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From Radio Online: Sad to report the death of veteran radio broadcaster Nick Cash (aka Richard Szost), who passed away last week at age 56 at his home in Hickory, NC. Cash spent more than 25 years in the radio business, including over eight as Brand Manager and afternoon host at iHeartMedia's Country KHGE-FM (102.7 More...

From Radio Online: Superadio Networks and AURN Inspirational Network will celebrate Father's Day on Sunday, June 20 with a special broadcast of the syndicated "Marvin Sapp Radio Show." Hosted by multi-Dove, Stellar and Grammy Award winning Gospel musician and songwriter Bishop Marvin Sapp, the two-hour music program More...

From Radio Insight: Inrush Broadcast Services, a broadcast technology integration firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Shaun Dolan as Partner and Sam Reiman as Systems Engineer to their award-winning team in July. Shaun comes to Inrush after serving as Product Manager at Telos Alliance, a global leader in broadcast audio products. At Telos, Shaun’s team developed and launched Telos VXs, a fully-virtual voice over IP talk show system. He also managed the Telos VX product family, the internationally-respected gold standard for broadcast telephony systems. He has worked with many of the biggest names in the media landscape to develop innovative technology solutions and brings a strategic view of the future of broadcast infrastructure to the Inrush team. Mike Dorris, Partner at Inrush, comments “Shaun is well-respected throughout the industry and we are thrilled to have him on our team. His holistic approach to crafting solutions and business development is a big asset to us and our clients.” Shaun adds “I’m very grateful to Telos for their unrelenting support as I make this transition. The Inrush team is well-known for the trust, care, and transparency delivered to clients. I’m so excited to join the partner team and help grow our impact through these core values.” Sam Reiman joins Inrush from Weigel Broadcasting, a leader in the media industry and operator of both national television brands and local stations across the country. As Broadcast Systems Engineer, Sam helped maintain hub and spoke technology infrastructure for several respected brands such as MeTV, the #1-rated classic television network, as well as The U, well-known in Chicago as a local independent entertainment destination. Brian Sapp, Partner at Inrush, notes “Sam’s deep knowledge of media workflows, paired with his innate ability to take a deep dive into new topics and become a subject matter expert in short order, makes his addition a major win for our team.” more

From Radio Online: Fourteen members of the House of Representatives and three Senators have added their support to the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations bringing the number of cosponsors to 138 in the House and 18 in the More...

From Radio Online: The Radio Mercury Awards have announced the 2021 Final Round Jury. The incoming panel of top-level agency creative leaders represents radio's top advertising categories, including automotive, consumer packaged goods (CPG), communications, community service, More...

From Radio Online: As major media companies shift their focus to building their direct-to-consumer video offerings, linear TV audiences are in a free fall. According to a MoffettNathanson analysis of Nielsen TV ratings, television audiences are down dramatically. This week's Westwood One blog outlines how advertisers More...

From All Access: SUPERADIO NETWORKS & AURN INSPIRATIONAL NETWORK will celebrate FATHER’S DAY on JUNE 20th with a special 2-hour broadcast of the nationally syndicated MARVIN SAPP Radio Show.The … more

From All Access: AUDACY podcast division CADENCE13's C13ORIGINALS will debut on TUESDAY (6/15) a new podcast about the theft of the iconic ruby slippers worn by JUDY GARLAND in "THE WIZARD OF … more

From All Access: The LOS ANGELES TIMES' L.A. TIMES STUDIOS and AT WILL MEDIA have produced a 20-episode branded content podcast for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES to commemorate the airline's 50th anniversary. … more

From All Access: PODTRAC's weekly podcast listening data for its measured shows for JUNE 7-13 showed downloads up 1% from the previous week and down 11% on a year-to-year basis.As for growth in "top … more

From All Access: The six-episode HBO television series based on RONAN FARROW's podcast and book "CATCH AND KILL" will begin airing on JULY 12th with two back-to-back episodes. "CATCH … more

From the FCC: Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Deadlines for Comments on Texting to 988 Proposal . https://www.fcc.gov/edoc/373233

From Radio Online: Audacy welcomes Jeetz as morning co-host for KGON-FM in Portland, OR. He'll join "Terry Boyd's World," weekdays from 5:30-9am PT, effective June 16. Jeetz spent the bulk of his career in various roles at sister KISW-FM in Seattle. He also served as Program Director for KZND in Anchorage, morning More...

From Radio Online: Podtrac podcast data for the week of June 7-13 shows downloads were up 1% over the previous week and down 11% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows. The Science category showed the largest growth week-over-week climbing 9% each. The Education category showed the weakest More...

From Radio Insight: Nielsen begins its monthly release of PPM ratings with today’s Day 1 update including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Long Island, Riverside/San Bernardino, San Jose, and Middlesex/Somerset/Union. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. iHeartMedia AC “106.7 Lite-FM” WLTW remains on top in New York with a 6.3 to 6.7 gain. MediaCo Adult R&B 107.5 WBLS rises 6.1 to 6.3 to take sole possession of second, while Audacy Classic Hits 101.1 WCBS-FM slips 6.1 to 5.7. SBS Spanish Tropical “Mega 97.9” WSKQ holds in fourth with a 5.1 and iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Q104.3” WAXQ is fifth 4.5 to 4.6. Trending upward in New York is Audacy Hot AC “New 102.7” WNEW (2.9 – 3.4 – 3.5). Trending downward is Audacy News 1010 WINS 3.4 – 3.2 – 2.7 and iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 710 WOR (2.3 – 2.0 – 1.8). Audacy Classic Hits “K-Earth 101” KRTH holds onto the lead in Los Angeles despite trending down 6.1 – 5.9 – 5.3. iHeartMedia AC 103.5 KOST pulls up to second up 5.0 to 5.2. Co-owned News/Talk 640 KFI slips to third 5.7 to 4.8. Audacy Rhythmic AC “94.7 The Wave” KTWV is fourth 4.3 to 4.5, while iHeartMedia Hot AC “104.3 My-FM” KBIG rises 3.9 to 4.1. Audacy CHR “Now 97.1” KNOU rises 1.2 – 1.4 – 1.8 since its April relaunch. iHeartMedia CHR 102.7 KIIS-FM holds 3.5 – 3.7 – 3.7 in same timeframe. Audacy Alternative 106.7 KROQ also trends up 1.9 – 2.0 – 2.2, while iHeart’s “Alt 98.7” KYSR is nearly steady 2.8 – 3.0 – 2.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “V103” WVAZ jumps up 6.3 – 6.9 – 7.1 to expand its Chicago lead. Audacy News 780 WBBM/105.9 WCFM holds in second down 6.3 to 5.9. iHeartMedia AC “93.9 Lite-FM” WLIT is third up 5.6 to 5.8. Hubbard Classic Rock “97.1 The Drive” WDRV trends up 4.7 – 5.1 – 5.4. Public News/Talk 91.5 WBEZ slips 4.9 to 4.2. Trending up in Chicago is Cumulus Classic Hits 94.7 WLS-FM (2.5 – 2.7 – 3.1) and the Sports duo of Audacy’s “670 The Score” WSCR (2.4 – 2.6 – 2.8) and Good Karma’s “ESPN 1000” WMVP (0.9 – 1.1 – 1.4). Trending downward is Hubbard Hot AC “101.9 The Mix” WTMX down 4.4 – 4.0 – 3.8. Spoken word and AC dominate in San Francisco. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM holds onto its market lead but has slipped down 9.8 – 8.8 – 8.2. Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rebounds up 6.1 to 6.4. Cumulus Sports 680 KNBR/104.5 KNBR-FM surges up 3.2 – 4.3 – 5.1 as MLB’s Giants continue their hot start. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rebounds to fourth with a 4.3 to 4.5 gain, while iHeartMedia Soft AC “98.1 The Breeze” KISQ goes the opposite down 4.5 to 4.3. Audacy Classic Hits 98.7 KLUV trends up 4.1 – 4.4 – 4.9 to take the Dallas market lead for the first time since Holiday 2017. iHeartMedia AC “Star 102.1” rebounds 4.1 to 4.4 to tie for second with Cumulus’ “New Country 96.3” KSCS which trends down 4.9 – 4.6 – 4.4. Tying for fourth are Audacy Variety Hits “100.3 Jack-FM” KJKK (4.4 to 4.3) and iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Lonestar 92.5” KZPS (4.8 to 4.3) which led the market last month. Trending down in Dallas is iHeartMedia CHR “106.1 Kiss-FM” KHKS (4.6 – 4.4 – 3.9) which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its lowest share since Summer 2004. Cumulus Country “99.5 The Wolf” KPLX trends down 4.7 – 4.1 – 3.7. iHeartMedia AC “Sunny 99.1” KODA regains the lead in Houston with a 6.7 to 6.9 gain. Hope Media Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ slips to second down 6.8 to 6.6. Cox Classic Rock “107.5/106.9 The Eagle” KGLK/KHPT rises to third 5.7 to 6.3. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 102.9” KLTN places fourth down 6.5 to 6.2. Audacy Variety Hits “95.7 The Spot” KKHH holds at a 5.3 share. Cox Country “93Q” KKBQ jumps up 4.4 to 5.1, while Audacy’s “100.3 The Bull” KILT-FM slips slightly 3.5 to 3.4. iHeartMedia’s “Sports 790” KBME uses its Astros rights to trend up 0.5 – 0.9 – 1.3. Radio One’s 92.1 KROI slips 0.8 to 0.5 following its flip from CHR to Gospel “Praise 92.1” midway through the monthly. Cox Media Group continues to hold four of the top five spots in Atlanta. News/Talk 750 WSB/95.5 WSBB drops 9.6 to 8.6 but holds its commanding lead over Classic Rock “97.1 The River” WSRV, which slips 7.5 to 7.1. Adult R&B “Kiss 104.1” WALR-FM bumps up 5.9 to 6.0 for third. Audacy Hip Hop/R&B “V103” WVEE trends downward 6.2 – 5.4 – 4.8 but holds in fourth, while Cox AC “B98.5” WSB-FM rounds out the top five with a 4.7 to 4.5 drop. Both CHRs in Atlanta see significant gains. Cumulus’ “Q99.7” WWWQ rises 3.6 to 4.3, while iHeartMedia’s “Power 96.1” WWPW trends up 2.4 – 2.9 – 3.9. The gap at the top in Philadelphia significantly narrows. iHeartMedia Adult R&B 105.3 WDAS-FM falls 8.6 to 7.2 but remains on top of the market. Beasley’s duo of Rock 93.3 WMMR (6.8 to 6.9) and Classic Rock 102.9 WMGK (steady at 6.2) follow. Audacy Sports 94.1 WIP places fourth up 5.7 to 5.8. Beasley Country 92.5 WXTU holds steady at 5.4. Audacy AC “B101” WBEB trends down 5.2 – 5.0 – 4.4. Huff notes that in the 184 surveys since Philadelphia because the first market to switch to PPM measurement in 2007, WBEB has only been below a five share eight times; all of which were in 2020 and 2021. iHeartMedia Soft AC “106.1 The Breeze” WISX trends down 4.7 – 3.6 – 3.3. Beasley Variety Hits “95.7 Ben-FM” WBEN-FM trends up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.2. Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits 99.9 KOLA surges in Riverside/San Bernardino up 5.5 – 6.6 – 8.4. Audacy Country “95.1 K-Frog” KFRG trends up 4.1 – 4.4 – 5.2. Univision Spanish AC “107.5 K-Love” KLVE moves up 4.5 to 4.7. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “Jose 97.5” KLYY trends downward 6.4 – 5.8 – 4.5. Estrella Media Regional Mexican “Que Buena 96.1” KRQB slips down 4.7 to 4.4. Public News/Talk 88.5 KQED-FM San Francisco retains its lead in San Jose despite tumbling 11.3 – 8.7 – 7.4. Empire Broadcasting Country 95.3 KRTY moves up to second 4.0 – 4.9 – 5.3 for its highest share since August 2018. Alpha Media Classic Hits “94.5 Bay-FM” KBAY slips to third down 6.3 – 5.5 – 5.3. Bonneville AC 96.5 KOIT rises 3.8 to 4.8 for fourth, while Audacy News 740 KCBS/106.9 KFRC rises 4.2 to 4.7. more

From All Access: What torments did the MAY survey unleash on an unsuspecting radio industry? Did numbers go down for no explainable reason? What stations were on the rise thanks to some unseen force? Well, … more

From All Access: REUTERS reports that more than 50 major organizations have sent a letter to President JOE BIDEN urging that action be taken on nominating someone to fill the open seat on the FEDERAL … more

From All Access: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT will no longer apply unrecouped advance balances against earnings for certain legacy artists, a sharp departure from its longstanding practice. The move, announced in … more

From All Access: The estate of ROBERT CUMMINGS TOOLE, through personal representative KAREN L. TOOLE, has agreed to a Consent Decree with the FCC resolving public file violations at KBCK-A and KQRV/DEER … more

From All Access: MUSEXPO will honor iHEARTMEDIA's VP/Rock & Alternative and PD of Alternative KYSR (ALT 98.7)/LOS ANGELES, LISA WORDEN as "International Music Person Of The Year" when … more

From All Access: THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN is suing WARNER MUSIC GROUP for copyright infringement based on the COPYRIGHT ACT's "35-year law" that grants copyright holders the right to terminate … more

From All Access: No new station sale transactions appeared in the FCC databases as of mid-afternoon (ET) MONDAY (6/14).In non-sale filings with the FCC, applying for STAs were RADIO WORKS, INC. (KCXY/EAST … more

From All Access: This week's WESTWOOD ONE blog post by Chief Insights Officer PIERRE BOUVARD cites a MOFFETNATHANSON study of NIELSEN TV ratings to tout network radio's ability to increase ad … more

From All Access: Fourteen more members of the U.S. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES and three members of the SENATE have joined as co-sponsors of the 2021 version of the Local Radio Freedom Act, the bill that opposes … more

From All Access: BRYANT “RYDER” KONOLD will join TOWNSQUARE MEDIA Country KDBL (92.9 THE BULL)/YAKIMA, WA as Brand Manager and morning co-host effective MONDAY, JUNE 21st. He will join an a.m. … more

From All Access: Celebrity emcees ELTON JOHN, DAVID FURNISH, DEMI LOVATO, OLLY ALEXANDER WITH MAWAAN RIZWAN, TRIXIE MATTEl, and DANIEL HOWELL will each host their own YOUTUBE ORIGINALS live streaming … more

From All Access: Congratulations to RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE's LUKE COMBS as his hit, "Forever After All," holds the #1 spot on the MEDIABASE Country chart for the second week in a … more

From All Access: RIVER HOUSE ARTISTS (RHA) has promoted Creative Dir. ZEBB LUSTER to the newly created role of VP/GM, effective immediately. LUSTER was RHA's first hire, and has been with the company … more

From All Access: Country sibling duo HIGH VALLEY has lost a member, with CURTIS REMPEL leaving NASHVILLE (and music) to return to their native CANADA to launch a new furniture, leather accessories and home … more

From All Access: SIRIUSXM PGA TOUR RADIO will air the U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP golf tournament this weekend from TORREY PINES in SAN DIEGO, with 45 hours of live play-by-play. Coverage will air THURSDAY through … more