Cumulus Media Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
On Thursday morning, Cumulus Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as the broadcaster entered into a prepackaged restructuring support agreement to eliminate roughly $600 million in debt between its more than 400 AM/FM stations and Westwood One network.
Blast From The Past: WCFL, Chicago
Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from Ed Salamon, featuring a Windy City format flip. Send your Blast From The Past story and photo to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured in our headlines or magazine.
Entravision Net Loss Improves In Q4 Thanks to AI Ad-Tech Division
Following an abrupt leadership transition, Entravision Communications reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results that showed sharply diverging performance between its US Media operations and its global Advertising Technology & Services segment.
Alzana Group Takes Majority Stake in Broadcast Electronics
Radio transmitter systems and enterprise media management software provider Broadcast Electronics has been acquired from ELENOS S.r.l. of Italy by a new ownership group led by CEO Rich Redmond and majority investor The Alzana Group.
Entravision Restructures US Leadership, Names Audio President
In parallel with its Q4 2025 earnings release, Entravision has a new radio-side leader in Eduardo Maytorena, as the Hispanic-focused broadcast company adjusts its leadership structure for its US markets with a new round of C-Suite adjustments.
Christian Radio’s Next Chapter: Digital Signals and Fresh Sounds
Christian radio, often defined by those outside the fold as predictable, is being reshaped by streaming trends, social discovery, and fast-growing subgenres. Sound familiar? Radio Ink’s inaugural Christian Radio Champions reveal how they’re rolling with the changes.
Mix 106.5 Tops $1.4M in Radiothon for Johns Hopkins Children’s
Audacy Baltimore’s Mix 106.5 (WWMX) raised more than $1.4 million during its 37th annual radiothon supporting Johns Hopkins Children's Center over two days in February, bringing the station’s cumulative total to over $32 million since the fundraiser began in 1989.
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OUT MONDAY: Radio Ink’s Inaugural Christian Radio Issue
In March, Radio Ink delivers our first-ever issue dedicated entirely to Christian radio: a format where faith, community, and commerce converge to create one of the industry's most resilient success stories.
Is Autopilot Killing Your Team’s Creativity?
(Randy Lane) What’s the most dangerous thing that can happen to a successful show? It’s comfort and familiarity. Not trying anything new or going anywhere unfamiliar. It’s gliding through your day, half paying attention. It’s having conversations and not really listening.
Data Shows Podcasts Displacing Social Scrolling, Streaming
With concerns about the erosion of ad dollars from AM/FM caused by social media and streaming music, radio operators have an opportunity to return the favor, as new research shows that podcasts are reshaping media consumption with brand opportunities in tow.
Philly’s Fanatic Brings Back Sean Brace to Team With Jon Marks
Beasley Media Group’s 97.5 The Fanatic (WPEN) is reuniting a familiar Philadelphia pairing as Sean Brace returns full-time to join Jon Marks for Middays with Marks, beginning March 9. The duo previously co-hosted The Jon & Sean Show from 2013 to 2015.
DiPrima Advanced to Station Manager at Connoisseur Long Island
As Connoisseur Media continues reshaping its market leadership, the company is elevating sales veteran Darren DiPrima to Station Manager in Long Island and handing Patrick Shea the keys to technical operations across both the Long Island and Connecticut holdings.
After Holiday Soft Launch, Nicole Alvarez Lands Middays at LA’s Alt
After two decades at Audacy's KROQ, Nicole Alvarez has found a new full-time Los Angeles radio home on iHeartMedia’s Alt 98.7 (KYSR) for what Program Director and SVP Alternative and Rock Lisa Worden described as a “totally stacked weekday line-up.”
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.
Audacy Bridges Audio and Video Podcasts With Creator Lab Add
As video podcasting booms, Audacy has added YouTube distribution to Creator Lab, its free podcast hosting platform, allowing creators to publish full-length video episodes directly to their YouTube accounts while still monetizing audio across major listening platforms.
