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Edison Research's most recent Share of Ear study for Q2 2023 has so far provided some worrying news for AM/FM as podcasting further cuts into audience and time spent listening, but there is good news.

US Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is already a co-sponsor of the AM For Every Vehicle Act, but she took another opportunity on Saturday to voice her support for radio published in a Brainerd Dispatch op-ed.

With projections forecasting an 8.2% increase in spending, the global advertising landscape could cross the trillion-dollar threshold in 2024, according to a new analysis by WARC. The comprehensive study paints a promising picture for the advertising trade, including audio.

As Edison Research continues to roll out updated findings from their Q2 2023 Share of Ear data, traditional, satellite, and streaming radio is getting a wake-up call. For the first time in history, on-demand audio content has surpassed linear audio consumption in the US.

Urban One has disclosed another letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market sent August 16, notifying the company of its non-compliance with market rules relating to its Quarterly Reports ending March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

After the Radio Music License Committee's case to combine rate court proceedings with ASCAP and BMI was shut down. Undaunted, the RMLC has filed its intention to separately litigate cases with each organization to keep current radio royalty rates in place.

Weeks after its appeal against the Copywrite Royalty Board was dismissed, SoundExchange is involved in more litigation - this time against SiriusXM. The digital streaming royalties collector has filed a lawsuit accusing the satellite broadcasting company of withholding more than $150 million in unpaid royalties.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the national winners of the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards. This prestigious recognition honors over 100 outlets across radio, digital, and television journalism. This announcement follows the regional winners announced in May.

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.

In Hawaii's dark hour during the Lahaina wildfires, radio has shined through proving itself as an irreplaceable tool, providing information through the tragedy. Radio Ink talked to Chuck Bergson, President and CEO of Pacific Media Group, which runs six stations on Maui.