FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has announced a sweeping review of the Emergency Alert System as part of his “Build America Agenda,” signaling potentially the most significant changes to US emergency communications infrastructure in more than three decades. [read more]
Randy Michaels has never been shy about challenging radio's sacred cows, and he's still rewriting the rules. In a candid conversation with Radio Ink Magazine, our 2025 Lifetime Leadership Award honoree reflects on his career and surveys the future. [read more]
Early Thursday, Senate Republicans voted in favor of a $1.1 billion clawback from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, affecting NPR and local public radio funding. The 51-to-48 vote on the $9 billion rescissions package followed President Trump’s demands. [read more]
Holiday promotions that win don’t come last-minute. Join Radio Ink and CPR Promotions’ Paige Nienaber on August 20 at 2p ET for Quarter 4 Your Thoughts, a free webinar packed with Q4 sales ideas clients will actually want. [read more]
(Charese Frugé) Shay Moore is the Morning Host on Eagle Media's Power 105.1 in Kansas City. She also hosts The Ride with Shay, a nationally syndicated evening show on Westwood One after years in markets like Atlanta, Dallas, and New Orleans. [read more]
In today's media world, every ad dollar is a fight, and every day is a new battleground. It’s time to honor radio’s warriors: nominations for Radio Ink’s 2025 Radio Wayne Awards are officially open through Monday, August 4. Nominate here: [read more]
Despite delivering measurable returns across thousands of campaigns, radio remains one of the most under-credited channels in modern marketing attribution. Now, Audacy is calling for industry-wide reform in how audio is represented in marketing mix models. [read more]
As reported by Radio Ink in June, San Francisco's KQED has formally announced it will eliminate 45 positions and lose another 12 through voluntary departures, reducing its full-time workforce by 15% as it attempts to address a $12 million budget deficit. [read more]
Audacy has appointed Chris Fillar as the new morning show co-anchor at WWJ Newsradio 950 (WWJ-AM) in Detroit, joining Jackie Paige. Fillar has been a familiar voice in the market since 2018, providing sports updates on both WWJ and 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT). [read more]
The National Association of Broadcasters has begun its 2025 Congressional PSA Campaign, offering local stations nationwide a slate of public service announcements featuring 120 members of Congress and their family members. [read more]
Entravision Communications has amended its senior credit agreement in a move aimed at increasing financial flexibility. The new terms, announced July 15, give Entravision tools to stagger loan maturities and negotiate revised provisions with individual lenders. [read more]
Don't Miss A Detail - Get RBR+TVBR The broadcast ministry led by the Wildmon family for decades is expanding again. This time, it is agreeing to purchase a facility devoted to serving the Black community in Iowa's biggest city.The RBR+TVBR Afternoon Headlines E-mail has the details. SubscribeHERE!
Bruce Logan is returning to Audacy Houston as Vice President of Programming and Operations, resuming the role he previously held before departing for Hubbard Radio in West Palm Beach. [read more]
Triton Digital has announced a new AI-driven solution with voice-cloning company ekoz.ai that will allow advertisers to programmatically buy host-read podcast ads. Those ads will then be generated in the host's voice for use within a show. [read more]
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