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And some are willing to hack AM radio's back into their vehicles, a clear sign listeners want radio to remain front and center in the console. You may recall that BMW was the first auto company to ditch AM radio in its i3 electric vehicle. Well, that has apparently is causing problems with the owners of those vehicles.

(by John Garziglia) A week ago Friday, on January 29, a small but significant slice of broadcast station owners, engineers, and lawyers went wild, filing some 416 or so FM translator modification applications on Day 1 of the 250-mile move filing window.

The story we ran last week about Bobbi Maxwell, who quit her job with Cumulus after her workload became unbearable, generated days of discussion among Radio Ink readers. This weekend Maxwell responded to all of those comments. Here's what she had to say...

(by Wayne Ens) Pro-digital marketing agency Mediative conducted an eye-tracking study to validate how consumers notice display ads on Web pages. Participants of mixed ages were assigned certain search tactics, and the researchers were able to generate heat maps showing the length of time spent looking at various parts of the page.

(by Matt Sunshine) If you’re in sales, you know it’s extremely important to close deals, right? That’s kind of an easy question, but I ask it because it seems as though many salespeople think their job is to have a lot of business in “pending.” When I ask salespeople how things are going, what I typically hear is, “I got a lot out there.”

William “Bill” Burton Parris lll of Reisterstown passed away, surrounded by family, on the afternoon of February 2, 2016. Parris was an avid broadcaster who loved, lived, and breathed media.

Kelly Langenohl as been officially handed the role of new afternoon personality on 100.7 Star, Pittsburgh.

Sherri Griswold Holladay has been named Regional Vice President of Sales for the Mid-South Region. Griswold has been with iHeart for 19 years, with more than 34 years in radio in South West Florida.

Jeana Shepard has been appointed the midday host on the New KMLE @ 107.9 in Phoenix. Shepard will be heard weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. beginning Monday, Feb. 8.

Katerina Perez has held senior leadership positions throughout Florida, Virginia and Washington State. She's spent a good chunk of her radio career with iHeartMedia and Entercom has now hired her as GSM in South Florida. Perez is now responsible for generating revenue for Miami’s 104.3 The Shark / WSFS-FM and The Ticket / WAXY-AM.