NAB, Warshaw Weigh In On Radio’s Ownership Dereg Outlook
Television broadcasters just got their regulatory win; is radio next? The NAB says the FCC's recent move to loosen national TV ownership limits has created new momentum for the continued fight over how many radio stations a single company can own in a market.
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FCC Gives Connoisseur the Green Light On Foreign Stake
The debt Connoisseur took on in its Alpha Media acquisition is reshaping who can invest in the company. The FCC approved the broadcaster's request to allow up to 100% foreign equity ownership, clearing a path around a cap that pending transactions threatened to trigger.
Beyond the Book: What Radio’s Top PDs Are Bragging About
Ask a successful program director what they're proud of, and you may expect it to be the ratings book, but it turns out that what comes up instead is people: the ones who showed up, raised the money, earned the awards, and in some cases, changed entire communities.
Reenergize Your Face To Face Selling
(Loyd Ford) Yeah, yeah, yeah. We all know “The more people you see, the more people you sell.” But local radio selling was never meant to happen entirely through email attachments and texts. Radio is a relationship business, and relationships grow faster face-to-face.
Pearls Before (Prize) Swine
(Steve Allan) Contesting on the radio is almost as old as the medium itself. Most stations today are stuck with the nationwide cash contest. Most of the winners come from somewhere else. Nothing screams local like hearing a winner with a thick Boston accent on a promo in Louisville.
New York’s Galaxy Media Founder and CEO Ed Levine To Retire
Ed Levine is stepping down as head of Galaxy Media Partners. The company's Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer plans to retire later this year after 36 years leading the Central and Upstate New York broadcaster he built into a regional player.
Nielsen Expands Into Ad Verification With DoubleVerify Acquisition
Nielsen is betting on independent verification, agreeing to acquire ad-quality firm DoubleVerify in an all-cash deal that pulls the ratings firm deeper into digital advertising as part of a deal it calls an extension of changes already underway at the company.
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IAB Builds a Rulebook for Radio’s New AI Visibility Race
Search traffic has been sliding for two years as AI platforms answer questions directly instead of sending users to click through. New measurement framework from the IAB gives radio groups running digital news and content a vocabulary for tracking that exposure.
What a Hotel Taught Me About Radio’s Local Secret Weapon
(Chris Brunt) Working at Jacobs Media takes me to a lot of college towns, like Madison, Lincoln, Ann Arbor, Columbus, East Lansing, and Charlottesville. Each of these towns has something in common besides a giant football stadium. They all have a Graduate Hotel.
The Power of Practice
(Randy Lane) Years ago, I hosted a talent seminar and brought in Jimmy Kimmel as our keynote. He said one thing to the morning show talent in the room that I've never forgotten: practice writing bits, stories, and comedy sketches. Practice them relentlessly.
Rumfelt Rises To GM At Oregon’s Extra Mile Media
Tami Rumfelt is moving from Program Director to General Manager at Extra Mile Media, taking charge of Hope 107.9 (KHPE) and KWIL AM 790/FM 96.9 across Oregon's Willamette Valley, succeeding Scott Michaels, who departed the company earlier this year.
Former KBLX GM Harvey Stone, Quiet Storm Architect, Dies
He is being remembered for his programming philosophy, "music has no color," that transformed a single station in the Bay Area into a model that reshaped Urban Contemporary radio. KBLX General Manager Harvey Stone died on August 4.
Daija Moore-Evans to Lead Social Strategy for iHeart Philly
iHeartMedia Philadelphia has elevated Daija Moore-Evans to Digital Content Manager, a role in which she'll shape the social media strategy for the six-station cluster. Moore-Evans joined iHeart in 2019 as a board operator and producer before going on-air at WUSL.
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.
