On-demand radio programming remains part of the podcast draw, even as the platform preference keeps changing. A new look at US podcast habits finds steady appetite for radio content, while smart TVs and Netflix gain ground on the audio apps that carry it. [read more]
Water slides, garage doors, and movie tickets might not sound like the activities of an average day, but listeners who act on radio ads are making plans in exactly those places, and they are doing it at rates well beyond people who respond to advertising in general. [read more]
With eyes and ears everywhere looking for an easy scoop or twisting words for a headline, every press release, earnings call, or statement must be scrutinized and sanitized, but the real issues need to have a last safe forum for discussion. Forecast 2027 is that somewhere. [read more]
Fear is doing more to shrink ad budgets than any competitor ever could. So who's pushing back? In October, Radio Ink features the people who keep showing up: the 2026 Radio Wayne finalists, a new leader for New York, and a one-man shop informing rural Nevada. [read more]
(Loyd Ford) Local radio may be asking the wrong question. For years, we have asked, “How do we sell more radio?” That question still matters. But it may be too small. [read more]
(Steve Allan) No current or former PD can listen to the #1 station in any market and not pick it apart. Given that my role is now one of data analyst, I try to avoid any kind of consultant-style critiques. Then, I went on a road trip. [read more]
Radio Ink is hiring a part-time, fully remote Editorial Assistant to support daily digital coverage and assist with production of its monthly print magazine. This is a fast-paced newsroom role serving radio executives and sales professionals nationwide. [read more]
After a career spent programming commercial Spanish-language radio, Jose "Super" Martinez is putting his faith at the center of the job. Great Commission Network has chosen the former iHeartLatino programmer General Manager of Miami's Bless 88.3 (WGNK). [read more]
The ongoing reshuffle of former Alpha Media stations has now reached the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Connoisseur Media Hagerstown's WQCM is being sold to Family Life Ministries, a nonprofit Christian broadcaster, with the deal expected to close before the year ends, pending FCC approval. [read more]
The sister station to Allentown's Mega 101.7 (WTKZ-AM) now has a new name. VP Broadcasting has rebranded Latina 106.5 into La Kalle 106.5 (WAEB-HD3), a Spanish-language station aimed squarely at Dominican listeners in the Lehigh Valley. [read more]
Every Story Counts: Trust RBR+TVBR It holds a Construction Permit for a Class D facility with 3 kW during daylight hours but just 12 watts at night, using a tower in the heart of Fall River, MA. Pending FCC approval, this radio station and its FM translator sibling will be in the hands of a new owner.SubscribeHERE!
La Poderosa 990 (WMYM-AM) is the new flagship radio station for FIU football, with its play-by-play blending English and Spanish. Home men's basketball games will be added in November, and home baseball games will join when the season begins in February. [read more]
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On-demand radio programming remains part of the podcast draw, even as the platform preference keeps changing. A new look at US podcast habits finds steady appetite for radio content, while smart TVs and Netflix gain ground on the audio apps that carry it.
Water slides, garage doors, and movie tickets might not sound like the activities of an average day, but listeners who act on radio ads are making plans in exactly those places, and they are doing it at rates well beyond people who respond to advertising in general.
With eyes and ears everywhere looking for an easy scoop or twisting words for a headline, every press release, earnings call, or statement must be scrutinized and sanitized, but the real issues need to have a last safe forum for discussion. Forecast 2027 is that somewhere.
Fear is doing more to shrink ad budgets than any competitor ever could. So who's pushing back? In October, Radio Ink features the people who keep showing up: the 2026 Radio Wayne finalists, a new leader for New York, and a one-man shop informing rural Nevada.
(Loyd Ford) Local radio may be asking the wrong question. For years, we have asked, “How do we sell more radio?” That question still matters. But it may be too small.
(Steve Allan) No current or former PD can listen to the #1 station in any market and not pick it apart. Given that my role is now one of data analyst, I try to avoid any kind of consultant-style critiques. Then, I went on a road trip.
Radio Ink is hiring a part-time, fully remote Editorial Assistant to support daily digital coverage and assist with production of its monthly print magazine. This is a fast-paced newsroom role serving radio executives and sales professionals nationwide.
After a career spent programming commercial Spanish-language radio, Jose "Super" Martinez is putting his faith at the center of the job. Great Commission Network has chosen the former iHeartLatino programmer General Manager of Miami's Bless 88.3 (WGNK).
The ongoing reshuffle of former Alpha Media stations has now reached the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Connoisseur Media Hagerstown's WQCM is being sold to Family Life Ministries, a nonprofit Christian broadcaster, with the deal expected to close before the year ends, pending FCC approval.
The sister station to Allentown's Mega 101.7 (WTKZ-AM) now has a new name. VP Broadcasting has rebranded Latina 106.5 into La Kalle 106.5 (WAEB-HD3), a Spanish-language station aimed squarely at Dominican listeners in the Lehigh Valley.
La Poderosa 990 (WMYM-AM) is the new flagship radio station for FIU football, with its play-by-play blending English and Spanish. Home men's basketball games will be added in November, and home baseball games will join when the season begins in February.
