Nielsen Seeks Supreme Court Intervention In Cumulus Battle
Nielsen says a federal appeals court invented a new way to sue over pricing, and it wants the Supreme Court to shut it down. The company has asked the justices to review a Second Circuit ruling that kept an antitrust injunction in place over its dealings with Cumulus Media.
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Smartphones Overtake Radio As Gen Z’s Top In-Car Audio Device
For the first time in Share of Ear's history, the smartphone has taken the wheel over AM/FM inside the car, at least among the youngest listeners. New Edison Research data shows Americans 13 to 34 now spend more in-car time on a mobile device than a radio receiver.
FCC Answers FAQ On EAS Cybersecurity Changes
With the FCC's EAS cybersecurity deadline next week, the Commission has published a FAQ page addressing questions broadcasters have raised about how far the new rule actually reaches. The guidance walks through questions tied to the requirements adopted in June.
Black Information Network Binned In Baltimore for FOX Sports
WCBM Maryland's WQLL-AM in Baltimore is bumping iHeartMedia's Black Information Network in favor of Sports Talk. The station has relaunched as FOX Sports, bringing the network's weekday lineup of syndicated talk and analysis to the market.
Radio Ink Seeks Journalist for Remote Editorial Role
Radio Ink is hiring a part-time, fully remote Editorial Assistant to support daily digital coverage and assist with production of its monthly print magazine. This is a fast-paced newsroom role serving radio executives and sales professionals nationwide.
Foreign iHeartMedia Investor Bets On Ad-Free Radio Subscription
The UK's biggest radio group wants listeners to pay to skip the ads. Global launched Radio Plus this week, an ad-free version of its live UK stations, from the same executive whose family investment vehicle has spent years building a stake in iHeartMedia.
It’s Not Tech, It’s Trust: Beating Radio’s Digital Sales Jitters
Ask a room full of broadcast-first sellers to pitch programmatic or Amazon DSP, and confidence, not know-how, is usually what's missing. The finalists for this year's Radio Wayne Digital Sales Manager Award told Radio Ink how they've built that confidence.
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FCC Pirate Radio Fines Face New Test After SCOTUS Ruling
Three landlords in two states just got the same warning: shut down the pirate radio signal on your property, or risk a $2.4 million penalty. But that threat is now at risk of being undercut after a Supreme Court ruling in June stripped the FCC of some bite.
CRS360: Better AI Prompts For Radio Start With Two Frameworks
Getting better results out of ChatGPT or Gemini isn't about luck; it's about structure. That was the takeaway from the most recent CRS360 webinar, where a label executive broke down two frameworks radio can use to turn vague AI requests into usable work.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Emotions v. Gimmickery
(Paige Nienaber) Last week I presented a session called The 25 Greatest Radio Promotions Of All Time at the final Conclave learning conference. Shoot me an email, and I’ll reply with the list. Most of these are actionable in 2026. One was WPGC’s Stop The Violence campaign.
AWM Names Talbott Among 2026 Gracies Leadership Honorees
Julie Talbott is adding another honor to her career. The Premiere Networks President will be recognized at the 2026 Gracies Leadership Awards, joining five other media leaders at a November 16 luncheon hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media in New York City.
Josh Brown Launches Cedar Valley Media Marketing Firm
Radio sales executive and Radio Ink columnist Josh Brown has launched a new Georgia-based marketing venture aimed at helping radio stations market their own brands the same way they've spent decades helping other businesses to market theirs.
Media Research Pioneer Bill Harvey Dies at Age 84
Bill Harvey, the media research innovator who invented Arbitron's Area of Dominant Influence and later founded RMTLabs, spent more than 35 years shaping how the industry measures audiences and ad effectiveness, and died Sunday at 84 after a short illness.
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.
