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Radio Ink Magazine turns 25 years old in 2017. We are marking that milestone with a special 25th Anniversary issue in November. We want you to be a part of our celebration. Search through your archives and send us your favorite radio station photos from the past 25 years. We would love to have them as part of this special issue in November. You can e-mail large scans of the photos to [email protected].

Do advertisers really have confidence in how they spend their money? Are they confident they're getting results or are they simply splattering dollars all over the place praying it works. A new study by Advertiser Perceptions presented at Advertising Week in New York City revealed that advertisers don’t entirely trust the data they’re betting their brands on.

The company has launched a new product called Voice Radio, which is a self-service product that allows stations to build Amazon Alexa skills online in five minutes. XAPP then reviews and tests the skills and submits them to Amazon for certification. XAPP says the process takes about one week until the skill is live. You can check out pricing on the product HERE.

The Alliance for Women in Media has announced the 2017 honorees for its upcoming Women Who Lead luncheon program. Beasley Media CEO Caroline Beasley and Premiere Networks President Julie Talbot are among the honorees. The event recognizes women who've had a significant impact on the media industry.

(By Ansel Olson) Most radio reps have asked variations of the following: “Are you familiar with geo-fencing? Geo-farming?” We are tasked with finding robust, integrated opportunities that marry well with radio campaigns. Mobile geo-fencing and geo-farming have stepped into the spotlight recently. There are few things to remember when selling geo-fencing/geo-farming mobile solutions to your automotive clients.

As Florida continues to clean up following Hurricane Irma, Nielsen has told clients in Miami-Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach it will not release data for week four of September, which is when the storm hit.

BizTalkRadio financial host Ray Lucia is taking his battle with the SEC to the United States Supreme Court, according to The San Diego Reader. Here are the details...

There’s a morning drive change in the offing for Cox’s News 95.5 and AM750 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM). Starting Monday, October 2, The Von Haessler Doctrine, hosted by Eric Von Haessler, is moving to 9 a.m., and The Herman Cain Show will shift to the 11 a.m. hour.

That's the purchase price for three FM radio stations, one in San Diego (KSOQ-FM), one in Los Angeles (KSWD-FM), and one in Wilkes-Barre (WGGI-FM). Educational Media Foundation will pay Entercom $57.75 million for the three stations when the Entercom/CBS merger closes.

93Q (WNTQ), “Syracuse’s #1 Hit Music Station,” has been named Syracuse’s Top Radio Station, and 93Q morning personalities Ted Long and Amy Robbins have been chosen as Syracuse’s Favorite Radio Personalities in the Syracuse New Times’ annual Best of Syracuse reader poll. Voting took place August 23-September 12.