Katz: Radio’s Best Ad Unit Is the Person Behind the Mic
As budget cuts shrink on-air talent rosters across the country, new Katz Radio Group research makes the cost of that tradeoff clear: personality is a massive driver of radio loyalty, and listener trust in those hosts is the mechanism behind ad effectiveness.
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For Podcast Consumers, the Smart TV Is a Radio Device
The audience that advertisers most want to reach might just be listening to radio on their televisions. A new study from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights puts that finding inside a broader portrait of podcast consumers as boundaries between audio platforms blur.
Smoke Out Summer Revenue During The Slowdown
(Loyd Ford) Summer has a reputation as a slower sales season full of vacations, shifting schedules, and distracted decision-makers. Which is exactly why it's the best time for your sales team to stop thinking like individuals and start thinking like a revenue task force.
Broadcasters Foundation Adds Gelman and Clarke to Board
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has added two to its board: the producer who has guided one of television's longest-running programs and a digital audio executive who helped shape content strategy for one of America's largest radio operators.
Bold Gold’s WSUL Gives Heartfelt $75K in the Catskills
The 98.3 WSUL Heart-A-Thon has distributed $75,000 across six organizations in New York's lower Hudson Valley for its 48th year, with Bold Gold Media continuing its role as the fundraiser's broadcast home as the event approaches a half-century of community giving.
An Upstate New York FM Is Back Under Border Control
A signal serving the gateway to the Adirondacks has come full circle. Border Media CEO Ricki Lee sold 93.5 Lake FM (WLGR) to Todd Nixon's Sticks Media in early 2025 and has now taken it back after Nixon defaulted on the promissory note that financed the deal.
Coop Turns Miles Into Moolah to Help Philly-Area Kids
Audacy Philadelphia morning host Coop, from BIG 98.1 (WOGL), has raised over $25,000 for the Child Life Services Department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia while walking more than 60 miles over five days during his second annual "Coop's Miles for Miracles."
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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.
BIA Bets on AI-Driven Intelligence With New VP Hire
After more than two decades moving between media, advertising, and SaaS strategy, Michael Guerity is stepping into a new Vice President role at BIA Advisory Services, leading the firm's market intelligence and strategic communications function.
WBA Hall of Fame Inducts Magnum, Tyler, Radandt, and Wexler
Dave Magnum was 13 years old the first time he went on the air. Fifty years later, he's in the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, and so are three of his peers, inducted Thursday night at the WBA Summer Conference in Lake Geneva.
FCB Faith Radio Picks Up An ‘Uncut’ Gem In Ohio
Gospel artist Damita Chandler is taking her radio show to new ears. Damita Uncut, produced by Anexus Media Enterprises and distributed by FCB Faith Media, will air on FCB Faith Radio 107.3 HD2 (WNWV) across Northeast Ohio starting June 21.
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.
