Hundreds of broadcasters will head to Washington, DC, next month for the NAB’s annual State Leadership Conference. They are now getting a first look at the policy agenda awaiting them on Capitol Hill for one of local radio’s most consequential weeks of the year. [read more]
A federal FOIA fight is escalating over DOGE’s activities inside the FCC, as plaintiffs seek discovery into ethics clearances, data access, and withheld communications involving Elon Musk–linked entities, datasets, and Chairman Brendan Carr’s contract-cutting initiative. [read more]
A philosophy has guided Mark Hendrix through a quarter century of programming radio in Greenville, SC: "You don't have to be in a major market to do major-market things," he said. "I'm proud to say we have major market-sounding brands and talent here." [read more]
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With the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act tantalizingly close to a floor vote, the National Association of Broadcasters has debuted a new angle for its "Depend on AM" PSA campaign: state-specific radio spots that thank legislators by name for their support. [read more]
Former Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter is the latest to join the throng urging Congress to advance the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, arguing the bipartisan measure is critical for data privacy, public safety, and preserving radio’s vital role in American life. [read more]
With US Hispanic buying power at all time highs and still climbing, new research from iHeartMedia is showing radio’s central role in reaching Bicultural Latinos, of whom more than 92% listen to the radio weekly, and represent $4.1 trillion in economic clout. [read more]
A federal judge has now set the briefing schedule for the next phase of the escalating legal fight between Cumulus Media and Nielsen, as both sides prepare to litigate Nielsen’s counterclaims over alleged data sharing with Eastlan Ratings. [read more]
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Hundreds of broadcasters will head to Washington, DC, next month for the NAB’s annual State Leadership Conference. They are now getting a first look at the policy agenda awaiting them on Capitol Hill for one of local radio’s most consequential weeks of the year.
A federal FOIA fight is escalating over DOGE’s activities inside the FCC, as plaintiffs seek discovery into ethics clearances, data access, and withheld communications involving Elon Musk–linked entities, datasets, and Chairman Brendan Carr’s contract-cutting initiative.
A philosophy has guided Mark Hendrix through a quarter century of programming radio in Greenville, SC: "You don't have to be in a major market to do major-market things," he said. "I'm proud to say we have major market-sounding brands and talent here."
With the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act tantalizingly close to a floor vote, the National Association of Broadcasters has debuted a new angle for its "Depend on AM" PSA campaign: state-specific radio spots that thank legislators by name for their support.
Former Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter is the latest to join the throng urging Congress to advance the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, arguing the bipartisan measure is critical for data privacy, public safety, and preserving radio’s vital role in American life.
With US Hispanic buying power at all time highs and still climbing, new research from iHeartMedia is showing radio’s central role in reaching Bicultural Latinos, of whom more than 92% listen to the radio weekly, and represent $4.1 trillion in economic clout.
A federal judge has now set the briefing schedule for the next phase of the escalating legal fight between Cumulus Media and Nielsen, as both sides prepare to litigate Nielsen’s counterclaims over alleged data sharing with Eastlan Ratings.
