National Radio Day: Why Radio Is Worth Celebrating
In honor of National Radio Day, Radio Ink put one question to a mix of executives, association leaders, and voices from across the industry: What makes radio worth celebrating? Their answers, in their own words, follow.
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Salem Media Goes Private as WaterStone Completes Acquisition
Salem Media's sale to Christian nonprofit WaterStone has officially closed, ending its run as a public company after more than five decades and formalizing a relationship the two organizations have been building since WaterStone first took a preferred-stock stake.
Court Nixes Nielsen Rehearing; Clock Ticking On Cumulus Edict
A federal appeals court has denied Nielsen's rehearing bid to stop an injunction in its antitrust dispute with Cumulus Media. Now Cumulus wants a mandate about pricing within the week, as it races to preserve access to Nationwide ratings before September.
WTOP Leader Joel Oxley To Recieve NAB National Radio Award
A career spent turning one Washington newsroom into the country's top-billing radio station is earning Joel Oxley one of the industry's highest honors. NAB will present the President and GM of Hubbard Radio Washington, DC, with the National Radio Award.
FCC OKs New Cumulus Owners; Berner Pledges Newsroom Stability
Cumulus Media has cleared its biggest remaining hurdle to exiting bankruptcy. The FCC has granted the broadcaster's applications to transfer control of its licenses to its new shareholders, following a pledge from CEO Mary Berner that newsroom staffing will hold steady.
Radio’s Best Managers Say It All In Two Sentences
Radio's Best Managers have limited time for theoretical discussions. They operate in a fast environment and are expected to act even faster. So when Radio Ink asked them to sum up their management philosophy for our September issue, we kept it quick: two sentences.
IAB: Audio Has Entered Its ‘Accountability Era,’ On Par With Digital
A new IAB Media Center report finds that identity resolution and attribution tools are finally bringing traditional over-the-air radio, which still reaches 87% of US adults weekly, into the same measurement frameworks used across digital media, and marketers need to know it.
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Lifetime Leadership Award Honoree Harvey Nagler
The $250 Question: Inflation and Contesting
Radio Keeps The Tower; Why Not The Talent?
(Erik Cudd) I understand why talent must create video, understand social media, produce podcasts, and develop followers across multiple platforms. But I keep coming back to one question: At what point does being good at radio stop being what radio values most?
Audacy, MeidasTouch Network Strike Exclusive Podcast Deal
Audacy is adding one of the fastest-growing progressive news operations to its podcast lineup, forming a strategic partnership with the MeidasTouch Network as the exclusive audio sales and distribution partner, with eyes on expansion to traditional radio.
ESPN New York Shows Add MSG Networks Simulcast
MSG Networks is expanding its radio-to-TV pipeline with Good Karma Brands. Starting September 8, the network will simulcast ESPN New York (WEPN-AM)'s morning and afternoon drive shows, DiPietro & Rothenberg and Don, Hahn & Rosenberg.
K-LOVE Names Former Salem CFO Evan Masyr Finance Chief
Evan Masyr is trading one Christian radio giant for another. K-LOVE and Air1 parent K-LOVE, Inc. has named Masyr its new Chief Financial Officer on the same day that Salem Media, where he spent more than 26 years, confirmed its own sale to WaterStone.
Audacy’s St. Louis Sale Sends JR Ammons Back to Atlanta
As Audacy prepares to let go of St. Louis, the broadcaster is swapping the Gateway to the West for Atlanta as part of JR Ammons' domain as Regional Brand Manager, adding the market to a portfolio that already spans stations Kansas City and Houston.
Charlotte Market Manager Mac Edwards Set to Depart Beasley
Mac Edwards, VP and Market Manager of Beasley Media Group’s Charlotte cluster, will depart his role on September 4. Edwards first joined Beasley in 1991 as a talent and PD at WKML in Lumberton, NC. Five years later, he ascended to GM at WFLB and WAZZ-AM.
SiriusXM Rings In New Era With WWE Radio
Ahead of SummerSlam, SiriusXM and WWE are launching WWE Radio on channel 156, the new official audio home of WWE. Starting July 27, the channel will feature daily programming from key talent and live play-by-play of WWE’s Premium Live Events.
World’s Largest EV Maker Adopts DTS AutoStage
The world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer is getting hybrid radio and video entertainment built in. Chinese automaker BYD is adopting Xperi's DTS AutoStage as its exclusive in-car media platform, becoming the fourteenth major automaker to sign on.
TM Studios, Mix 96.5 Reunite For New Jingle Pack
TM Studios and Mix 96.5 Brand Manager JR Ammons are working together again, this time on a new jingle package for Audacy's Houston Hot AC station. The package, called "Mix Hot AC 2," is already on air on KHMX and is now available for syndication.
