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On March 20, iHeartMedia shares finished at $2.49 per share, erasing all gains seen since mid-September 2025. Then came an uptick in value, punctuated by rumors of a potential SiriusXM merger. Since then, "IHRT" shares are on fire, and are at their highest valuation in more than three years.

MLC Media Senior Advisor Jeffery Liberman will be making his first Hispanic Radio Conference appearance in his new role by sitting down for a conversation with Zach Sang, who built one of the most-followed interview platforms in digital media. They'll offer lessons all in Spanish-language radio can immediately apply.

Loyd Van Horn unveiled a comprehensive North American FM log analysis

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“At its core, the Radio Mercury Awards celebrates the creative spirit that fuels the industry,” said RAB President/CEO Mike Hulvey. “The work honored each year continues to be a beacon for radio and audio — showcasing the medium’s unique ability to engage, inspire and deliver impact for brands.”

The newly rebranded FEI & MFM Financial Leaders Forum, which pairs the Media Finance Management association with Financial Executives International, has firmed up a session that seeks to give greater insight into whether or not parties interested in a radio or TV station deal should sign off on the agreement or scrap it.

The CRM, affiliate research and contract management platform founded by CEO Jason Bailey has been selected by the company launching "a next-generation news offering designed to provide U.S. radio stations with a flexible, modern alternative for news content distribution." 

Does locking access to a pro sports team's video play-by-play to a streaming app benefit or harm consumers? The FCC has asked, with a comment window in March and reply comments due April 13. That didn't stop individuals from flooding the Commission on Monday with NAB-penned pleas to keep live sports available to all.

The nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations, entangled with DirecTV in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its merger with TEGNA, has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a Second Circuit ruling that reversed an antitrust win — one that is wholly tied to retransmission consent negotiations.

An operator of seven radio stations, a growing digital platform and a formidable out-of-home advertising network in the Salt Lake City market has signed a strategic digital advertising partnership with Townsquare Media, the latest in a series of pacts tied to the conmpany's Townsquare Ignite digital advertising arm.

A Fort Worth, Tex.-based commerce media platform for enterprises has entered into a strategic partnership with Universal Ads, giving brands the ability to create, buy and measure ads across premium video. The agreement brings TV advertising to Koddi’s platform for the first time. The benefit?