After March 1 Default, SBS Making Final Play With Creditors + Back Then Again Before CRS With Charlie Nance + Adams Sails Into Seattle Once More As GM
US Senator Ed Markey is calling on Brendan Carr to resign after accusing the FCC Chairman of threats to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over the US conflict with Iran unless they functioned as “state media,” which Markey called an “extraordinary abuse” of authority. [read more]
Charlie Nance sat down with Radio Ink ahead of the Full Throttle Acoustic Social at CRS 2026 to talk Kyle Petty's Back Then Again Country Countdown and why landing Petty may be the most fun career decision he's ever made. [read more]
The company disclosed more than six months ago that meeting the deadline was unlikely; now, Spanish Broadcasting System is operating under a 30-day creditor standstill after failing to repay $310 million in debt, which came due on March 1. [read more]
Andrew Adams spent 2010 to 2023 managing radio stations on Puget Sound for Salem Media Group. Now, Lotus Communications is bringing him back to the Seattle market as General Manager of its three-station cluster with help from a new Operations Director. [read more]
(Loyd Ford) Let’s say you are a radio seller who wants to add 10% more revenue before the end of the month. How can you do it? March is leaking away, right? The key is speed and leverage. Here are the five fastest revenue levers to pull to close any month strong. [read more]
(Jeffrey Hedquist) Sometimes, making commercials “perfect” can stand in the way of getting results. Smooth-sounding spots, polished voices, and impeccable mixes may be off-putting to your audience. They can blend into the audio fabric and not catch attention. [read more]
After building revenue and strengthening local business partnerships across Northern Arizona, Yavapai Broadcasting is handing Mike Jensen the keys to its holdings in the Verde Valley and beyond, with a promotion from Regional Director of Sales to General Manager. [read more]
Riverfront Broadcasting's Black Hills Cares for St. Jude Radiothon raised a single-year record $100,252 this year, crossing the $100,000 threshold for the first time and pushing the event's cumulative total past $1 million since it launched in 2011. [read more]
Neida Gotay spent 18 years helping Hearst Television build out its Spanish-language station network. Now she's taking that experience to MediaCo, where the company has named her Vice President of Integrated Sales for local and national sales across the Southeast US. [read more]
DAX US has named Jennifer Tang as Senior Vice President of Programmatic. Tang joins the Global-owned digital audio advertising firm with more than 20 years of agency and publisher experience, including previous roles at Spotify, Yieldmo, and UberMedia. [read more]
News From Wall St. to Main St. - Get RBR+TVBR For Brian Wieser and Luke Stillman of Madison & Wall, it's "so far so good, with meaningful risks" for the economy. That's why he's raising his U.S. advertising forecast again. But is the upward momentum absent of broadcast media? Get the full story in the RBR+TVBR Afternoon Headlines E-mail. Stay fully informed by signing up for this no-cost newsletterHERE!
Newscaster Ernie Anastos has died, ending nearly five decades of informing and inspiring New York City across radio and television. Anastos, who died March 12, was the host "Positively Ernie" on Red Apple Media's 77WABC, a daily segment featuring uplifting stories. [read more]
Spanish-speaking fans of Major League Soccer's New England Revolution wanting to dodge an Apple TV subscription have a new option: iHeartMedia Boston's Rumba 97.7 (WZRM) will carry all seventeen of the club's home matches during the 2026 MLS season. [read more]
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