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You have to wonder if pirate radio operators have been given at least a temporary reprieve during this lengthy government shutdown and the FCC being closed for business. Democratic Congressman Paul Tonko isn't too keen on allowing that to happen.

All week long Radio Ink will be checking in with independent operators to get an early look at radio's revenue performance in the third quarter. Today, Seven Mountains COO Jim Loftus.

(By Buzz Knight) In anticipation of the upcoming CES, I wondered in our new, pandemic-based existence what might be surfacing at the upcoming digital-only show. One of the biggest life-changing moments during the pandemic has been the need for consumers to rely on video to communicate with co-workers and family members.

In the Spring of 2021, a national department store ran an AM/FM radio campaign. The Cumulus Media/Westwood One Audio Active Group, in a new post-COVID study, examined the sales lift of the entire campaign that included every single AM/FM radio ad run by the retailer. Here's what they discovered.

With national and local ad spend wobbling in the face of financial headwinds, digital carried many radio companies' Q2. As the industry hopes for a fast stabilization of the advertising economy, we may not have to wait as long as initially feared.

Now that the initial shock of AI's widespread emergence has begun to settle, what should radio start to focus on beneath the surface? To discuss these second-layer questions, Radio Ink had a conversation with Futuri Media Founder and CEO Daniel Anstandig.

The latest FMR Associates/Eastlan National Radio Listening Study brings positive news for radio broadcasters to finish the year when it comes to weekly cume. Radio Ink discusses the initial findings with FMR Associates' Managing Partner Kent Phillips.

Two months into 2024, BIA Advisory Services has revised its US Local Advertising Forecast for the year - and it's not good news for radio. In October, BIA predicted a tidal wave of local ad spending fueled by political revenue, but that flood may be diverting elsewhere.

5-Hour Energy mogul Manoj Bhargava is causing more problems for Cumulus Media outside of his hostile takeover push. Cumulus is asking for FCC approval around foreign investor stakes as the broadcaster restructures its ownership of radio station licenses.