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That's according to the latest data from Kagan and due mostly to the Entercom/CBS merger which was announced in February. The Entercom/CBS Radio Reverse Morris Trust tax-free transaction is valued at $2.86 billion. Kagan says at a 7X forward seller’s multiple, the 29 AM and 88 FM stations account for $2.5 billion, making this the largest radio transaction since 2006.

Mike Thompson is headed back to Pasadena to launch P1 DOCTOR LLC. The veteran sports and talk programmer is leaving at the end of his two year commitment to NRG Media in Omaha.

Country Radio Seminar CRS Honors is set March 13 during CRS 2023. A surprise guest is set to join Country Radio Hall of Fame Committee co-chairs Joel Rabb and Tim Roberts to reveal the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductees.

The Hispanic Radio Conference brings Hispanic radio leaders together to debate, discuss, and determine their future. To examine the challenges and review the opportunities facing their segment of the industry and the industry at large. Which in itself makes this a vitally important event.

In April Apple announced it was launching a paid subscriptions feature to be launched in May. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions gives creators the ability to offer their listeners premium content on Apple's platform. The launch has been pushed back to later in June.

On a 3-2 party-line vote, the FCC eliminated its cross-ownership rules for newspaper and broadcast media and for radio and TV, respectively. The order eliminates the radio/television cross-ownership rule and newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule, while on the TV side, the "Eight-Voices Test" for independent media sources is going away, along with other changes.

In tandem with Treehouse, a nonprofit organization addressing the essential education and enrichment needs of kids in foster care, the station topped the half-million-dollar mark during the 28th Annual Holiday Magic Fundraiser on December 14, 2016. The program raises money to provide each child with one significant holiday gift along with support for programs and services throughout the year.

100.7 The Wolf (KKWF-FM) is raising money to help purchase and train a service dog for a local veteran. 'Pets for Vets' is working with Northwest Battle Buddies on the fundraiser.

They are very familiar faces at every radio conference. And, the company Jinny and John Laderer launched in 2007, vCreative, has been a sponsor of so many industry events and awards over the years. It was announced Wednesday that they would both be spending less time with the company and more time with their 6 kids.

10 families were treated to a winter wonderland trip by Tony Zazza, host of "Zazza Mornings". Fans of the locally syndicated Cumulus program were asked to nominated deserving families in need in the Melbourne and Ft. Walton Beach/Destin FL and Mobile, AL area.