Home Telecom Act: 20 Years Later
Telecom Act: 20 Years Later
Be Prepared: FCC Begins First Round Of 2024 Radio EEO Audits
The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has initiated the first round of Equal Employment Opportunity audits for 2024. The FCC targets approximately five percent of radio stations at random for compliance checks each year.
Pop Plunges, Country Surges In 2023 Radio Format Analysis
ChartCipher, an AI-powered analytics platform focused on hit songs, has unveiled three key trends of Billboard’s Radio Songs chart for the year 2023. The data reveals great, yet unsurprising, news for Country music with a warning for Pop as it hits a 23-year low.
Radio’s Political Revenue To Grow 16% As AM/FM Reach Pays Off
Traditional media will still command the majority of the political ad market in 2024 according to a new forecast from BIA Advisory Services. So how much of this year's record-breaking $11.1 billion in election revenue will radio see?
Cadence13 and 2400Sports Rebrand To Form ‘Audacy Podcasts’
As Audacy continues to consolidate and renew company operations, it is uniting and rebranding two of its podcasting studios. Both Cadence13 and 2400Sports will be merged, forming a single unit to be known as Audacy Podcasts.
Sherman Kizart To Again Serve On FCC Equity & Diversity Council
Kizart Media Partners Founder and Managing Director Sherman Kizart has been named a member of the Federal Communications Commission's Communications Equity and Diversity Council. The council aims to advance equity in digital communication services.
Soledad O’Brien To Receive Third Annual LABF Insight Award
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has named broadcaster, author, and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien as the organization's third Insight Award recipient. O’Brien’s resume includes work with CNN, MSNBC, National Geographic, BET, ABC, and CBS.
Blast From The Past: Tom Watson, 1975
Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past comes from Tom Watson during his stint at Toronto's CHUM-AM in 1975. Send your Blast From The Past to our Online Editor Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Dwayne Johnson’s UFL To Get Full Season Coverage On SiriusXM
The United Football League has partnered with SiriusXM to broadcast its games nationwide, offering coverage of every game. The UFL, a merger of the XFL and USFL, is set to start its inaugural season on March 30 and will have games split between two SiriusXM channels.
CapRadio Endowment Proposes TV Takeover Of Troubled Group
To address severe financial and operational challenges at Capital Public Radio, the group's endowment has proposed that Sacramento State should transfer control of its radio operations to KVIE-TV, a PBS nonprofit affiliate.
Anthony Fuscaldo Returns To Philly Post At iHeart As Sales SVP
Anthony Fuscaldo is joining iHeartMedia Philadelphia as the cluster's new Senior Vice President of Sales starting Monday, March 25. Fuscaldo returns to iHeart to oversee sales operations across the broadcaster's eight area stations.
