A filing made with the FCC earlier this month has revealed one of Cumulus Media's largest post-bankruptcy stakeholders is likely to be a controversial hedge fund manager reviled in the newspaper industry, accused of hollowing out newsrooms across America. [read more]
(Mike Blinder) Alden Global Capital is poised to hold a major voting stake in reorganized Cumulus Media. To many broadcasters, that may sound like another post-bankruptcy ownership story. To those of us in the newspaper business, it sounds like an alarm. [read more]
As the House heads into its traditional August recess, US House Speaker Mike Johnson is speaking out for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, drawing on his own history as a talk radio host in Louisiana to argue local broadcasting is worth fighting to protect. [read more]
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SiriusXM spent the last two years clawing at AM/FM's share of in-car listening. Now, the satellite broadcaster says it is going after something even more vital: the local advertising dollars that it says make up a majority percentage of traditional radio's revenue. [read more]
Retired sheriff's deputy David Taylor didn't need Spotify, TikTok, or a viral video to turn a retirement hobby into a statewide phenomenon across West Virginia. He just needed one Sunday morning on a small-town Country music station to make him a star. [read more]
With some help from iHeartMedia Washington DC's 97.1 WASH morning co-hosts Toby Knapp and Chilli Amar, the NAB unveiled the finalists for the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards on Tuesday, spanning 22 categories from Legendary Station to Best Podcast. [read more]
Cumulus Media's antitrust lawsuit against Nielsen already has a ripple effect outside of the radio industry. State attorneys general suing Live Nation Entertainment cited a Second Circuit decision in the case, arguing the logic applies to concert tickets as much as ratings. [read more]
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A filing made with the FCC earlier this month has revealed one of Cumulus Media's largest post-bankruptcy stakeholders is likely to be a controversial hedge fund manager reviled in the newspaper industry, accused of hollowing out newsrooms across America.
(Mike Blinder) Alden Global Capital is poised to hold a major voting stake in reorganized Cumulus Media. To many broadcasters, that may sound like another post-bankruptcy ownership story. To those of us in the newspaper business, it sounds like an alarm.
As the House heads into its traditional August recess, US House Speaker Mike Johnson is speaking out for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, drawing on his own history as a talk radio host in Louisiana to argue local broadcasting is worth fighting to protect.
SiriusXM spent the last two years clawing at AM/FM's share of in-car listening. Now, the satellite broadcaster says it is going after something even more vital: the local advertising dollars that it says make up a majority percentage of traditional radio's revenue.
Retired sheriff's deputy David Taylor didn't need Spotify, TikTok, or a viral video to turn a retirement hobby into a statewide phenomenon across West Virginia. He just needed one Sunday morning on a small-town Country music station to make him a star.
With some help from iHeartMedia Washington DC's 97.1 WASH morning co-hosts Toby Knapp and Chilli Amar, the NAB unveiled the finalists for the 2026 NAB Marconi Radio Awards on Tuesday, spanning 22 categories from Legendary Station to Best Podcast.
Cumulus Media's antitrust lawsuit against Nielsen already has a ripple effect outside of the radio industry. State attorneys general suing Live Nation Entertainment cited a Second Circuit decision in the case, arguing the logic applies to concert tickets as much as ratings.
