National Radio Day: Why Radio Is Worth Celebrating
In honor of National Radio Day, Radio Ink put one question to a mix of executives, association leaders, and voices from across the industry: What makes radio worth celebrating? Their answers, in their own words, follow.
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Radio’s Best Managers Say It All In Two Sentences
Radio's Best Managers have limited time for theoretical discussions. They operate in a fast environment and are expected to act even faster. So when Radio Ink asked them to sum up their management philosophy for our September issue, we kept it quick: two sentences.
IAB: Audio Has Entered Its ‘Accountability Era,’ On Par With Digital
A new IAB Media Center report finds that identity resolution and attribution tools are finally bringing traditional over-the-air radio, which still reaches 87% of US adults weekly, into the same measurement frameworks used across digital media, and marketers need to know it.
Radio Keeps The Tower; Why Not The Talent?
(Erik Cudd) I understand why talent must create video, understand social media, produce podcasts, and develop followers across multiple platforms. But I keep coming back to one question: At what point does being good at radio stop being what radio values most?
Audacy, MeidasTouch Network Strike Exclusive Podcast Deal
Audacy is adding one of the fastest-growing progressive news operations to its podcast lineup, forming a strategic partnership with the MeidasTouch Network as the exclusive audio sales and distribution partner, with eyes on expansion to traditional radio.
ESPN New York Shows Add MSG Networks Simulcast
MSG Networks is expanding its radio-to-TV pipeline with Good Karma Brands. Starting September 8, the network will simulcast ESPN New York (WEPN-AM)'s morning and afternoon drive shows, DiPietro & Rothenberg and Don, Hahn & Rosenberg.
Analysis: TikTok Plus Radio Lifts Ad Reach 112% for Adults 25–54
Radio's reach advantage isn't limited to its own lane. New data shows that layering AM/FM ads onto a Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok campaign can lift incremental reach by as much as 112%, according to analysis by the Cumulus Media/Westwood One's Audio Active Group.
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Private Equity Firm To Buy High Plains Stations Out of Bankruptcy
A private equity firm already chasing an NBA franchise and building a new football league is deepening its footprint into radio. Blacksun Private Equity has agreed to acquire a group of twenty Texas and Arkansas stations from the bankrupt High Plains Radio Network.
Marconi Podcast Panel to Follow Radio Waynes at NAB Show NY
Radio's biggest sales honors and its buzziest podcast creators will share the same stage, back-to-back, on the opening morning of NAB Show New York. The 34th Radio Wayne Awards will hand off directly to a special panel of 2026 Marconi Podcast finalists.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Taking You For A Ride
(Paige Nienaber) Sometimes I think about when radio stations actually cared about their listeners' health and safety. In my weekly Radio Ink musings, I don't think I've referenced a Cumulus Albuquerque campaign, which won a metric ton of awards for public service.
Charlotte Market Manager Mac Edwards Set to Depart Beasley
Mac Edwards, VP and Market Manager of Beasley Media Group’s Charlotte cluster, will depart his role on September 4. Edwards first joined Beasley in 1991 as a talent and PD at WKML in Lumberton, NC. Five years later, he ascended to GM at WFLB and WAZZ-AM.
One of Charlie Kirk’s Final Interviews Featured In Documentary
One of Charlie Kirk's final interviews is set to reach audiences via SalemNOW. The Salem Media streaming service will premiere Can You Hear Me Now? on September 10, featuring one of the last conversations Kirk recorded before his death a year prior.
Radio, TV Personality Barry “The Reazar” Richards Dies At 83
Barry "The Reazar" Richards, a radio and television personality whose decades-long career spanned five major markets and is credited with helping introduce progressive rock to East Coast radio, died August 15 following complications from a recent series of strokes.
SiriusXM Rings In New Era With WWE Radio
Ahead of SummerSlam, SiriusXM and WWE are launching WWE Radio on channel 156, the new official audio home of WWE. Starting July 27, the channel will feature daily programming from key talent and live play-by-play of WWE’s Premium Live Events.
World’s Largest EV Maker Adopts DTS AutoStage
The world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer is getting hybrid radio and video entertainment built in. Chinese automaker BYD is adopting Xperi's DTS AutoStage as its exclusive in-car media platform, becoming the fourteenth major automaker to sign on.
TM Studios, Mix 96.5 Reunite For New Jingle Pack
TM Studios and Mix 96.5 Brand Manager JR Ammons are working together again, this time on a new jingle package for Audacy's Houston Hot AC station. The package, called "Mix Hot AC 2," is already on air on KHMX and is now available for syndication.
