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Radio Ink is pleased to announce this year’s finalists for the prestigious Medallas de Cortez, the only awards dedicated to honoring the very best in Hispanic radio.

iHeartMedia’s KOA NewsRadio has signed multi-year contract renewals with Jack Corrigan and Jerry Schemmel that will keep them as the radio play-by-play voices of the Colorado Rockies. KOA has a deal for Rockies broadcasts through the 2021 season and has served as the Rockies’ flagship since the club’s inception in 1993.

It seemed like a harmless question at the end of his quarterly earnings call, but the answer was anything but harmless. When an analyst asked Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins how he was feeling about the radio industry, his answer morphed into a criticism of iHeartmedia.

With $5.7 million in political revenue in Q4 of 2016, Radio One was able to post a net revenue increase of $3.8% for a total of $113.6 million, from all of its divisions. The radio division was up 1.2% for the quarter with local revenue down 4.1% and national up $7.3%, largely driven by political.

Saga Communications CEO Ed Christian said revenue was good in 2016 and he's thankful for everything that happened. Of course, political revenue helped radio in 2016 and Saga was no different taking in $929K in political radio revenue in Q4 and $1.9 million in political revenue for radio for the full year.

That's according to CEO Ed Christian who told investors and analysts on Tuesday that he's identified two opportunities he's working on. Saga operates in mid-sized markets and that's where their focus will stay. Christian said, "We operate below the radar and above the weather. We have ball control in those markets."

And that may have been one of the agenda items when FCC Chairman Ajit Pai met with Trump at the White House on Monday. Pai said he was deeply honored to have been nominated to serve a second term.

That's what the owner of Rich Broadcasting, Richard Mecham, told The Jackson Hole News and Guide. Mecham owes American Tower three year's worth of back tower rental fees but the two sides dispute how much should be paid.

The National Association of Broadcasters and NAB Education Foundation will host a conversation about reporting on race. Hear from journalists, news directors, journalism school academics and broadcast industry leaders about their experiences and recommendations for covering racially sensitive stories. We have all the details...

Cumulus' NASH ICON/WSM in Nashville will be the first to test the new technology called iDitty. WSM is teaming up with LOCASH to use iDitty's VIP credential for the LOCASH concert at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville on March 14. The iDitty Interactive Souvenirs will be offered to the first 500 fans in attendance. Here's what it does...