As budget cuts shrink on-air talent rosters across the country, new Katz Radio Group research makes the cost of that tradeoff clear: personality is a massive driver of radio loyalty, and listener trust in those hosts is the mechanism behind ad effectiveness. [read more]
Beasley Media Group's new Chief Business Officer Kevin LeGrett has run some of the largest clusters in American radio. Now he's telling Radio Ink why he walked away from the big machine and what he's building at Beasley in part one of an exclusive conversation. [read more]
Spanish Broadcasting System didn't ease into Houston — it took it by storm. Within three months of launch, La Ley hit #1 among Hispanic listeners. Within 17, it was Medallas de Cortez Station of the Year. GM Cindy Saucedo and Raúl Brindis explain the run to Radio Ink. [read more]
Fiercely Independent Coverage: TheRadio Ink Difference Radio Ink President and Publisher Deborah Parenti reflects on the "Quiet Chorus of Change" for women in radio and how much work remains on pay equity, leadership, and lasting influence. Read her words in tomorrow's headlines.
The algorithm was feared to be radio's undoing. Now, years of media habit data now show algorithmic platforms like social media, streaming television, and music streaming shedding frequent users, while radio posted the smallest decline of any platform tracked. [read more]
The numbers aren't there yet, but the disruption is coming, says new survey data from Borrell Associates and analysis from the IAB Tech Lab, painting a picture of the window that local broadcasters have before AI potentially reshapes the ranks of their sales departments. [read more]
Today is the Broadcasters Foundation of America's annual Giving Day. Your donations to the BFOA are turned into disaster relief and medical grants, and, as one of Radio Ink's inaugural Christian Champions would tell you, something more life-changing than either. [read more]
Last fall's government shutdown has produced an unexpected downstream effect for broadcasters: FCC penalties will not increase in 2026. The Enforcement Bureau confirmed this month that civil monetary penalties will remain frozen at 2025 levels. [read more]
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As budget cuts shrink on-air talent rosters across the country, new Katz Radio Group research makes the cost of that tradeoff clear: personality is a massive driver of radio loyalty, and listener trust in those hosts is the mechanism behind ad effectiveness.
Beasley Media Group's new Chief Business Officer Kevin LeGrett has run some of the largest clusters in American radio. Now he's telling Radio Ink why he walked away from the big machine and what he's building at Beasley in part one of an exclusive conversation.
Spanish Broadcasting System didn't ease into Houston — it took it by storm. Within three months of launch, La Ley hit #1 among Hispanic listeners. Within 17, it was Medallas de Cortez Station of the Year. GM Cindy Saucedo and Raúl Brindis explain the run to Radio Ink.
The algorithm was feared to be radio's undoing. Now, years of media habit data now show algorithmic platforms like social media, streaming television, and music streaming shedding frequent users, while radio posted the smallest decline of any platform tracked.
The numbers aren't there yet, but the disruption is coming, says new survey data from Borrell Associates and analysis from the IAB Tech Lab, painting a picture of the window that local broadcasters have before AI potentially reshapes the ranks of their sales departments.
Today is the Broadcasters Foundation of America's annual Giving Day. Your donations to the BFOA are turned into disaster relief and medical grants, and, as one of Radio Ink's inaugural Christian Champions would tell you, something more life-changing than either.
Last fall's government shutdown has produced an unexpected downstream effect for broadcasters: FCC penalties will not increase in 2026. The Enforcement Bureau confirmed this month that civil monetary penalties will remain frozen at 2025 levels.
