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Broadcast Attorney John Garziglia's number one issue from his November 23, 2017 Radio Ink column entitled “10 Radio Legal/Regulatory Issues for the Next 10 Years” was “Music Rights Issues." In light of the BMI/ASCAP Joint letter distributed Thursday, we reached out to John to get his perspective on how this issue impacts you and your radio station.

According to new research from BIA, most local advertisers will maintain their advertising spending levels in 2019. Mobile and social advertising are the two areas where advertisers indicate a willingness to increase ad spend in 2019.

(By James Bahm) Whether it's in your industry or someone down the hall, every selling professional has a competitor. A quick search on Google for your industry in your city will return some of your competitors. Here are a few ways I've successfully stood out, got remembered, and set an appointment.

The 41ST Annual 98.3 WSUL Heart-A-Thon has raised a record $121,685. The event was held on Friday, February 22 to raise funds to benefit the Catskill Regional Medical Center Cardio-Pulmonary unit in Sullivan County, NY.

True crime continues to be a very hot genre for podcasts. In that tradition, Albany, New York’s News Radio 810 AM and 103.1 FM have launched a new iHeartRadio Original Podcast, Upstate Unsolved.

SiriusXM has debuted 100 new streaming music channels featuring multiple variations, giving listeners more music variety. These new music channels also feature skip-ahead functionality that makes it easier for listeners to find the songs they love.

Rocketship.fm is a podcast for the startup business community. Season 6 launches on March 14 and will home in on one small city in middle America that's decided to marry blockchain to all of their future initiatives.

Mike Thompson has been named to the position of AM Stations Operations Manager/PD for NRG Media-Omaha, stations 1620 The Zone (KOZN), 1180 Zone 2 (KZOT), 1290 KOIL, and La Nueva 99.5 and 1020 (KMMQ). 

In another move for NRG Media’s seven-station cluster in Omaha, Scott Vowinkle is now the Director of Sales. Most recently, Vowinkle worked as GSM for Cumulus in Beaumont, for a four-station cluster.

Danny Wright is the new Brand Manager and afternoon host of CHR KXSS-FM/Amarillo, TX . Wright’s previous stops include WNCI/Columbus, WSTR/Atlanta, and WPRO/Providence, among others.