AM Act Folded Into Larger Transportation Bill, Widening Vote Path
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act appears to have found its vehicle to a vote. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has included the legislation in its surface transportation reauthorization package, giving the bill a long-awaited legislative path.
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Dan Mason, Maxwell Headline BFOA’s Giving Day NYC Mixer
The Broadcasters Foundation of America's 2026 Summer Sessions arrives in New York City on BFOA Giving Day, Thursday, June 25, with a free Media Mixer hosted by Z100 (WHTZ) personality Maxwell, a special appearance by former CBS Radio executive Dan Mason, and a performance by The Voice alumna Carolina Rial.
Radio’s Most Influential Women On the Moments That Matter
Radio has enough raw statistics and data to keep us occupied until the end of time. Ratings measure reach. Revenue measures impact. But neither captures what actually happens between a host and a listener in the moments that matter most. And that's real radio.
FCC Vote Streamlines Disaster Reporting for Broadcasters
The FCC unanimously approved four items at its May open meeting, including modernization of the Disaster Information Reporting System, consolidating a decade-old filing structure long flagged as a bottleneck for radio during active disaster recovery.
Saga’s Cares for Kids Radiothon Raises $66K in Charlottesville
The dollars keep climbing. Saga Communications' Charlottesville Media Group closed out its 11th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon with $66,446 raised for UVA Health Children's, topping last year's total and pushing the event's lifetime fundraising past $660,000.
Are You In Good Company?
Your competitors would prefer you don’t show up. They don’t want you to soak up the information and engage in the conversations about the future of Hispanic radio. Your colleagues will be sorry they missed you at the 16th Hispanic Radio Conference.
‘La Radio del Mundial’ Lands on TelevisaUnivision Stations
TelevisaUnivision is really for La Radio del Mundial, partnering with Fútbol de Primera to carry live, play-by-play FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage across its flagship stations in New York, Houston, Dallas, and Chicago, running June 11 through July 19.
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AWMF Celebrates 75 Years With 51st Annual Gracies Gala
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation celebrated its 75th anniversary in style Tuesday night, presenting the 51st Annual Gracie Awards at the Beverly Wilshire and honoring women reshaping journalism, podcasting, entertainment, sports, and indie media.
New FCC Foreign Ownership Rule To Pause Connoisseur Closings
The FCC's foreign ownership remediation process just got some extra rules, and as Connoisseur Media moves fast on buying and selling stations while seeking approval for foreign funds, Tuesday's Media Bureau guidance set down some speed bumps.
How Townsquare and Bonneville Are Playing the Digital Slowdown
Local digital advertising is still growing, just not the way it used to. Borrell Associates laid out the new math with help from some radio executives in its annual benchmarking webinar: the rising tide is gone, and the companies that adapt are already pulling ahead.
Emmy Winner Ben Cathey Named MPR News Chief Meteorologist
A meteorologist who's reported from wildfire zones in Tierra del Fuego and every type of natural disaster on the map has joined Minnesota Public Radio. Ben Cathey succeeds Paul Huttner as Chief Meteorologist at MPR News in St. Paul after a national search.
Chuck Damico Now PDs Three Beasley Philadelphia Stations
Chuck Damico already runs two of Philadelphia's biggest stations. Now he's adding a third. Beasley Media Group has tapped the WMMR and WMGK Program Director to take on WXTU as well, following the retirement of longtime Brand Manager Mark "Razz" Radziewicz.
Lenny Green’s ‘Quiet Storm’ Finds New Harbor with Compass
WBLS's The Quiet Storm with Lenny Green has picked up a syndication partnership with Compass Media Networks starting June 1, delegating all aspects of the R&B and slow-jam show’s marketing, distribution, and advertising sales direction to Compass.
Triton’s Q1 Ranker Senses Podcasting’s Habits Are Changing
Comedy, News, and Society & Culture held their ground at the top of the podcast rankings to open 2026, but there's more climbing beneath them. Triton Digital's Q1 2026 US Podcast Ranker shows two particular genres not in the top three posting the strongest reach growth.
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Gets the Green Flag for More Years
Two decades in, SiriusXM and NASCAR are staying together. The partners have renewed their multi-year broadcasting agreement, keeping live Cup, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Craftsman Truck Series coverage on satellite radio for fans across North America.
iHeartMedia Maps New Partnership To Give Audio More Car Time
In time for summer road trips, MapQuest and iHeartRadio have partnered for an audio integration on MapQuest.com, allowing users to listen to live iHeartRadio stations alongside their turn-by-turn directions. Mobile app integration is slated for a future update.
