Nielsen says a federal appeals court invented a new way to sue over pricing, and it wants the Supreme Court to shut it down. The company has asked the justices to review a Second Circuit ruling that kept an antitrust injunction in place over its dealings with Cumulus Media. [read more]
Ask a room full of broadcast-first sellers to pitch programmatic or Amazon DSP, and confidence, not know-how, is usually what's missing. The finalists for this year's Radio Wayne Digital Sales Manager Award told Radio Ink how they've built that confidence. [read more]
Three landlords in two states just got the same warning: shut down the pirate radio signal on your property, or risk a $2.4 million penalty. But that threat is now at risk of being undercut after a Supreme Court ruling in June stripped the FCC of some bite. [read more]
Getting better results out of ChatGPT or Gemini isn't about luck; it's about structure. That was the takeaway from the most recent CRS360 webinar, where a label executive broke down two frameworks radio can use to turn vague AI requests into usable work. [read more]
(Paige Nienaber) Last week I presented a session called The 25 Greatest Radio Promotions Of All Time at the final Conclave learning conference. Shoot me an email, and I’ll reply with the list. Most of these are actionable in 2026. One was WPGC’s Stop The Violence campaign. [read more]
Every station has an on-air voice, a sales team, and a signal. What separates the ones that thrive is who's steering the whole operation. This month, Radio Ink goes inside the job that is measured by the sum of all departments: the general manager. [read more]
Country Radio Seminar is giving early registrants an extra day to save. Unlike past years' one-day-only Early Bird sales, the discounted rate for CRS 2027 is available for two full days before it increases ahead of the March event at the Omni Nashville Hotel. [read more]
Radio sales executive and Radio Ink columnist Josh Brown has launched a new Georgia-based marketing venture aimed at helping radio stations market their own brands the same way they've spent decades helping other businesses to market theirs. [read more]
Anthony "Tony Q" Quartarone built his career on ownership twice before, first in Maryland, then in Delaware. Now he's aiming for a third run. Quartarone has formed Q-Tone Media LLC, a new company built around acquiring and operating another radio station. [read more]
Garth Brooks is parting ways with TuneIn after three years of running the SEVENS Radio Network together, a split brought on by TuneIn's recent sale to Stingray Group. Two of the network's stations are already gone, but Brooks says a new broadcast venture is coming. [read more]
Every Story Counts: Trust RBR+TVBR Jay Brentlinger for many years operated stations owned by HPRN Network. Now, he's following the lead of the bankrupt radio station owner by selling a group of his stations to a private equity group HPRN has dealt with twice before. Get the details in the RBR+TVBR Afternoon Headlines E-mail.SubscribeHERE!
iHeartMedia is expanding its Olympic-sport portfolio, adding USA Lacrosse to a roster that already includes US Figure Skating and US Ski and Snowboard. The audio company becomes the organization's first Official Audio Media Partner ahead of the 2028 Olympics. [read more]
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Nielsen says a federal appeals court invented a new way to sue over pricing, and it wants the Supreme Court to shut it down. The company has asked the justices to review a Second Circuit ruling that kept an antitrust injunction in place over its dealings with Cumulus Media.
Ask a room full of broadcast-first sellers to pitch programmatic or Amazon DSP, and confidence, not know-how, is usually what's missing. The finalists for this year's Radio Wayne Digital Sales Manager Award told Radio Ink how they've built that confidence.
Three landlords in two states just got the same warning: shut down the pirate radio signal on your property, or risk a $2.4 million penalty. But that threat is now at risk of being undercut after a Supreme Court ruling in June stripped the FCC of some bite.
Getting better results out of ChatGPT or Gemini isn't about luck; it's about structure. That was the takeaway from the most recent CRS360 webinar, where a label executive broke down two frameworks radio can use to turn vague AI requests into usable work.
(Paige Nienaber) Last week I presented a session called The 25 Greatest Radio Promotions Of All Time at the final Conclave learning conference. Shoot me an email, and I’ll reply with the list. Most of these are actionable in 2026. One was WPGC’s Stop The Violence campaign. 
Every station has an on-air voice, a sales team, and a signal. What separates the ones that thrive is who's steering the whole operation. This month, Radio Ink goes inside the job that is measured by the sum of all departments: the general manager.
Country Radio Seminar is giving early registrants an extra day to save. Unlike past years' one-day-only Early Bird sales, the discounted rate for CRS 2027 is available for two full days before it increases ahead of the March event at the Omni Nashville Hotel.
Radio sales executive and Radio Ink columnist Josh Brown has launched a new Georgia-based marketing venture aimed at helping radio stations market their own brands the same way they've spent decades helping other businesses to market theirs.
Anthony "Tony Q" Quartarone built his career on ownership twice before, first in Maryland, then in Delaware. Now he's aiming for a third run. Quartarone has formed Q-Tone Media LLC, a new company built around acquiring and operating another radio station.
Garth Brooks is parting ways with TuneIn after three years of running the SEVENS Radio Network together, a split brought on by TuneIn's recent sale to Stingray Group. Two of the network's stations are already gone, but Brooks says a new broadcast venture is coming.
iHeartMedia is expanding its Olympic-sport portfolio, adding USA Lacrosse to a roster that already includes US Figure Skating and US Ski and Snowboard. The audio company becomes the organization's first Official Audio Media Partner ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
