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In a perfect world, every radio advertiser would be able to pop up a dashboard on their PC, tablet, or smartphone and watch, in real time, how their advertising campaign is performing. That's one of the reasons advertisers are flocking to Facebook and Google, and many have said, once we can do that it will change the way they consider radio. iHeartMedia is the one company moving the radio industry closer to that reality.

On April 19, 2018, the FCC issued a public notice regarding a 90-day opportunity to register existing C Band downlinks. Westwood One is encouraging stations to register within the window, which closes July 18, 2018.

All week long we've been interviewing radio CEOs to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at the FCC need to be changed, eliminated, or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to the Commission next month. Today's interview is with Cromwell Media CEO Bud Walters.

All week long we've been interviewing radio CEOs to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at the FCC need to be changed, eliminated, or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to the Commission next month. Our third interview is with Neuhoff Media CEO Beth Neuhoff.

All week long we'll be interviewing radio CEOs to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at the FCC need to be changed, eliminated, or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to the Commission next month. Our second interview features JVC Media CEO John Caracciolo.

All week long we'll be interviewing radio CEO's to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at The FCC need to be changed, eliminated or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to The Commission next month. Our first interview is with Galaxy CEO Ed Levine.

PodcastOne is adding a second weekly episode of the newly launched The Dennis Miller Option. Beginning the week of June 4, new episodes will be released every Tuesday and Thursday.

It was back in 2014 when Cumulus sued host Michael Baisden, claiming they overpaid him by $1 million. Baisden's contract called for Cumulus to pay either $7.5 million or half of net program income for January 2012 to March 2013. The company said it paid $1 million as an advance and skipped 15 monthly installments by paying another $7.25 million, mistakenly not subtracting the advance. A filing with the bankruptcy court states this dispute is now settled.

Adams Radio Group has named Jason Lamp VP & GM for its Tallahassee cluster replacing retiring GM Hank Kestenbaum. Lamp most recently worked for Community Broadcasters overseeing their Destin-Fort Walton Beach cluster. He's also worked for iHeart in Charleston, Renda in Jacksonville and Cox Media Group in Miami.

Amy Griesheimer has been named Area President for iHeartMedia's Denver Region. iHeart's Denver region includes 29 stations in Fort Collins; Colorado Springs; Ogallala, Nebraska; and Cheyenne, Wyoming, which will now fall under Griesheimer's supervision. Griesheimer was with Entercom until last October.