Radio’s Best Managers on What’s Coming for the GM Role
The GM role is shrinking in number while the responsibilities are growing. With AI, digital competition, and consolidation redrawing the job in real time, radio's best managers talk to Radio Ink about where they see the job heading in the next five years.
Gen Z’s AI Fatigue Is Radio’s Next Opportunity
(Josh Brown) Something strange is happening, and if you work in radio, you should probably be paying attention. The generation we assumed would happily live its entire life through a screen is starting to wonder whether maybe we’ve gone a little too far.
Latina-Led Reyna 103.1 Becomes Entravision’s LA Crown Jewel
Entravision Communications' creator, curator, and Latina-led multimedia radio station has formally made its LA debut. Previously Viva 103.1, Reyna 103.1 (KDLD) flipped formats to Spanish Adult Contemporary in June. Now, five founding voices will guide the rebrand.
Radio Stations Across the US Mourn and Celebrate Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's death at 80 created an unprecedented moment of shared grief on Tuesday, with tributes crossing genres, generations, and political lines. Radio stations became a public hub for that widespread mourning, honoring an artist beloved the world over.
Hispanic Radio Conference Set For Phoenix Return In 2027
Mark the calendar for June 9 and 10, 2027: Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference is heading back to Phoenix for a second straight year at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort. Click in for a special pre-early bird rate that saves you $300.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Hot Tub Ticket Machine
(Paige Nienaber) Labor Day in Minnesota signals the end of summer and the onset of snow drifts. Everyone here goes through some angst. You have tickets for shows this fall and beyond, so why not extend the summer with a warranty?
CRTC Grants Indefinite Licenses for Canadian Radio Stations
Canadian radio broadcasters no longer have to renew their licenses. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission finalized a policy this week granting indefinite broadcasting licenses to hundreds of AM and FM stations.
Vida Unida, Worship 24/7 Get FM Options In Fort Myers
Hope Media Group is giving two of its Christian radio brands a presence on the FM band in Southwest Florida. Vida Unida, the company's Spanish-language ministry, and Worship 24/7 are moving from HD subchannels onto their own signals in the Fort Myers market.
Second Circuit Mandate Cements Cumulus-Nielsen Injunction
The weekslong standoff is over. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit formally issued a mandate on Tuesday, vacating the stay that had clouded Cumulus Media's antitrust injunction against Nielsen and confirming that the order is back in force.
Connoisseur Canton Raises a $225K Magic Wand for Wish-A-Thon
Connoisseur Media's News-Talk 1480 (WHBC-AM) and Mix 94.1 (WHBC) in Canton, OH, celebrated a major milestone. In its 19th year, the Annual AultCare Wish-A-thon benefiting Wishes Can Happen raised $225,324 for children facing life-threatening medical conditions.
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