Automakers keep asking whether electric cars need a radio, and the people riding in them are still tuning in. New Edison Research data shows AM/FM remains the largest source of in-car audio time for EV drivers and riders, though its lead is smaller than among all listeners. [read more]
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez has long been warning about what she calls a weaponization of the agency under the Trump administration. Now she is petitioning the NAB for help, directly asking Curtis LeGeyt to speak louder for stations facing pressure. [read more]
A commissioner asked for a louder defense of local stations, and broadcasting's top trade group has answered. NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the association will keep working with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez and all policymakers on broadcasters' First Amendment protections. [read more]
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By 7:15a, the local station has announced Friday’s high school kickoff, a road closure on Elm Street, and where a lost beagle turned up. That’s the Main Street advantage: nobody in town needs an algorithm to tell them what matters today. It’s the one asset Big Tech can’t buy. [read more]
The road from the car radio to the online shopping cart is getting easier to trace. Katz Radio Group's latest case study follows an experiential brand's summer radio campaign and the website visits, product views, and modeled purchases that tracked alongside its spots. [read more]
Americans' confidence in Washington has dropped to record lows, but trust closer to home has barely moved. Gallup's latest Governance poll finds more trust in local government than in any other government institution, which puts local media, and local radio, in a powerful position. [read more]
A ratings dispute that has rattled radio is moving toward its biggest stage yet, though not its biggest step. The US Supreme Court will take a private look at Nielsen’s petition against a Second Circuit ruling against its pricing methods. [read more]
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Automakers keep asking whether electric cars need a radio, and the people riding in them are still tuning in. New Edison Research data shows AM/FM remains the largest source of in-car audio time for EV drivers and riders, though its lead is smaller than among all listeners.
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez has long been warning about what she calls a weaponization of the agency under the Trump administration. Now she is petitioning the NAB for help, directly asking Curtis LeGeyt to speak louder for stations facing pressure.
A commissioner asked for a louder defense of local stations, and broadcasting's top trade group has answered. NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the association will keep working with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez and all policymakers on broadcasters' First Amendment protections.
By 7:15a, the local station has announced Friday’s high school kickoff, a road closure on Elm Street, and where a lost beagle turned up. That’s the Main Street advantage: nobody in town needs an algorithm to tell them what matters today. It’s the one asset Big Tech can’t buy.
The road from the car radio to the online shopping cart is getting easier to trace. Katz Radio Group's latest case study follows an experiential brand's summer radio campaign and the website visits, product views, and modeled purchases that tracked alongside its spots.
Americans' confidence in Washington has dropped to record lows, but trust closer to home has barely moved. Gallup's latest Governance poll finds more trust in local government than in any other government institution, which puts local media, and local radio, in a powerful position.
A ratings dispute that has rattled radio is moving toward its biggest stage yet, though not its biggest step. The US Supreme Court will take a private look at Nielsen’s petition against a Second Circuit ruling against its pricing methods.
