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It could be, according to The Tennessean, which is saying: "An 11th-hour proposal by the music licensing company SESAC to change the Music Modernization Act could torpedo the landmark copyright legislation that is on the brink of becoming law, supporters of the legislation warn."

A panel of industry executives and experts will discuss the impact of deregulation and large-scale debt reduction on the radio industry in a session titled “Pillsbury’s Broadcast Finance 2018: Radio’s Debt Cloud Finally Lifts.” The session will be held Wednesday, September 26, 8:30-10:00 a.m., at the 2018 Radio Show in Orlando.

The lineup for the 2018 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Saturday, November 3, will include performances by Pitbull, Nicky Jam, Steve Aoki, Farruko, Nacho, and Becky G with more artists to follow. The concert will again be hosted by Enrique Santos, with tickets for the general public going on sale August 3.

According to Standard Media Index, overall national advertising was up 5% in Q2 with digital still riding high, up 12 %. Social Media grew 45%, video-only websites were up 21%, content and TV websites were both up 18% and search was down 5%. Out-of-home media was up 9%, national TV was flat, and radio was down 1%. Print dropped a whopping 22%.

Hidden Truth: Transgender Movement, the second installment of a weekly hour-long podcast series created by civil rights attorney and host Jim Breslo, has debuted on the heels of wrapping his first season, Hidden Truth: Las Vegas Shooter.

Stephanie Perl has been appointed Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Entercom Hartford, effective Monday, August 6. She will be overseeing 1080 WTIC News Talk (WTIC-AM), 96.5 TIC FM (WTIC-FM), HOT 93.7 (WZMX-FM), and Lite 100.5 (WRCH-FM).

Pro Football Talk Live with Mike Florio, is adding former NFL quarterback Chris Simms and longtime NFL insider Peter King for a weekly two-hour simulcast.

Entercom Denver has named Toshamakia to the position of Music Director and afternoon drive host on the Mile High City's heritage Hip-Hop station KQKS KS1075. She starts Monday, July 30.

In an 8K filing Monday, Beasley Media provided specific revenue details about Philadelphia Country station WXTU-FM. Last week Beasley announced it was purchasing the station from Entercom for $38 million. Here's how much revenue the station generated...

The new program, launching this fall, will be a weekday talk show with a fresh take on culture, the arts, the news of the day, and life in New York and the surrounding region. Stewart began her career as a producer/reporter for MTV News’ breakthrough presidential campaign coverage Choose or Lose, for which she won a Peabody Award.