One of the most consequential legal battles in recent radio history is now on ice, and when, or if, it ever resumes is far from certain. A federal judge has stayed the entire Cumulus Media antitrust lawsuit against Nielsen following Cumulus' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [read more]
Most days, there is no shortage of doom and gloom talk for radio, both outside and inside the industry. But AM/FM refuses to yield. It is adapting, expanding, and in many ways, coming into its own in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago. [read more]
Salem Media may have closed out fiscal year 2025 with a $34.6 million net loss, but the conservative Christian broadcaster appears very well-positioned for the future after spending the year shedding considerable debt and with another big asset sale on the way. [read more]
Fourteen years in, the numbers keep climbing for Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation's annual Radiothon for Niswonger Children's Hospital. This year's two-day effort around Tennessee's Tri-Cities raised $682,255, pushing the event's all-time total past $6,000,000. [read more]
(Charese Frugé) For Stella Bianco,Production Director for Cumulus Media Buffalo, radio is about more than music and microphones; it’s about building genuine relationships with listeners. [read more]
(Kathleen Fink) There’s no question that modern attribution tools have made marketing more measurable than ever before. But there’s also a quiet blind spot hiding inside performance marketing that doesn’t get talked about often enough. [read more]
Your chance to honor Hispanic radio's brightest stars is back! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Medallas de Cortez awards, to be presented at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference. Nominate across seven categories by March 13 at 8p ET/5p PT. [read more]
Detroit native Amanda Habrowski is headed home to take mornings at Audacy's ALT 98.7 (WDZH). It's a full-circle moment for Habrowski, who spent the better part of two decades building her career across markets including Fort Wayne, Portland, and Las Vegas. [read more]
Out on Massachusetts' Cape Cod, independent, nonprofit Triple A formatted MVYRADIO (WMVY) has named Aurora McGuckin as its Music Director. The New York City native arrived on Martha's Vineyard in 2023 looking for an internship and was hired on the spot. [read more]
In March, Radio Ink delivers our first-ever issue dedicated entirely to Christian radio: a format where faith, community, and commerce converge to create one of the industry's most resilient success stories. [read more]
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A federal judge has ruled that Kari Lake never had the legal authority to serve as acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, voiding the actions she took during her tenure, including the layoffs of hundreds of agency employees, leading to an uncertain future. [read more]
It describes itself as “a new kind of video game entertainment league where gaming, culture, music, sports, fashion, and reality TV collide.” Now the Global Gaming League has intersected with the United States' largest owner of radio stations, iHeartMedia. [read more]
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One of the most consequential legal battles in recent radio history is now on ice, and when, or if, it ever resumes is far from certain. A federal judge has stayed the entire Cumulus Media antitrust lawsuit against Nielsen following Cumulus' filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Most days, there is no shortage of doom and gloom talk for radio, both outside and inside the industry. But AM/FM refuses to yield. It is adapting, expanding, and in many ways, coming into its own in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago.
Salem Media may have closed out fiscal year 2025 with a $34.6 million net loss, but the conservative Christian broadcaster appears very well-positioned for the future after spending the year shedding considerable debt and with another big asset sale on the way.
Fourteen years in, the numbers keep climbing for Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation's annual Radiothon for Niswonger Children's Hospital. This year's two-day effort around Tennessee's Tri-Cities raised $682,255, pushing the event's all-time total past $6,000,000.
(Charese Frugé) For Stella Bianco,Production Director for Cumulus Media Buffalo, radio is about more than music and microphones; it’s about building genuine relationships with listeners.
(Kathleen Fink) There’s no question that modern attribution tools have made marketing more measurable than ever before. But there’s also a quiet blind spot hiding inside performance marketing that doesn’t get talked about often enough.
Your chance to honor Hispanic radio's brightest stars is back! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Medallas de Cortez awards, to be presented at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference. Nominate across seven categories by March 13 at 8p ET/5p PT.
Detroit native Amanda Habrowski is headed home to take mornings at Audacy's ALT 98.7 (WDZH). It's a full-circle moment for Habrowski, who spent the better part of two decades building her career across markets including Fort Wayne, Portland, and Las Vegas.
Out on Massachusetts' Cape Cod, independent, nonprofit Triple A formatted MVYRADIO (WMVY) has named Aurora McGuckin as its Music Director. The New York City native arrived on Martha's Vineyard in 2023 looking for an internship and was hired on the spot.
In March, Radio Ink delivers our first-ever issue dedicated entirely to Christian radio: a format where faith, community, and commerce converge to create one of the industry's most resilient success stories.
A federal judge has ruled that Kari Lake never had the legal authority to serve as acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, voiding the actions she took during her tenure, including the layoffs of hundreds of agency employees, leading to an uncertain future.
It describes itself as “a new kind of video game entertainment league where gaming, culture, music, sports, fashion, and reality TV collide.” Now the Global Gaming League has intersected with the United States' largest owner of radio stations, iHeartMedia.
