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A short 10Q filing with The SEC states that iHeartMedia expects to report consolidated revenue of approximately $1.37 billion for the first quarter of 2018. That's up from $1.329 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Here's the company explanation for the increase...

We've heard it over and over again....when Mother Nature goes into beast mode, radio is right there to make sure the locals are safe and sound from her wrath. Nielsen has come out with some new data to support that theory.

When it's time to move, most radio stations simply unhook the mic, load up the moving van, lock up the old building and move on down the road. Not the folks at WDRV in Chicago. PD Rob Cressman tells Radio Ink when the time came to move the Chicago Classic Rocker, his team did it in a very creative way.

How are Hispanics consuming music? Radio plays a big role — even as Latinos overindex on the use of streaming audio. In this Hispanic Radio Podcast, Nielsen VP Stacie deArmas discusses what's driving the Latin music lover in this engaging conversation with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

Beasley’s Detroit cluster, including 105.1 The Bounce, WRIF-FM, and WCSX-FM, recently volunteered at the Wigs 4 Kids event at the 2018 Michigan International Women’s Show. The program helps children, three through 18, experiencing hair loss as a result of illness or treatment.

The company has announced  that Wes Styles has been named Operations Manager for its Florida cluster, and Mary Jo Gruber is the new Program Director of Q92 WECQ. Styles was brought in as Program Director of 103.1 The Blaze and 102.1 The Wave in Destin-Fort Walton Beach.

Tino Cochino Radio has signed its 25th affiliate, KWTX-FM (97.5FM), iHeartMedia’s Top 40 station in Waco-Killeen, TX. The show airs weeknights 7-11 p.m.

As the Cumulus bankruptcy case winds its way through its final stages, the company reported revenue for the first quarter of 2018. Net revenue was $263.7 million, down 0.1% from Q1 2017. Net revenue from Cumulus radio stations was $168.2 million, a decline of 3.1% from $173.6 million in 2017. Westwood One revenue was $94.8 million, an increase of 5.5% over 2017.

The crackdown on pirate radio stations continues. FCC agents, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Marshals Service, seized radio equipment from Rumba FM, operating illegally at 95.3 in Manhattan.

Audioboom is in trouble. Back in February it was announced that Audioboom would be purchasing Triton Digital Canada, the parent company of Triton Digital for $185 million in a reverse takeover. Due to insufficient funds that deal is off and Audioboom is in jeopardy of shutting down.