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The song on the radio may say it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but with busy clients, holiday parties and lots of days off filling the calendar, it can also be a tricky month for radio sales pros working to keep it from becoming a “lost month.” Sales experts say closing deals may be tough during the seasonal crush, but December offers a lot of once-a-year opportunities. Read more Now that Nexstar has announced intentions to purchase Tribune Media for $4.1 billion, Cu*ulus Media reportedly wants to be in play to pick up Tribune’s sole radio property, talk WGN Chicago. In acquiring Tribune, Nexstar will be the largest TV operator in the country and looks at WGN as a non-core as*et. Cu*ulus owns WKQX and WLS-FM in the market. Read more elections and Supreme Court nominations to natural disasters, social media scrutiny and widening cultural debates – the format’s 6+ Average Quarter Hour share crept up to a 10.0 (January-November) in 2018, from a 9.9 in the same period one year earlier. In fact, 2018 “The Bob & Tom Show” has renewed its deal with iHeartMedia and will continue airing in mornings on 13 of the company’s radio stations. The Westwood One-syndicated program is based at iHeartMedia clas*ic rock “Q95” WFBQ Indianapolis, its home for 36 years. Many of the stations involved have been carrying the program for decades. Read more The state of competition in the audio marketplace continues to evolve, and under a newly-enacted federal law, the FCC is required to report how it sees things every two years. When the agency turns in its report to Congress this month, broadcasters could get their first indication of how far the Commission may go when it updates media ownership rules as part of the quadrennial review. Read more In the latest example of consolidation in the national radio sales business, rep firm Gen Media Partners has acquired a pair of smaller rep firms – Regional Reps and The Tacher Company. By adding the two companies, Gen Media says the combined roster of radio station it