Congressman: To Finish the Job On AM Act, ‘Pick Up The Phone’
"Everybody should pick up the phone and call their United States senator and tell them how important it is to have this," said Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO), urging broadcasters and listeners to keep pressure on lawmakers about the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
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Cavaliers Go All-iHeart With 19-Station Radio Network
In a new exclusive deal, iHeartMedia Cleveland becomes the only radio home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, with every game airing solely on iHeart-owned stations. News/Talk Newsradio WTAM 1100/106.9 and Rock 100.7 WMMS continue as flagships.
Yankees’ Waldman, NYSBA’s Donovan Join Chachi Podcast
Before they are honored by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation as Giants of Broadcasting, Suzyn Waldman and David Donovan sat down with Benztown President and LABF co-chair Dave "Chachi" Denes for two new episodes of Chachi Loves Everybody.
NRB’s Troy Miller Sees Radio’s Analog Benefits in the AI Era
Christian radio ministries may welcome AI as a faster, cheaper production tool, but NRB President and CEO Troy Miller warns the risks grow as the technology starts sounding human, from deepfaked sermons to listeners who trust chatbots over pastors.
Your Car Radio Is Still the Best Disaster Alert, Xperi’s Jury Says
When cell towers fail in a disaster, emergency alerts can arrive hours late or not at all. Xperi's Jeff Jury argues the fix is already sitting in most new car dashboards, pitching HD Radio's digital alerts as a multilingual, location-aware backstop that keeps working when phones go dark.
Why Managers Matter
(Deborah Parenti) This month’s issue celebrates managers: the guardians of the license, occasional arbiter between programming and sales, and station cheerleader. Like so many roles in radio today, however, the manager is becoming something of an endangered species.
Radio Beats TV, Social In New NFL Fan Attention Study
Football season means one thing for sports radio: the deepest, most attentive fanbase across any platform. Yet again, a nationwide study has found NFL diehards gravitate toward audio over TV, treating the pregame, postgame, and daily conversation as part of the ritual.
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Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
Go Analog!
(Randy Lane) Jerry Seinfeld wrote every episode of Seinfeld longhand, on a yellow legal pad, with a blue Bic pen. He still writes that way. He's said the flashing cursor on a screen makes him anxious, like it's asking, "So, whaddaya got?" Why start with pen and paper?
Local Advertisers Keep Leaving X, Warm Up to LinkedIn
Ask a local advertiser which social platform is dying, and the answer comes fast. Ask where the growth is, and most will point to video. Borrell Associates' latest small business research says the real gainer is far less flashy, and it is pulling actual ad dollars.
Blast From The Past: Jack Swart; WBNQ, 1979
This week's Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from Jack Swart, pictured in 1979 as PD of WBNQ in Bloomington, IL. Send your Blast From The Past story and photo to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured in Radio Ink.
Black Radio Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2026 in Charlotte
Stevie Wonder, Shirley Caesar, and Charlemagne Tha God were among the names called in Charlotte as the National Black Radio Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2026, recognizing on-air talent, station owners, programmers, and pioneers who have shaped Black radio across multiple generations.
Zeb Norris Comes Full Circle at Santa Barbara’s KTYD
Zeb Norris is going home. Point Broadcasting has named him Program Director and morning host at Santa Barbara's Quality Rock station 99.9 KTYD, returning him to the frequency where he first worked overnights back in 1976, five decades before this new chapter began.
Seel Succeeds John Birge at Twin Cities’ YourClassical MPR
One of the founding voices of The Current is heading back to morning drive, this time trading indie rock for Beethoven. Steve Seel has been named host of the weekday Morning Show on YourClassical MPR 99.5 (KSJN) in the Twin Cities, succeeding John Birge.
Garth Brooks and TuneIn Split On SEVENS After Stingray Sale
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.
US Podcast Downloads Slip In August, Triton Data Shows
iHeart Audience Network held on to the top spot in Triton Digital's latest US Podcast Ranker for August, though its once-wide lead over Audioboom and Cumulus Podcast Network continues to narrow, according to newly released weekly download figures.
BionicVO Picks Yaman Coskun For Business Development
Yaman Media Group founder Yaman Coskun has signed on as the exclusive business development partner for an AI voice platform, tasked with pitching the roster of real, professionally cloned voice talent to radio, advertising agencies, and podcast producers.
