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Audacy walks away from bankruptcy; Soros group taking control

[Bloomberg-CNN] Audacy Inc., the bankrupt radio broadcaster, won regulatory approval for the transfer of its licenses to a nonprofit funded by billionaire George Soros, paving the way for the company to emerge from Chapter 11.

Under the restructuring approved by the court in February, the new, closely held company will be controlled by the Fund for Policy Reform, a Delaware nonprofit, according to an FCC filing Monday. It will be governed by a four-person board, including Alexander Soros, son of the billionaire investor.

The Philadelphia-based company has seen bottom-line growth, which it said has been accomplished via gains in revenue shares, increased digital revenue growth, audience share gains and expense reductions.

The audio giant will continue to be led by its current president and chief executive, David Field, as well as its existing management team.

Jason Remington

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October 1, 2024 at QZVX

Lee says:

What does this mean? Are they going to do something that isn’t good now?

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- October 1, 2024 at QZVX
  
  Jason Remington says:
  
  I don’t think making money on terrestrial radio was the decider for Soros.
  
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October 4, 2024 at QZVX

Lefty says:

I think that they own 4 FMs in Seattle. Maybe we can get a good LEFT WING talk station
to go up against all those righties. I count at least 5 right wing stations in town.
Time for a little competition.

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- October 4, 2024 at QZVX
  
  Lou Robbins says:
  
  Competition is good. Lefty lib talk worked really well for Air America. Good luck with that.
  
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