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(By Paul Rotella) Broadcast Association Executives, and indeed all association executives, both national and local, have their work cut out for them this Fall with the election and appointment of a record number of new Representatives and congressional staff. 

That increase to $47.8 million was on a same-station basis in the third quarter and included $1.2 million of political revenue. For the first nine months of the year, Salem has written $3 million in political revenue, an increase of 28% from 2014, the last big mid-term election year.

Nielsen announced that Westwood One and Panoply Media will be using the Nielsen Auto Cloud for their auto marketing and measurement capabilities. So what does this really mean?

Inner Banks Media announced a format swap in the Greenville, NC, market. The company will swap the dial positions for longtime Country format, Thunder Country, which has been at 96.3 since 2007, and their conservative Talker, which has been at 94.1 since 2009.

Thanks to WFMV-FM Station Manager Kevin Felder for sharing the details about the stations big 25th anniversary celebration. It was a star-studded concert at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road where thousands of listeners showed up to help the station celebrate.

If your company's employee roster doesn't reflect the multicultural audience it seeks, does it truly understand that audience, respect it, and want it? That's the subject of the latest Hispanic Radio Podcast,.

iHeartMedia Chicago announced Wednesday the debut of a new Christmas station in Chicago. 93.9 LITE FM, “The Best Variety From the 80s, 90s and Now for Chicago,” is now broadcasting around-the-clock Christmas music.

Country star Jason Aldean will be a featured speaker at the Country Radio Seminar. "Jason Aldean: Overcoming Obstacles" will take place Friday, February 15 at 3 p.m. CT. The discussion will feature the entertainer recalling the path that's taken him to the top.

Digital, digital, digital. That's all we've been hearing about for the past few years as radio's advertising growth stagnates, unless it's a political year of course. Google and Facebook are taking our local revenue dollars, so bring on more consolidation is the latest cry. Townsquare may be throwing a little cold water on that argument. 

Jelli says Horizon Media is partnering with Jelli’s demand-side platform SpotPlan as the first media agency to power all of its programmatic radio ad buying operations for several of its clients agency-wide.