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Five out of the top 10 billing radio stations were in the News or News/Talk format (WTOP-FM, WINS-AM, WCBS-FM, WBBM-AM, and KFI-AM), generating $223.5 of the $458 million total.

In 2018, according to BIA, radio's over-the-air revenue was down slightly to $13.3 billion, from $15.5 billion, a decline of 1.6%. Digital was up 8.1% to $923 million, the sixth straight year digital revenue has increased for radio.

iHeartMedia posted its first quarter financials with the SEC Wednesday. The radio division increased 3% for the first three months of the years, jumping to $765.8 million from $744.6 million in 2018.

That makes it two years running for the company with this win. The award was presented by the Society of Professional Journalists and is for Radio Breaking News Coverage Reporting.

Radio was represented well by WTOP, iHeartMedia and other radio companies in the 2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow awards, which were announced Tuesday. The awards were given for breaking news, continuing coverage, investigative reporting and overall excellence. Combined, WTOP and iHeart took home 18.

As you all know, we are constantly asking for your classic studio pictures to include in our "Blast From The Past" feature, which has been a favorite of readers since the magazine was launched. This is not a classic photo, as you can see, but it was just too good to pass up.

In May of 2018, Chris Forgy was promoted to Senior VP of Operations for Saga Communications. CEO Ed Christian and company created the position for Forgy who had been managing Saga’s cluster in Columbus. In 2019, Radio Ink named Forgy one of Radio's Top 20 Leaders.

In an SEC filing to announce a $300 million refinance, Entercom released preliminary operating results for the first quarter and early pacing numbers for Q2.

Those are the words of Westwood One/Cumulus Media Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard. Citing the 2019 Edison Research Infinite Dial study, Bouvard examines the historical growth of podcasting and audio streaming to understand how new forms of audio grow.

Wendell Pierce tells The Philadelphia Tribune he has big plans for WBOK-AM in New Orleans. Pierce started his career at WYLD-FM in New Orleans. He went on to star in roles such as Detective Bunk in HBO's The Wire.