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iHeartMedia Washington, D.C’s 98.7 WMZQ and WPOC-FM in Baltimore raised over $933,000 for Country Cares for St. Jude during their radiothons on December 9 and 10,, 2021.

Congratulations to the Zimmer team in Joplin, MO. The recent St. Jude two-day radiothon the company held raised over $63,000. That was a record for the event which was held by Country station KIX 102.5

National Public Radio is seeking more from the FCC in support of increasing local content from public radio stations. NPR is speaking out in response to a recent NPRM aimed at encouraging broadcasters to offer more locally originated programming.

Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) will present the latest in a series of Town Hall broadcasts to help New Jersey deal with the ongoing pandemic. “A Year with COVID” will look back on the last year and ahead to what many hope will be a normal summer.

The nation's largest radio group is still not immune from headwinds. iHeartMedia reported a mixed financial picture in its early morning Q2 2023 earnings report. The company's total revenue amounted to $920 million, down 3.6% compared to the same period last year.

(By Loyd Ford) Every morning, advertisers think about how they will attract more customers to their brand. They don’t want to be sold something. “Those days are over,” an advertiser recently said. “We want to discover what really works for us.”

(By Loyd Ford) The year is 1984. Ronald Reagan finds himself facing an image issue in a highly pressurized situation filled with uncertainty where he has to persuade people about something important, and quickly. Sound like a sales call? Then you'll want to hear what he did next.

That’s the Missouri Broadcasters Association, which held its 2016 Awards Banquet on Saturday, June 11. And Alpha took home a big share of the...

Cumulus has launched the second annual national search for the nation’s newest star with neXt2rock 2018. The winner of the four-month-long national competition will receive a record deal on John Varvatos Records under the Big Machine Label Group umbrella, as well as substantial exposure, commensurate with a major label release, on Cumulus Radio stations nationwide. 

On the Podtrac August Top 10 Publishers chart, iHeartRadio has taken the number one spot from NPR. With 258 active shows, iHeartRadio racked up a unique monthly audience of 23.1 million. NPR's 61 shows pulled in 22.7 million.