night with special celebrity competitors.

Americano Media announced a new distribution deal with iHeartMedia on Thursday. The Spanish-language multi-media news network with get its own 24/7 channel on the iHeartRadio app, as well as have select content broadcast in three Florida markets.

On Wednesday at Spotify's Stream On event in Los Angeles the company made a slew of announcements including the launch of a "re-envisioned" Spotify for Podcasters that includes integrating Megaphone into Spotify for Podcasters. No additional details were made available about the integration as of yet.