With Radio Waiting Its Turn, NAB Defends TV Cap Repeal
A bid to keep the national TV ownership cap on ice is drawing a pointed rebuttal from broadcasting's trade association, and radio operators waiting on rule changes of their own are watching closely, with the 2022 Quadrennial Review results remaining in limbo.
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Native Voice One Finds A New Public Radio Distributor In PRX
Native-produced radio is getting a new pipeline into the public media system. With help from Public Media Infrastructure, PRX is taking on broadcast distribution for Native Voice One, whose weekly series reaches tribal, rural, and urban stations across the US.
FEMA Schedules Two Prep Webinars Ahead of National EAS Test
The first coast-to-coast EAS test in three years is approaching, and FEMA wants stations walking in prepared. A pair of live webinars from FEMA's IPAWS Division, scheduled for this week and the next, will cover the planning side of the exercise.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Let’s See That Bumpkin
(Paige Nienaber) If you have not begun to puke Halloween all over your audience, you’re on the cusp of being irrelevant. Obviously, “how” you acknowledge Halloween is determined by your resources. 93Q in Syracuse is a Content Monster.
MIW Digital Sales Mentorship Returns For Year Three
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio's Digital Sales Mentorship Program is back for a third year, offering one woman in radio or digital media sales monthly coaching from an industry leader on streaming, podcasting, analytics, and sales leadership.
Civic Media Buys Three Sellers’ Stations In One Swoop
Civic Media is on a roll. The Wisconsin-based public benefit corporation is at the center of the acquisition of a large slate of Iowa and Illinois stations from three separate sellers, its second Iowa move in less than a month, pending FCC approval of the sale.
Murrow Wins Give CBS News Radio Journalists The Last Word
Five months after CBS pulled the plug, CBS News Radio is still collecting hardware. Two national Murrow Awards landed for work produced by a newsroom that has since been dismantled, and the alumni who accepted them made sure the room understood the irony.
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Radio Sales Coach Puts Her Playbook In Print
Radio sales teams chasing bigger commissions in a shifting media market have a new playbook to study. Marketing consultant and sales coach Harmony Tenney is putting two decades of selling lessons between covers, aimed at helping reps close larger deals.
Another NYPR Shake-Up As Tanner Abruptly Exits CEO Role
New York Public Radio is changing captains again. Christy Tanner is leaving the CEO role only months after taking it, and a three-person interim team with deep public media experience will steer WNYC and WQXR while the board looks for a permanent successor.
American Amplifier Buys Antenna Maker ERI
American Amplifier Technologies has finalized its acquisition of Indiana-based broadcast transmission equipment maker Electronics Research, Inc. AAT's operations already include Shively Labs and Kathrein-Scala, alongside its broadcast transmission lines.
CMA Names Broadcast Awards Winners for 2026
Country radio's 2026 trophy class is set, and one Raleigh-Durham station is following a personality win last year with a Station of the Year title. Zach Top delivered the news to the honorees, whose ranks span national syndicators and small-market morning teams.
Bay Area Afternoon Radio Gets An Amorous Return
Bay Area afternoons have a returning host with a hometown advantage. Mia Amor moves into the daypart at Connoisseur Media's 102.9 KBLX, filling out the station's lineup after Big Reid moved from afternoons to mornings last month alongside cluster lineup adjustments.
Raheem DeVaughn’s ‘Garden Of Love’ Blooms With Urban One
The Garden of Love, a new syndicated show from platinum-selling R&B artist Raheem DeVaughn, has taken root at Urban One's Majic 102.3 (WMMJ) in Washington, DC, as well as Atlanta's WAMJ, Philadelphia's WPPZ, Baltimore's WWIN, and Richmond's WKJS.
Myron Mullins Enlists McVay Media For ‘Regret Free’
McVay Media is helping a former executive turn his story of success, struggle, and faith into audio. Myron Mullins' new book and podcast, Regret Free, speak to high-achieving men rediscovering purpose, with production and coaching support from McVay.
Compass Lands National Audio Rights To Pac-12 Finals
Two Pac-12 basketball championship games will share one day, and one national audio broadcaster, in Las Vegas. Compass Media Networks will carry both as part of a multi-year national audio deal that also adds the conference's football championship, with coverage kicking off this December.
Benztown + McVay Drama Up For Signal Award
Radio-backed scripted storytelling is competing on podcasting's awards stage. A six-episode disaster drama from Benztown + McVay Media Podcast Networks is a Signal Awards finalist for its voice acting, and fans now have a say in a separate award decided by public vote.
