Gen Z’s relationship with audio is rich, layered, and still includes radio. That’s the picture painted by new Edison Research data; while streaming leads, radio remains a key part of the audio diet, especially when listeners seek connection, mood boosts, and authenticity. [read more]
The emerging theme across multiple new studies is clear: audio’s influence is growing because it’s no longer confined to “just audio.” Listeners increasingly interact with audio through screens - whether in the car, on smart TVs, or even passive video consumption. [read more]
With deregulation seemingly closer than ever, is there an ideal size for a radio company, or does scale always win? Ahead of Radio Ink Magazine’s 40 Most Powerful People In Radio reveal, the industry’s upper echelon dishes on the future of ownership. [read more]
It was a partnership that started in 2023 with a Local Marketing Agreement on a single station in Oregon. Now, Hope Media Group and Worship 24/7 are set to formally unite in a merger of the two Christian radio networks, in a significant global expansion for HMG. [read more]
(Charese Frugé) Rena-Marie Villano is the voice of The Woody Show, syndicated out of iHeartMedia's Alt 98.7 in Los Angeles. You may also recognize her from SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio, WCHI/Chicago, KTBZ/Houston, and KMYI/San Diego, just to name a few. [read more]
(James Bahm) Growing up in Louisville, I remember the Pegasus Parade - the floats, the marching bands, and of course, the horses. But what stood out most to me as a kid were the folks who walked behind the horses, aka the "Pooper Scoopers." [read more]
After stops in DC and LA, FCC Commissioner Ana Gomez took her First Amendment Tour to a very different locale: rural Appalachia. Now outnumbered politically on the FCC for the first time in her tenure, she delivered a forceful critique of recent federal actions. [read more]
The newest Radio Masters Sales Series webinar from Radio Ink is now available for on-demand viewing, offering a deep dive with RAB CEO Mike Hulvey into one of radio’s most urgent workforce challenges: recruiting and retaining Gen Z sales talent. [read more]
JVC Broadcasting is expanding its reach across the Gulf Coast with the purchase of four Panama City radio stations from Magic Broadcasting. The new cluster joins JVC's Floriday properties in Fort Walton Beach, Ocala, and Orlando. [read more]
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio has announced Audacy’s NEW 102.7 (WNEW) host Karen Carson as the recipient of the 10th annual MIW Airblazer Award. Her selection was made by 2024 recipient and syndicated mainstay Delilah. [read more]
As Alpha Media transitions toward new ownership under Connoisseur Media, the company has announced that its San Antonio signal will now be the flagship for syndicated Conservative Talk host Joe Pags, who is joining 550 KTSA beginning July 1. [read more]
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As partisan fighting continues over public radio's future funding in DC, four public radio stations are joining an initiative that fosters political understanding at an individual level that is supported by a grant from the organization that Republicans seek to defund. [read more]
As Country Radio Seminar continues to track the evolving state of the format, its latest CRS360 webinar, Are We Okay? Assessing Country’s Year So Far, examines where Country radio stands at the mid-point of 2025 - and where it might be headed. [read more]
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Gen Z’s relationship with audio is rich, layered, and still includes radio. That’s the picture painted by new Edison Research data; while streaming leads, radio remains a key part of the audio diet, especially when listeners seek connection, mood boosts, and authenticity.
The emerging theme across multiple new studies is clear: audio’s influence is growing because it’s no longer confined to “just audio.” Listeners increasingly interact with audio through screens - whether in the car, on smart TVs, or even passive video consumption.
With deregulation seemingly closer than ever, is there an ideal size for a radio company, or does scale always win? Ahead of Radio Ink Magazine’s 40 Most Powerful People In Radio reveal, the industry’s upper echelon dishes on the future of ownership.
It was a partnership that started in 2023 with a Local Marketing Agreement on a single station in Oregon. Now, Hope Media Group and Worship 24/7 are set to formally unite in a merger of the two Christian radio networks, in a significant global expansion for HMG.
(Charese Frugé) Rena-Marie Villano is the voice of The Woody Show, syndicated out of iHeartMedia's Alt 98.7 in Los Angeles. You may also recognize her from SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio, WCHI/Chicago, KTBZ/Houston, and KMYI/San Diego, just to name a few.
(James Bahm) Growing up in Louisville, I remember the Pegasus Parade - the floats, the marching bands, and of course, the horses. But what stood out most to me as a kid were the folks who walked behind the horses, aka the "Pooper Scoopers."
After stops in DC and LA, FCC Commissioner Ana Gomez took her First Amendment Tour to a very different locale: rural Appalachia. Now outnumbered politically on the FCC for the first time in her tenure, she delivered a forceful critique of recent federal actions.
The newest Radio Masters Sales Series webinar from Radio Ink is now available for on-demand viewing, offering a deep dive with RAB CEO Mike Hulvey into one of radio’s most urgent workforce challenges: recruiting and retaining Gen Z sales talent.
JVC Broadcasting is expanding its reach across the Gulf Coast with the purchase of four Panama City radio stations from Magic Broadcasting. The new cluster joins JVC's Floriday properties in Fort Walton Beach, Ocala, and Orlando.
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio has announced Audacy’s NEW 102.7 (WNEW) host Karen Carson as the recipient of the 10th annual MIW Airblazer Award. Her selection was made by 2024 recipient and syndicated mainstay Delilah.
As Alpha Media transitions toward new ownership under Connoisseur Media, the company has announced that its San Antonio signal will now be the flagship for syndicated Conservative Talk host Joe Pags, who is joining 550 KTSA beginning July 1.
As partisan fighting continues over public radio's future funding in DC, four public radio stations are joining an initiative that fosters political understanding at an individual level that is supported by a grant from the organization that Republicans seek to defund.
As Country Radio Seminar continues to track the evolving state of the format, its latest CRS360 webinar, Are We Okay? Assessing Country’s Year So Far, examines where Country radio stands at the mid-point of 2025 - and where it might be headed.
