FCC OKs New Cumulus Owners; Berner Pledges Newsroom Stability
Cumulus Media has cleared its biggest remaining hurdle to exiting bankruptcy. The FCC has granted the broadcaster's applications to transfer control of its licenses to its new shareholders, following a pledge from CEO Mary Berner that newsroom staffing will hold steady.
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Silence Your Inner Critic
Self-talk is the conversation you have with yourself. It shapes how you handle stress, motivation, mistakes, and everyday challenges. For creative media personalities, that conversation is especially critical.
Audacy: Hometown Voices Fuel Radio’s Live Sports Boom
Sports fans have more ways than ever to follow their teams, from linear TV and streaming services to apps and social platforms. Yet radio play-by-play is having a moment, according to new Audacy research, thanks to the enduring power of the hometown voice.
Salem Media Goes Private as WaterStone Completes Acquisition
Salem Media's sale to Christian nonprofit WaterStone has officially closed, ending the Christian conservative broadcaster's almost three-decade run as a public company and crystallizing the relationship both organizations have been building toward since 2024.
Court Nixes Nielsen Rehearing; Clock Ticking On Cumulus Edict
A federal appeals court has denied Nielsen's rehearing bid to stop an injunction in its antitrust dispute with Cumulus Media. Now Cumulus wants a mandate about pricing within the week, as it races to preserve access to Nationwide ratings before September.
WTOP Leader Joel Oxley To Recieve NAB National Radio Award
A career spent turning one Washington newsroom into the country's top-billing radio station is earning Joel Oxley one of the industry's highest honors. NAB will present the President and GM of Hubbard Radio Washington, DC, with the National Radio Award.
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?
Chicago’s Score Parts Ways With ‘Mully and Haugh’ Co-Host
Mike Mulligan's run behind the microphone at 104.3 The Score (WSCR) Chicago has come to an end. Audacy has let the Mully and Haugh Show co-host go after more than 20 years, as well as midday host Marshall Harris, according to a memo obtained by Radio Ink.
Hubbard Names Declan Moore to Lead DC Cluster After Oxley
Hubbard Media That Connects has found the next leader of its Washington, DC operation in Amazon's podcast division. Declan Moore will be the next President and Market Manager for WTOP, Federal News Network, and the 2060 Digital agency, succeeding Joel Oxley.
Salem CFO Evan Masyr Lands At K-LOVE After WaterStone Sale
Evan Masyr is trading one Christian radio giant for another. K-LOVE and Air1 parent K-LOVE, Inc. has named Masyr its new Chief Financial Officer on the same day that Salem Media, where he spent more than 26 years, confirmed its own sale to WaterStone.
Triton: News Podcasts Surge Ahead of the Midterms
Triton Digital's Q2 2026 US Podcast Ranker shows News posting the sharpest reach growth of any genre ahead of the midterms, even as Comedy widens its already-controlling lead, driven partly by late-night television shows increasingly moving into audio.
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.
