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In the week leading up to NAB Show 2026, Radio Ink is bringing back our special series of pre-conference conversations with some of radio's biggest innovators. Today: Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley, whose company arrives with a digital-first approach on the front burner.

Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music have reshaped how audiences discover music, but data shows listeners haven't strayed as far from radio as broadcasters may fear. Beating the illusion of choice, though, may take more emphasis on algorithm-beating curation.

Spanish Broadcasting System announced it intends to voluntarily file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware after reaching a Restructuring Support Agreement with a majority of debtholders.

Christian radio's challenge isn't distribution. It's retention. That was NRB Vice President of Public Policy Nic Anderson's central argument during a joint webinar with Pew Research Center Director of Data Labs Aaron Smith, which had lessons for all of radio throughout.

For 35 years, personal injury attorney John Morgan has relied on radio to help build the largest personal injury law firm in the United States. Now the Morgan & Morgan founder is helping the Florida Association of Broadcasters tell radio's success story.

The CEO of a major American automaker publicly suggested cutting all radio from entry-level vehicles at the New York International Auto Show this past week, raising fresh alarms for broadcasters still waiting on Congress to act on saving the AM band, let alone FM.

It's a common sentiment that radio never gets its fair share of political advertising, but with 2026 political ad volume projected to grow roughly 20% over the 2022 midterm cycle, and nearly all of that money placed locally, AM/FM can still cash in on the season.

"I’ve made the decision to step down from my role at Audacy on May 1st and begin the next phase of my career." That's what Michael Martin shared in an internal memo distributed to staff at the radio broadcasting company with majority interest held by Soros Fund Management.

Another group of former Alpha Media stations acquired by Connoisseur Media is being sold, in a transaction that sees Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP serve as Connoisseur's legal counsel. Upon FCC regulatory approval, two AM stations and three FMs in a South Dakota market will end up in the hands of a local operator.

Thirty years ago, the radio industry's ownership scheme was completely upended, as President Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996. On March 26, the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will examine what worked, and what needs a fix.