Radio Is Built for America’s 250 Moment, Katz Research Shows
With America's 250th anniversary weeks away, new research from Katz Radio Group suggests the celebration is best suited to AM/FM. As Americans seek unity, data points to something the industry has long known: when the country gathers, it gathers around radio.
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NAB Presents Roll Back Plan to FCC Over Proposed Fee Hike
NAB is pressing the FCC to pull back a proposed 46% fee increase for broadcaster-operated earth stations, arguing the hike is disproportionate and effectively penalizes broadcasters for using satellite infrastructure to distribute programming to their audiences.
Eternal Morning Show Truths
(Dave Ryan) My good friend Randy Lane messaged me the other day and asked if I could write some things I’ve learned about morning radio over the years. Although radio has changed dramatically in the past few decades, there are still many eternal truths that matter
Blast From The Past: Doug Berton
Happy Friday! This week's Radio Ink Blast From The Past features Doug Berton kicked back in the air chair at KRBB in Sallisaw, OK. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Senate Panel Advances NO FAKES Act to Protect On-Air Voices
Federal legislation targeting AI-generated voice and likeness replicas cleared a key hurdle today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the NO FAKES Act by unanimous voice vote; a result NAB is calling a safeguard for broadcast journalists and on-air talent.
iHeart’s AudioGraph Brings Digital Ad Targeting to Broadcast Radio
iHeartMedia is taking a direct run at the measurement gap between terrestrial radio and digital ad buying with AudioGraph, a targeting and attribution platform from Triton Digital that connects listener identity data to broadcast campaigns for the first time at scale.
August To Bring FM Translator Window for Radio Non-Comms
Noncommercial broadcasters have known since February that a reserved band FM translator window was coming. Now they have the details. The FCC's Media Bureau has set the application window dates and released the full framework governing eligibility.
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Three years after entering Austin with a single AM and a translator, Norsan Media is buying the market's most powerful full-service FM. The Charlotte-based Hispanic broadcaster has agreed to acquire Vibe 93.3 (KGSR) from Waterloo Media in a multi-million dollar deal.
Turn It Up, Freddy: The Road Trip and The Radio
(For the past week, much of sports social media has been captivated by an unlikely star: Freddy, the German tourist documenting his five-week American road trip for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. What started as a simple travel diary has become a phenomenon.
25 Schools In As Urban One Names Its HBCU Esports League
Urban One and PlayVS's national esports league has a name: the Power4+ HBCU Esports League. Along with the official branding, the companies confirmed that...
16 New Graduates Join NABLF’s Broadcast Leadership Alumni
The NAB Leadership Foundation's Broadcast Leadership Training program has been honing senior broadcast executives for 26 years. Now 16 more graduates join an alumni network of 448, becoming the first to do so under new Co-Deans Trila Bumstead and Marc Jaromin.
Casey Daniels Takes Mornings at Charlottesville’s Z95.1
Casey Daniels is trading Indianapolis for Virginia mornings. Saga Communications's Charlottesville Media Group has named the broadcaster its leadoff talent at Z95.1 (WQMZ). She fills the seat left behind by Sherry Taylor, who departed earlier this year.
AdLarge Puts Former Spotify Exec In Charge Of Revenue
David Cohn helped sell podcasting to the world at Megaphone, then helped scale it globally after Spotify acquired the company. Now he brings that experience to AdLarge, joining the New York-based audio ad sales company as Chief Revenue Officer.
Norsan Signs Zeno for Spanish-Language Station Streaming
Norsan Media, one of the Southeast's largest Spanish-language radio operators, has tapped Zeno Media to handle streaming infrastructure across its station network. Under the deal, Zeno will power digital distribution and monetization for Norsan's stations.
iHeartMedia Adds Trio To Netflix Video Podcast Deal
Netflix and iHeartMedia are deepening their exclusive video podcast partnership, adding three more shows to the deal: Suite 305 with Lele Pons, The Martha Stewart Podcast, and Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson, with new and select library episodes.
Conan, Trevor Noah, and More Head to Tubi Via SiriusXM
SiriusXM is bringing a slice of its video podcast catalog to the Fox Corporation's free, ad-supported streaming television service. The two companies have signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement, adding SiriusXM Podcast Network video content to Tubi.
