Markey Wants Carr Out Over FCC ‘Threats’ Tied to Iran Coverage
US Senator Ed Markey is calling on Brendan Carr to resign after accusing the FCC Chairman of threats to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over the US conflict with Iran unless they functioned as “state media,” which Markey called an “extraordinary abuse” of authority.
MediaCo’s Sigma Rides InterWave to Digital Audio Audiences
Trailing the reveal of its bilingual, female-forward offering, MediaCo's Sigma Audio Network has followed with InterWave, which the broadcaster says will "connect advertisers with multicultural audiences across premium digital audio environments at scale."
Back Then Again: Charlie Nance on Radio Nostalgia and Kyle Petty
Charlie Nance sat down with Radio Ink ahead of the Full Throttle Acoustic Social at CRS 2026 to talk Kyle Petty's Back Then Again Country Countdown and why landing Petty may be the most fun career decision he's ever made.
5 Simple Ways To Boost Your Sales 10% By the End of the Month
(Loyd Ford) Let’s say you are a radio seller who wants to add 10% more revenue before the end of the month. How can you do it? March is leaking away, right? The key is speed and leverage. Here are the five fastest revenue levers to pull to close any month strong.
Rough Edges in Your Commercial Are Like Audio Velcro
(Jeffrey Hedquist) Sometimes, making commercials “perfect” can stand in the way of getting results. Smooth-sounding spots, polished voices, and impeccable mixes may be off-putting to your audience. They can blend into the audio fabric and not catch attention.
Riverfront Risees To $100K in Record St. Jude Radiothon
Riverfront Broadcasting's Black Hills Cares for St. Jude Radiothon raised a single-year record $100,252 this year, crossing the $100,000 threshold for the first time and pushing the event's cumulative total past $1 million since it launched in 2011.
Rumba 97.7 Brings Revolution Soccer to Fans Without Apple TV
Spanish-speaking fans of Major League Soccer's New England Revolution wanting to dodge an Apple TV subscription have a new option: iHeartMedia Boston's Rumba 97.7 (WZRM) will carry all seventeen of the club's home matches during the 2026 MLS season.
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Neuroscientist Poppy Crum to Keynote 2026 NAB BEIT Conference
What does the latest in neuroscience hold for the future of broadcasting? That will be the topic of discussion for Stanford University Adjunct Professor and former Dolby Laboratories Chief Scientist Poppy Crum, during the 2026 NAB BEIT Conference
Alliance for Women in Media Sets 2026 Foundation Board
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has introduced its 2026 Foundation Board of Directors, with new leadership in place as the organization looks ahead to the 51st Annual Gracie Awards. The 2026 Gracie winners will be announced on Monday, March 23.
The Bubble Bursts Onto the Scene At Connoisseur Columbia
Connoisseur Media has flipped WARQ in Columbia, South Carolina from Live 93.5 to 93.5 The Bubble. The broadcaster says the new station, whose name is a nod to Columbia's "Soda City" nickname, is built around a "feel good" vibe rather than a format.
Mike Jensen Moves From Sales Leadership to GM at Yavapai
After building revenue and strengthening local business partnerships across Northern Arizona, Yavapai Broadcasting is handing Mike Jensen the keys to its holdings in the Verde Valley and beyond, with a promotion from Regional Director of Sales to General Manager.
Andrew Adams Is Back in Seattle Radio, This Time for Lotus
Andrew Adams spent 2010 to 2023 managing radio stations on Puget Sound for Salem Media Group. Now, Lotus Communications is bringing him back to the Seattle market as General Manager of its three-station cluster with help from a new Operations Director.
MediaCo Hires Hearst’s Gotay To Lead Florida and Atlanta Sales
Neida Gotay spent 18 years helping Hearst Television build out its Spanish-language station network. Now she's taking that experience to MediaCo, where the company has named her Vice President of Integrated Sales for local and national sales across the Southeast US.
Salem Media Brings Its Network Voices to Amazon Prime Video
Salem Media has landed its personalities on Amazon Prime Video, as the conservative and Christian-focused broadcaster brings its news channel to the platform. As of Wednesday, Salem News Channel appears in Prime's Live TV section as a free, ad-supported stream.
StreamGuys Enhances In-Stadium Audio Experience With ULLS
StreamGuys is upgrading its Ultra-Low Latency Streaming platform to extend real-time in-venue listening to both Android and iOS devices, while adding pre-roll advertising capabilities that give sports teams and broadcasters a new way to monetize live streams.
Magellan AI Dials Into Nielsen’s DMA Data for Podcast Attribution
Magellan AI is enhancing its measurement suite in cooperation with Nielsen by licensing the ratings company's proprietary Designated Market Area data, allowing advertisers to locally measure podcast performance across 210 standardized US media regions for the first time.
