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Legendary talk show host Larry King died Saturday at the age of 87. In 1978, King began a nightly midnight-to-dawn radio show on 28 cities over the Mutual Broadcasting System. By the 1980s, The Larry King Show was being carried by more than 250 affiliates.

American Urban Radio Networks has signed a renewal agreement with Nielsen Audio. AURN will continue its participation in RADAR, which provides commercial ratings for networks.

To commemorate the anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, all  Southern California Broadcasters Association member Stations will air a 24-second moment of silence on  Tuesday at 9:45 coinciding with the time the helicopter carrying Bryant, his daughter and seven others crashed in Agoura Hills, CA one year ago.  

Hallelujah 930 AM (WFXJ-AM)in Jacksonville, FL has launched.  It is the latest addition to the iHeartMedia inspirational brand.

Is your station easy to find on every smart speaker on the market? Do you tell listeners on the air how to listen to your station on smart speaker devices? Is your website littered with instructions on how to find you on this growing category of devices? If you answered no to these questions you may be losing listeners.

With a new President now in office, and all newly elected House and Senate members sworn in for the 117th Congress, the National Association of Broadcasters has put its priorities on the table.

Rosenworcel said she's honored the President has chosen her. "I thank the President for the opportunity to lead an agency with such a vital mission and talented staff.”

Bell joins WJAS in Pittsburgh on Monday, which is owned by St. Barnabas Broadcasting, and includes Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Bell's show will air Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. till noon and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.

For the 7th year in a row, the Colorado Broadcasters Association has provided its members with a Nielsen “Power of Broadcast in Colorado” study. CBA CEO Justin Sasso says the data reveals that radio and television gained audience at the height of the pandemic.

Cumulus has made some changes to its sales leadership team. Ron Russo has been appointed President, Sales at Westwood One, and Rafe D’Amico has been promoted to SVP, President of National Sales.