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The shows and networks that give stations of every size access to national talent are getting a list of their own. Radio Ink’s first-ever Best in Syndication honors will recognize the programs, personalities, and companies collecting audience growth coast to coast.

After weeks of calls to finish the job, the AM Act finally has a map for the Senate. A co-sponsor lays out how the bill could move, what it needs from his colleagues, and where it lands if the easy route doesn't pan out.

Customers suspect businesses padded their prices, and they are wary of AI-made advertising. That combination could shape how local advertisers want to sound in the months ahead, and new research gives radio sellers a read on what customers want.

Midterm fever, a squeezed economy, and a crowded dashboard are shaping public radio's next chapter. Listener research presented this week finds loyal supporters giving more, an audience that keeps getting older, and a video habit that stations are only beginning to tap.

Every great sales story in radio has a second story running underneath it: the log that got rebuilt at 4:45, the spot that got cut an hour before the deadline, the revision nobody saw coming. The people who handle those moments rarely get the credit. They get the blame when something slips, and silence when everything works.

Wasted impressions may be advertising's most misunderstood asset. New media analysis argues that reaching people who are not buying yet is what builds future demand, and that mass-reach media like AM/FM does it better than tightly targeted digital buys.

On-demand radio programming remains part of the podcast draw, even as the platform preference keeps changing. A new look at US podcast habits finds steady appetite for radio content, while smart TVs and Netflix gain ground on the audio apps that carry it.

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.

From AI-voiced radio shifts to cloned podcast hosts, the audio industry keeps questioning how far synthetic voices can go before audiences push back. That line is closer than many expected, with listeners recoiling at the idea of an AI stand-in for a favorite host.

With the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now in the Senate's hands, Christian broadcasters brought their priorities to Capitol Hill. NRB's President's Council gathered in DC for its Capitol Hill Media Summit with Speaker Mike Johnson and FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty.