Hispanic Radio Programmers Navigate Listener Trust and AI Tools
From on-air authenticity to the benefits and limits of AI, the industry’s leading Hispanic radio professionals on the content side are balancing radio's timeless challenges and emerging quandaries. Here's how this year's Medallas de Cortez finalists handle programming.
Women To Watch: Issa Lopez
(By Charese Frugé) Issa Lopez is a bilingual Voiceover Artist specializing in English and Spanish imaging for radio stations across the country. She broke into radio in 2005 as Clear Channel was experimenting with a bilingual format in Denver.
Are Your Traditional Tactics Slipping? Flip The Funnel
(By Elliott Hurst) Radio’s not collapsing, it’s contracting, as national ad declines and digital surges. Yet in many salesrooms, digital remains a reluctant afterthought. Here’s how to shift your pitch and mindset this week:
FCC Filing Reveals Price Tag for Red Apple’s WRCR Purchase
Earlier this month, Red Apple Media, owner of New York City’s 77WABC, expanded its broadcast footprint into the Lower Hudson Valley with the acquisition of WRCR-AM. Now, a filed FCC document reveals the purchase price for the Rockland County station.
Karl & Crew to Replace All Local Moody Radio Morning Shows
As the Christian broadcaster shifts to a centralized, national format, local morning shows are being eliminated across Moody Radio to make way for Karl & Crew, a Chicago-based flagship morning show to be carried on Moody's 71 stations.
Two Chattanooga Stations Are Trading Places On The Radio Dial
Audacy is reshuffling the dial in Chattanooga with a frequency swap between Rock 105 and Kiss FM. Beginning May 23, WRXR will move to 103.7 FM and rebrand as Rock 103.7 as WKXJ shifts to 105.5 FM and adopts the name 105.5 Kiss FM.
AWMF Hosts 50th Gracies, Spotlights Female Media Leaders
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation marked a major milestone Tuesday night with the 50th Annual Gracie Awards Gala in Beverly Hills, celebrating the contributions of women in media across national radio, television, and digital platforms.
Delilah Shutters Oregon AM, Citing Local Market Challenges
Nationally syndicated personality Delilah has announced the end of her ownership of KDUN-AM in Reedsport, OR, marking the end of a deeply personal chapter in her broadcast career. No sale will be pursued, and the station’s license has been surrendered to the FCC.
Yes, Listeners Crave Live and Local – But Not the Way You Think
(By Seth Resler) “Live and local” has become a rallying cry against corporate consolidation and the loosening of ownership rules. But there’s a problem with this line of thinking: there’s very little evidence that “live and local” content alone will fix anything.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: A Dump For Dear Ole Dad
(By Paige Nienaber) If you asked me to compile a top ten list of best promotions, perhaps only three would be contests. Peppered throughout the list would be the times that a station or cluster reacted quickly and decisively when something like that occurred.
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