Harvey Nagler Named Radio Ink 2026 Lifetime Leadership Honoree
Few people in the history of American radio journalism can claim a career as long, as consequential, or as decorated as Harvey Nagler. As such, Radio Ink is proud to name the former CBS News Radio GM as the recipient of our 2026 Lifetime Leadership Award.
Warshaw Takes Radio’s Ownership Cap Case Straight to Carr
Connoisseur Media CEO Jeffrey Warshaw sat down with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr earlier this week, pressing the agency's top official to move decisively on radio ownership limit reform as the agency continues to ponder the long-delayed 2022 Quadrennial Review.
iHeartMedia’s Corporate Headquarters Goes Up For Sale
A building that has hosted iHeartMedia since its Clear Channel Communications days could be heading to new ownership. The broadcaster's corporate headquarters in San Antonio is listed for sale by the real estate investment trust that currently holds the facility.
No Frequency, No Reach: Know The Gap Failing Radio Advertisers
How many weekly ads would you estimate it takes to reach two-thirds of your station's audience? New analysis from the Cumulus Media Audio Active Group and the RAB has an answer, and many AEs may be wildly underselling what it takes to move the needle.
Beasley Files Charter That Could End Current Control By 2028
Beasley Media Group has until December 31, 2027, to pay down its debt. But even if it pays back nearly every dollar, debtholders could still walk away with 80% of the company. That's the math embedded in a charter amendment filed June 4 and signed by Caroline Beasley.
That Bad Sales Hire Probably Costs More Than You Think
AE churn is one of any radio sales manager's most persistent pain points, and according to new research, most operators are underestimating what it actually costs them. SalesFuel's latest study puts the national average cost of a bad sales hire at six figures.
On the Record: Radio Holds 62% of Ad-Supported Audio in Q1
Nearly four hours. That's how much time the average American spent with audio every day in Q1 2026, according to Nielsen, and despite an ever-expanding menu of listening options, the vast majority of that time went exactly where it has for decades: radio.
The Vatican Joins Fight to Keep Radio in the Dashboard
Those fighting to keep radio in the dashboard here in the United States have found an unexpected ally: the Holy See. The Vatican is pressing lawmakers to mandate terrestrial radio receivers in all new cars, given its status as "an essential service" of democracy.
NAB Challenges FCC Fee Hike For Radio, Wants Big Tech to Pay
The NAB is pushing back on a proposed 46% fee hike from the FCC and calling on the Commission to make Big Tech pay its share, with the filing landing the same week several small radio station classes crossed the de minimis exemption threshold for the first time.
HRC 2026 Day Two Highlights Ratings, Rules, and the Road Ahead
FCC policy shifts, Nielsen audience data, and firsthand revenue case studies made a compelling case on Day Two of Hispanic Radio Conference 2026 that the structural problems threatening Hispanic radio are most certainly not product problems.
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