Katz: Spanish-Language Radio Doubles As Cultural Anchor
Brands chasing Hispanic consumers have a double bonus on Spanish-language radio: reach and culture. A new Katz Radio Group study finds listeners see their favorite stations as cultural anchors, a connection that makes them more receptive to the advertisers there.
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Lehigh Valley Station Gets Dominican-Focused Flip
The sister station to Allentown's Mega 101.7 (WTKZ-AM) now has a new name. VP Broadcasting has rebranded Latina 106.5 into La Kalle 106.5 (WAEB-HD3), a Spanish-language station aimed squarely at Dominican listeners in the Lehigh Valley.
La Poderosa 990 Named FIU Flagship Radio Station In Miami
La Poderosa 990 (WMYM-AM) is the new flagship radio station for FIU football, with its play-by-play blending English and Spanish. Home men's basketball games will be added in November, and home baseball games will join when the season begins in February.
Connoisseur Sends Pennsylvania’s WQCM To Family Life
The ongoing reshuffle of former Alpha Media stations has now reached the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. Connoisseur Media Hagerstown's WQCM is being sold to Family Life Ministries, a nonprofit Christian broadcaster, with the deal expected to close before the year ends, pending FCC approval.
Forecast 2027 Bringing Radio’s Most Candid Talk To Harvard Club
With eyes and ears everywhere looking for an easy scoop or twisting words for a headline, every press release, earnings call, or statement must be scrutinized and sanitized, but the real issues need to have a last safe forum for discussion. Forecast 2027 is that somewhere.
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Nebraska Radio’s Team Jack Radiothon Raises $210K
Nebraska radio stations turned their airwaves toward childhood brain cancer research again last week, and listeners answered by topping last year's total. The 14th annual Team Jack Radiothon, in coordination with the Huskers Radio Network, raised more than $210,000.
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CRS 2027 To Honor Dolly Parton With Humanitarian Award
Childhood literacy, wildfire relief, and medical research are among the causes behind Dolly Parton's selection for the 2027 Artist Humanitarian Award. Country Radio Broadcasters will present the honor posthumously at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville.
NAB Opens Entries For 41st Annual Crystal Radio Awards
Another year of radio community service is up for accolades. NAB has now opened entries for the 41st annual Crystal Radio Awards, with 50 finalists and 10 winners to be chosen and then honored in Washington, DC, during the NAB State Leadership Conference.
Bless Up: ‘Super’ Martinez Named GM Of Miami Christian Outlet
After a career spent programming commercial Spanish-language radio, Jose "Super" Martinez is putting his faith at the center of the job. Great Commission Network has chosen the former iHeartLatino programmer General Manager of Miami's Bless 88.3 (WGNK).
Salisbury Set For Saginaw PD Role with MacDonald Broadcasting
The Program Director behind Alpha Media's AI Ashley experiment in the Pacific Northwest is heading to Mid-Michigan. Dylan Salisbury is moving to MacDonald Broadcasting Saginaw, taking PD stripes for the three-station cluster and mornings for 98 KCQ (WKCQ).
Lotus Seattle Reworks KNWN as Pohjola Takes Programming Post
A leadership change at Seattle's only full-time news station comes with a new look for its newsroom. Lotus Seattle has elevated Jeff Pohjola to Director of News and Programming at All-News Northwest Newsradio (KNWN), while several members of its news and programming staff take on new roles.
NHL Season Coverage Begins On SiriusXM
Live play-by-play for all 32 NHL teams is back on satellite radio as the new season begins. SiriusXM is backing every game with NHL Network Radio's daily analysis, a weekday morning show, and team-specific channels in its app, now in the channel's 22nd year.
Compass Picks Up National Sales for ‘TJ Show’ and ‘LiveLine’
A year after launching as a syndicator, Radiocraft has found an ad sales home for its two biggest shows. Compass Media Networks will represent TJ Taormina's morning program and Mason Kelter's nightly Top 40 request show to advertisers starting at the top of 2027.
iHeart, Audacy, NPR Among 2026 Signal Awards Finalists
Radio companies are well represented among podcasting's finalists for the fifth annual Signal Awards. iHeartMedia, Audacy, NPR, and a string of public radio stations from New Hampshire to West Texas are competing for honors to be announced in October.
