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On April 30, Sen. Ted Cruz sent a letter to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s President/CEO querying about “taxpayer-funded” NPR’s reporting. Cruz believes NPR is heavily biased to liberal viewpoints. So do key House E&C Committee Republicans, who wrote to NPR's CEO seeking answers.

The broadcast radio station ownership group led by Caroline Beasley and CFO Marie Tedesco has announced when it will reveal its first quarter 2024 financial report.  And, it will arrive on a busy day for analysts, with TEGNA and Sinclair Inc. also releasing their Q1 results.

The head of the Consumer Technology Association has made it clear how his group— owner and producer of the CES conference — feels about the AM Radio for Every Vehicle act. In short, Gary Shapiro opposes the legislation. Why? Hear for yourself in this special RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

Uri Berliner ultimately resigned for speaking out. NPR CEO Katherine Maher remains steadfast in her viewpoint that newscasts offer balanced coverage of world and national events and occurrences. Ted Cruz is hardly convinced.

Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and the Radio + Television Business Report are pleased to announce the finalists for the prestigious 2024 Medallas de Cortez awards. The Medallas de Cortez awards recognize excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales and management. 

Quarterly insights on how Americans listen to ad-supported audio are now getting a quarterly review courtesy of Nielsen, in partnership with Edison Research. The trends shared in the report, they say, "will help advertisers, broadcasters and podcasters engage the right audiences."

While Boomer Esiason's tenure in the NFL in the Big Apple and the Meadowlands was short compared to his years as a Cincinnati Bengals Q, his run in New York as a sports talk host has been the stuff of legend. Audacy Inc. has now ensured that Boomer's time on the nation's first ever Sports Talk radio station will continue

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will not be proceeding with the creation of a low-power FM radio station, as the Chief of the Audio Division within the FCC's Media Bureau has rejected a petition for reconsideration of an earlier ruling that dismissed the school's construction permit application.

The FCC has proposed steep fines against a group of seven pirate radio operators in Massachusetts, investigated during an Enforcement Bureau sweep in the Greater Boston area. The suggested financial penalties total more than $850,000 and is a direct result of the "Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement," or "PIRATE" act.

It's a radio station that was made famous for its Top 40 format that has aired a News/Talk format since 1982. Today, WABC is in the midst of a renaissance and earned a 4.0 share in the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for New York. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Red Apple Media President Chad Lopez shares how growth has come for a reborn legend.

The Chief of the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division has upheld a January decision to revoke the license and delete the call letters of a noncommercial FM radio station  licensed to serve the communities due northwest of Klamath Falls, Ore., dismissing a petition that impermissibly introduces new arguments.

That's a question Gordon Borrell and Borell Associates addresses within its new 2024 Annual Benchmarking Report that he says is documenting the transition of local media companies toward digital operations.

Writers Guild of America East members at iHeart Podcast Network on Wednesday moved forward with the filing of an Unfair Labor Charge against management at iHeartMedia for “intimidating conduct and by interrogating employees about their support for the union.”

O’Reilly Auto Parts has made radio central to its marketing activities to reach and engage audiences with impactful creative that resonates and distinguishes the brand from its competitors, the Radio Advertising Bureau said in announcing this year's honoree.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson to share their observations of what made headlines — and got people talking — at this year's 2024 NAB Show.