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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 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.

BMI is celebrating its "largest rate increase ever for the radio industry," as part of a settlement with the Radio Music License Committee. Hours later, ASCAP revealed a separate confidential settlement with the RMLC, also raising rates.

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.

Radio is facing real challenges, but independent operators are proving that those obstacles can be overcome. From California to Kentucky, these groups are showing that the path forward for radio may be in doubling down on what local operators deliver best.

(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.

(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 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 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.

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.