Beasley Confirms Buyers in $18M Fort Myers Cluster Sale
Beasley Media Group has revealed the buyers of its Fort Myers-Naples radio properties, as the company makes a full exit from its hometown market. The two transactions, valued at a combined $18 million, split the company’s Southwest Florida cluster between...
WABC’s Catsimatidis To Make Cinematic Debut Next to Chalamet
Those in radio may do a double-take at the end of the trailer for the upcoming movie Marty Supreme. Seated across from lead actor Timothée Chalamet is Red Apple Media and 77 WABC owner John Catsimatidis.
iHeartMedia Realigns Sales Units Under Donohue’s Purview
iHeartMedia is reorganizing its Multi-Market Partnerships Group into a new Enterprise Business Development Group, bringing several sales and partnerships divisions under one department. The news was announced in an internal memo, which Radio Ink obtained.
Salem Media Names Richard von Gnechten Chairman of the Board
Salem Media Group has appointed Richard von Gnechten as Chairman of the Board. Von Gnechten was first appointed to Salem’s Board of Directors in January, bringing nearly three decades of senior financial leadership experience in the public and private sectors.
M&A’s Power Players To Take the Forecast 2026 Main Stage
The FCC is closing in on the biggest ownership shake-up in a generation, and the people writing the checks for radio’s future are already moving. The deals are real, the dollars are in motion, and the conversation is happening at Forecast 2026 this upcoming Wednesday.
Increasing Your Value
(Mike McVay) During the recent Morning Show Bootcamp gathering in Austin, I had the honor of moderating The Radio Roundtable, exploring radio's inferiority complex, today's business realities, and embracing roles beyond traditional one-dimensional positions.
Turning ‘Uh-Oh’ Into ‘All Good’
(John Shomby) Unless you have been living under a rock, you are now probably aware of a software company called Astronomer, which was introduced to most of us through a very... revealing Coldplay concert video involving its now ex-CEO a few weeks back.
Marquee Expands Into Radio With Five Station Bicoastal Buy
Marquee Broadcasting West has reached an agreement to purchase Bicoastal Media’s cluster of five radio stations in Southern Oregon. The company already operates four broadcast television stations in the Rogue Valley.
Beasley Media Group Brings USF Bulls Football to Q105
Beasley Media Group and University of South Florida Athletics have launched a multi-year radio partnership, secured by Bulls Athletic Properties. Beginning with the 2025–26 season, Q105 (WRBQ) will become the flagship home of USF Football, delivering expanded coverage to fans across Tampa Bay.
John Fix: As-Run Data Is Key to Proving Radio’s Sales Impact
Former Procter & Gamble analyst John Fix is among those praising Media Monitors' latest announcement - one he says could help advertisers more accurately measure the sales impact of terrestrial radio and eliminate longstanding data gaps.















