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(By Jeffrey Hedquist) Your client has solutions, products, services, methods, techniques, and skills to solve the problems of their customers (read: your audience.) But... that audience has heard it all before. They are awash in half-baked entreaties and lame offers.

(Sponsored Content) As of January 2025, FCC rules now allow FM radio stations to create geotargeted zones for political advertising through booster networks. This enables stations to broadcast content simultaneously in different geographic areas within their coverage zone, particularly benefiting political advertising.

Rubber City Radio Group's 97.5 WONE in Akron helped raise $377,343.70 for local Northeast Ohio charities in 2024. Non-profits assisted include Summit DD, the Humane Society of Summit County, and the Kidney Foundation of Ohio.

Charlottesville Radio Group is the latest Saga Communications branch to rebrand as the broadcaster emphasizes its increasingly multimedia approach. The Central Virginia cluster is now Charlottesville Media Group, including digital news platform CvilleRightNow.com.

Family Life Radio has reported the results of its 2024 Toy Drive, ultimately gathering more than 13,000 gifts for over 2,500 children across the US. The Toy Drive, supported by FLR’s listeners and partners, collaborated with eight local nonprofits to distribute the gifts.

What does it take to effectively coach and develop on-air talent in radio today? The answers vary, but the best Program Directors agree on a few key principles. Here's how the top Program Directors in Country radio lead their teams.

(By Dara Kalvort) Attending CES 2025 was a whirlwind experience. As someone deeply invested in digital transformation and AI in radio and beyond, I was inspired by how rapidly technology is redefining industries - and how critical it is to embrace these changes.

(By Valerie Geller) Among the news chapters in the new edition of my book, Beyond Powerful Radio, you'll find "In Case Of Emergency." In that chapter, Jerry Bell laid out his plan for your station's "red binder” should the worst happen.

Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past comes from Kevin McGuire's days at a radio station piped through cable TV. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.

Ahead of his inauguration on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump has announced Olivia Trusty as his nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission to replace the seat soon to be vacated by Democratic Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.