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On February 5th, college students Zachary Sinutko and Collin Kennedy, who work at WJCU-FM in Cleveland, will try to break the Guiness World Record for longest consecutive radio interview. The record is 25 hours and 26 minutes.

Continuing with our weekly series to show BIA’s Radio Share of Wallet analysis, let’s now look at BIA’s estimates for markets 51 to 60 for 2021. 

Radio lost a little ground to YouTube when it comes to music discovery, according to Infinite Dial 2017. Friends and family remains the number one source for music discovery (68%), YouTube came in second (64%), with AM/FM radio dropping to third (63%). Pandora was a distant fourth (48%) and Facebook (41%) was fifth. So how do these numbers compare to 2016?

Total Traffic & Weather Network and Vizzion have extended their partnership. The agreement give TTWN broadcast partners access to Vizzion’s nationwide aggregated traffic camera network including imagery and live-feeds. 

As Andy Travis on WKRP in Cincinnati, Gary Sandy entertained the country and inspired thousands of people to enter the radio industry. Radio Ink honors his contribution with our first-ever Radio Wayne Influencer Award at this year’s Radio Masters Sales Summit!

The 12th annual Midwest Communications Radiothon for Kids raised more than $300,000 for Chilrdren’s Miracle Network and Sanford Children’s Hospital. The 24-hour radiothon on 92.5 KTWB, Q95-7, 101.9 KELO-FM, and 103.7 KRRO featured a first-of-its-kind challenge from an anonymous donor, who challenged the community of Sioux Falls to rally and surpass the previous year’s amount by $25,000.

Radio Ink aims to recognize those individuals who are not just adapting to the changing landscape but are also leading the way in digital innovation with our first-ever Best Digital Managers in Radio list. Nominations are now open.

KZIO-FM in Two Harbors, MN, is being sold from Red Rock Radio to Minnesota Public Media. Red Rock Radio, lead by Kathy Lau and Shawn Skramstad, also owns three stations in Minnesota. MPR, a regional operation of American Public Media Group, is lead by Jon McTaggart, and owns over 40 stations in Minnesota and the surrounding areas. KALIL & CO. was the exclusive broker for this transaction.

(By Randy Lane) Radio programmers have long believed contests persuade people to listen and listen longer. We are the only major medium still running them to encourage listening and to create awareness.

For the RAB, it had to be a monumental task organizing these revenue reports, not only compiling the revenue data from radio companies, but adding the detail from radio's largest advertising categories. The RAB will continue to focus on providing members with that detailed advertiser information moving forward. But what about the numbers?