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A federal judge has granted Cumulus Media a sweeping preliminary injunction against Nielsen’s contested radio ratings policies, sharply curtailing how the ratings provider can price and sell its national product while the antitrust case proceeds.

A coalition of more than two dozen AM radio operators has formally asked the FCC to reopen the AM Radio Revitalization FM translator modification rules, seeking flexibility to relocate translators and expand AM service through expanded FM simulcasting.

Nearly three years after its introduction, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act appears closer than ever to becoming law as 2025 closes. So what will it take to get the bill across the finish line? The NAB is giving an update on the path forward for this landmark legislation.

Following a transformative year that saw the company enter the top 10 US radio operators by revenue after acquiring Alpha Media’s assets, Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw has been named Radio Ink’s 2026 Executive of the Year.

For 2026, “Innovation alone isn’t enough,” writes BIA Advisory Services CEO Tom Buono as the company's Forecasting and Analyst Teams identify “Radio’s Resilience Through Digital Extension” as one of the ten defining trends for the upcoming year.

Despite other conflicting forecasts for radio in 2026, the industry is positioned for a much steadier year, per Borrell Associates. The firm projects radio having the smallest year-over-year decline among traditional media. However, this doesn't come without a familiar divide.

The NAB and a bevy of licensees seek a relaxation or wholesale repeal of the Commission's local broadcast ownership rules. An advocacy group for African American station owners vehemently disagrees, and has asked the Carr Commission to leave its current regulatory limits as-is.

It's official: One of the most popular conservative spoken word voices in the U.S. appears to be heading back to radio stations across the nation. Dan Bongino has confirmed that he is leaving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and according to President Trump it is because he misses Radio.

Salem Media's Salem Media Network has officially moved forward with the next era of midday conservative spoken word programming following the assassination of Charlie Kirk by handing the Noon-3pm Eastern time slot to "two prominent voices" in right-wing U.S. politics.

Inner Banks Media President Henry Hinton finally got a word in edgewise a week after he testified before the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, getting to make his full case for protecting local radio from extra performance royalties.