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To staff talent or not to staff talent? First came automation and voicetracking. Now artificial intelligence raises opportunities and concerns for broadcasters. Hear Mike McVay, iHeartMedia's PJ Gonzalez, consultant Bob Perry, and Grupo ACIR's Manuel Fernandez Tellez sound off on the issue.

Hutton Broadcasting has acquired nine radio stations in New Mexico and Colorado from American General Media, adding to its flagship stations in Santa Fe. Hutton Broadcasting will need FCC approval for the acquisition, and advertising inquiries will continue to be handled through existing staff.

Procter & Gamble have made radio their secret weapon to beat the competition at a much higher ROI. Now the "tremendous friend to the industry" will be recognized for their belief, commitment, and advocacy for radio ads at the RAB's Radio Mercury Awards on June 8 in New York City.

As technology advances and more people turn to digital platforms for their music and news needs, the future of AM radio is uncertain. With the battle for AM only getting hotter, Radio Ink wants to know your thoughts: do you think the AM band is worth saving?

On a recent episode of their radio show, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton vocalized their support for keeping AM radio in cars after an email from a listener on the issue. Sexton said listeners should, "focus in on the safety reasons to have AM and also the free speech reasons."

Artist-forward platform PickleJar and Cumulus Media have partnered on PickleJar Up All Night, a daily country program hosted by Patrick Thomas. The show will air live across Cumulus Media’s country stations in 47 markets seven nights a week, midnight to 5a ET starting May 5.

After a frequency flip with Bigfoot Poconos, Seven Mountains Media is launching POCO 103 (WPCO) in Pennsylvania starting Wednesday morning. The new station replaces Pocono 96.7, which Seven Moutains bought from Neversink Media Group earlier this year.

The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards have announced this year's radio winners. Country artists helped unveil the awards in a video on Tuesday, April 25.

After the sudden passing of Randy Zachary in January, Family Radio Network has found its new afternoon host. Doug Hannah has been selected as the new afternoon host for Family Stations, Inc's 70 stations starting Monday, May 1.

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued warnings to sixteen landowners in the New York City/New Jersey area for allowing illegal broadcasting from their property. The warnings were sent out as part of the Bureau's crackdown under their expanded authority via the PIRATE Act.