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Articles involving radio, including broadcast companies and industry trends.

The logo of cable news channel NewsNation.

Nexstar launches NewsNation Audio Network, offers news clips to radio stations

Nexstar has launched the NewsNation Audio Network that offers ready-to-air news clips to radio stations.

Former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke (inset picture) from an undated social media image.

Florida journalist used CBS News password to access Fox News feeds

A Florida journalist under investigation for alleged cybercrime offenses used a password belonging to CBS News to access raw video files belonging to Fox News.

The logos of streaming audio platform TuneIn and smart TV maker Vizio.

TuneIn lands on Vizio smart TV sets

TuneIn is rolling out an app on Vizio SmartCast TVs that serves up over 90,000 live radio stations, podcasts and audiobooks.

The logo of radio broadcaster Audacy. (Graphic by The Desk)

Audacy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, hopes to slash debt to $350 million

Audacy, the largest radio broadcaster in the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over the weekend as it seeks to reduce its $1.9 billion debt load.

The Audacy streaming radio app appears on a smartphone. (Photo by Focal Foto, Creative Commons; Graphic by The Desk)

CBS to continue delivering news updates to Audacy stations

Several former CBS-owned radio stations will continue airing "CBS World News Roundup" and other programs.

The board of the Federal Communications Commission. (Still frame via web video)

FCC deals blow to TV stations, upholds broadcast ownership rules

The chair of the FCC said the rules were intended to preserve values of localism and competition, but Republican commissioners disagree.

The SiriusXM app icon appears on a smartphone.

New York sues SiriusXM over “burdensome” cancellation process

Satellite and streaming radio company deliberately makes it difficult for subscribers to cancel their subscriptions, New York's Attorney General alleges.

The new SiriusXM app for phones and tablets offers an improved home screen, collates favorite stations and shows into a new "Library" and has a streamlined "Now playing" function. (Courtesy images, Graphic by The Desk)

New SiriusXM streaming app debuts today

After more than a year of promotions and much longer in development, SiriusXM has finally debuted the newest iteration of its streaming app for mobile devices.

Stanton Tang, the news director at Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate WOOD-TV Channel 8. (Photo via Twitter)

News director who wrote anti-gay memo joins Christian radio station

Stanton Tang has joined religious-oriented WCSG Radio after being fired by WOOD-TV for orchestrating a controversial memo earlier this year.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky appears at a state dinner in 2015. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Sen. Rand Paul prevents “unanimous” passage of AM radio bill

Senator Rand Paul said the government was overstepping its bounds by pushing a bill that would mandate AM radio access in electric cars.

A electronic newsgathering van used by Canadian public broadcaster CBC and Radio Canada. (Photo by P. Oberstein via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

CBC to lay off 600 jobs amid budget crisis

Canada's public broadcaster says the job losses are intended to help address a $125 million budget shortfall.

The logo of streaming audio service Spotify. (Graphic by Bolivia Inteligente via Unsplash)

Spotify cutting 1,500 jobs in effort to reign in costs

The job cuts amount to a 17 percent reduction in Spotify's global workforce, which was stacked at a time when the company saw explosive growth.

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