Platform, Not a Purpose
(Greg Tantum) When the printing press arrived in the 15th century, cultural elites feared the mass democratization of text would dilute scholarship and rot society's collective attention span. We face a nearly identical psychological barrier today with radio.
WWNN Weekends Bring Wall Street to Washington’s WTOP
Markets don't take weekends off, and now neither does Red Apple Media's Worldwide News Network's business coverage. WWNN Weekend Business Reports debuted on Hubbard - Media That Connects's WTOP in Washington as the service's first affiliate partner.
Colombia’s Consul Honors SBS’s Caracol America
Spanish Broadcasting System's newest Miami station is getting international recognition just months after signing on. The Consul of Colombia presented Caracol America 106.3 (WRAZ) with an award, citing the station's growing popularity among Colombian listeners.
Entravision Expands AI Co-Hosted Show To Five Markets
Entravision's show built around an AI co-host is expanding well beyond its LA launchpad. Geraldine "GeeGee" Guzman and AI personality Coyotec are expanding to five Fuego Network markets, adding more English to match the network's bicultural audience.
Magnum Media Buys Out Sparta-Tomah In Wisconsin
Magnum Media is expanding its western Wisconsin footprint, striking a deal to acquire four signals from Sparta-Tomah Broadcasting, including flagship country outlet Cow 97 (WCOW). The sale marks Sparta-Tomah's full exit from the radio business.
IEEE Sets New Broadcast Technology Forum For NAB HQ
The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society is starting a new event to walk through the entire broadcast delivery chain in a single room. The IEEE Broadcast Technology Forum will bring engineers, executives, and researchers together at NAB headquarters in Washington, DC.
Kentucky’s Forcht Media Joins The Radio Rebrand List
Forcht Broadcasting is now Forcht Media in a rebrand that places the Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois operator among an enlarging list of radio groups that have dropped or altered their names to reflect a broader focus beyond AM/FM, as digital advertising grows.
Urban One Narrows Loss in Q2, Warns On Reckless Radio M&A
"The radio consolidation trail is littered with companies that went bankrupt through consolidation just for the sake of consolidation," Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins III warned during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call, as the broadcaster preps for an era of scale.
Behind Every Great Sales Floor Is a Relationship Manager
As every tool in the sales process gets faster, more automated, more templated, the Director of Sales and General Sales Manager have become the gatekeepers of what can't be automated: the relationship. That's leadership work, not spreadsheet work.
Commuters Have Heavy Midterm Sway, Making Radio a Must Buy
If 2024 brought "The Podcast Election," will 2026 be known as "The Commuter Election"? New data from 1,000 registered US voters taken in June found that voters stuck in traffic are angrier about the economy and more likely to vote - and radio reaches them first.
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