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The National Association of Broadcasters has filed a petition in federal court seeking to compel the FCC to complete its 2018 quadrennial review of broadcast ownership rules, as required by law. The stalled quadrennial review is at the heart of the deregulation argument, among other debates.

With NAB Show 2023 fully wrapped up and all attendees, speakers, and exhibitors back home to business as usual, Radio Ink reached out to some of this year's participants from around the industry to summarize their experiences. Today from the C-Suite: Mary DelGrande and Pierre Bouvard.

Morgan Murphy Media’s QueenB Radio has appointed Jen Kasper as the Market Manager for their radio group in Platteville, WI. With over 29 years of experience in radio, Kasper has been with QueenB Radio for 16 years as Director of Sales. The group covers SW Wisconsin, Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa.

Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartRadio held the first-ever Black Effect Podcast Festival on April 22 in Atlanta, GA. The festival showcased Black voices in the podcast industry and included live podcast recordings from popular shows.

Pop star Meghan Trainor apologized for disparaging teachers during a recent episode of her podcast, Workin’ On It. The comment came during a discussion on sending children to school in America amid mass shootings and active shooter drills.

Trans-rights advocate and educator Schuyler Bailar has joined Division Audio with Dear Schuyler. The podcast discusses how gender, mental health, and civil rights impact the daily lives of the LGBTQ+ community with guests from sports, pop culture, and beyond.

QCODE and Criminal Content are launching a new historical-fiction podcast series, The Foxes of Hydesville, starring and executive produced by Carey Mulligan and created by Shawn Christensen. The 9-episode series is inspired by the true story of the Fox sisters.

FCC audit season is officially underway. The Enforcement Bureau has issued the first Equal Employment Opportunity audit letters for 2023. Each year, about five percent of all radio stations are randomly chosen for EEO audits. Here's what all selected stations need to do.

A top-tier streamer is adding a new level of audio to the up-and-coming social media app, BeReal. The companies have partnered to allow users to share what they're listening to on their BeReal posts by connecting accounts. The app is designed to defeat the "staged" aspect of social media.

Premiere Networks has added iHeartMedia’s The Fred Show to its nationally-syndicated radio lineup. The show, originating from 103.5 Kiss FM (WKSC) in Chicago, will be available to CHR stations as a five-hour morning show. Fred has been at Kiss since 2011.