Election Day 2024: Radio Reaches Voters in the Final Hours
It's Election Day and radio platforms are playing a pivotal role in the final push to reach voters. With hundreds of thousands of dollars in final investments pouring in, both major parties are betting big as radio networks prepare for wall-to-wall coverage as polls close.
Major Management Cuts Across iHeart In Q4 RIF
Ahead of its Q3 earnings call on Thursday, iHeartMedia is conducting significant layoffs - including multiple Market Managers - affecting clusters from Honolulu to Boston. Cuts began on Friday, with new names being added this week.
Changing the Clocks
(By Mike McVay) This past weekend the clocks rolled backwards to Standard Time. Clocks have been on many minds of late - namely, changing programming clocks - all thanks to Nielsen's plans to change the quarter hour listening requirement in 2025.
The People Behind the Success: Here’s To Our Mentors
(By John Shomby) In game one of the MLB World Series between the now-champion LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees, the winning hit was a dramatic 10th-inning grand slam homerun from Dodgers veteran and eventual Series MVP Freddie Freeman.
What Radio Can Learn from the Sonos App Disaster
(By Buzz Knight) Sonos home speaker units used to be a flawless experience that really highlighted the love of music that my wife and I have. Then something happened. Sonos decided to update their app, and yikes! What a nightmare of an experience.
Hispanic Radio Networks Unveils ‘The Influencer Network’
Hispanic Radio Networks has launched The Influencer Network, a new platform designed to connect advertisers with Hispanic audiences across the United States. This initiative harnesses the on-air and digital reach of HRN’s popular syndicated radio personalities.
Radio Holds Reach and Influence For The NFL Postseason
With the NFL postseason approaching, Westwood One is giving an updated look into how football's radio coverage remains a premier advertising platform for brands aiming to reach the sport's most engaged fans, stacking on previous findings from the 2023-2024 season.
Anxiety Squeezes National Ad Spending Ahead of Election Day
The week before the election saw a slight cooling of national ad spend, with a few exceptions. Media Monitors’ latest report showed Progressive holding steady in its spending and some new names pop up as the holiday season prepares for full force.
NAB Appoints Sean Perkins as CMO for NAB Show Marketing
The National Association of Broadcasters has appointed Sean Perkins as Chief Marketing Officer and SVP of Global Connections and Events. In this role, Perkins will lead marketing strategies for NAB’s flagship events, NAB Show and NAB Show New York.
RMLC and SESAC Spar As New Royalty Fee Set Through 2026
The Radio Music License Committee has blocked SESAC’s attempt to more than double licensing fees for RMLC-represented radio stations from 2023 through the end of 2026. The license will continue covering over-the-air, HD multicasting, and simulcast streaming.
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