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Broker Bob Heymann says we should keep an eye on Field. "Entercom is a very good candidate to pick off clusters." And Field has consistently said he would be open to looking at deals that made strategic sense to the company. Being bullied by the DOJ over the Lincoln Financial deal has probably worn off by now, and with only one station in Los Angeles Field might be thinking, KCBS, KNX, KROQ, and KRTH would look pretty cool emblazoned with an Entercom logo.

You might find this opinion a bit of a stretch. Boston Herald writer Rick Shaffer says CBS is selling its radio stations because the model of radio is broken and the Internet is taking over.

Time to register is winding down. Our registration's are up big-time for our 2016 Hispanic Radio Conference in Ft. Lauderdale. It's time to claim your seat. Here are 10 reasons you can't afford to miss the Hispanic Radio Conference, March 22 and 23...

Cox Media Group (CMG) San Antonio has named J.R. Jaus as the new morning show co-host on Y100, alongside Beth Chandler. Jaus was previously with CMG’s WWKA K92.3 in Orlando. Jaus has been in radio for over a decade going back to his first gig at 19.

Media Service Group's Bill Whitley tells us Central Arkansas Radio Group is buying KLAZ-FM, KYRC-FM, KHRK-FM, and KBHS-AM in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The seller is Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation headed by William Nolan.

Westwood One makes the announcement that country artist Terri Clark will begin hosting the four-hour Classic Country show Country Gold, beginning the weekend of April 9-10, 2016. She takes over for Randy Owen who has hosted the show for the past four years. Most recently, Clark was co-host on America’s Morning Show with Blair Garner. Country Gold airs on more than 100 stations.

A new study just released by the Advertising Research Council, and detailed in AdAge, provides powerful information for your sellers who battle to pull advertising dollars from clients exclusively advertising with TV or print or even digital. The study, which included 5,000 campaigns for 1,000 brands, concluded ...

Tuesday is another big primary day for the candidates running for President with both Ohio and Florida among the states that will choose their delegates. Media Monitors is out with its latest report on which candidates are using radio the most in their battles to win the nomination.

Parks Associates has released new research that says smartphone owners spend more time every day listening to music on their device compared to any other entertainment activity. Sixty-eight percent of smartphone owners stream music, spending 45 minutes per day listening.

Entravision has teamed up with Clip Interactive to develop an app for its nationally syndicated El Show de Erazno y la Chokolata. The app has already generated close to 100,000 downloads. Entravision COO Jeff Liberman, who will be part of Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference next week, talks about the new app...