Educating the Mind and the Heart
(By Rick Fink) As a General Manager or Sales Manager, you hopefully conduct training meetings regularly educating your team on everything about the media sales process; but you may be neglecting a key area to train, as well.
Religious Radio Again Drives Quarterly Station Growth in Q3
FCC broadcast station totals for Q3 2024 yet again reveal that FM noncommercial educational radio stations, driven by heavy acquisition strategies from religious broadcasters, saw growth while AM station ownership continues its decline.
BFoA Rapid Relief Available for Hurricane-Afflicted Broadcasters
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and the looming threat of Hurricane Milton, the Broadcasters Foundation of America has taken swift action to ensure broadcasters impacted by these storms receive emergency aid as quickly as possible.
Sam Rogers To Head New Quu Division, Targeting National Ads
In-dash radio visual content provider Quu has announced the launch of the Quu Visual Network, a new division designed to bring the platform to national advertisers. The division will be led by former Audacy and CBS Radio executive Sam Rogers.
More Congressional Scrutiny For The FCC Over Soros ‘Fast Track’
As the US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability opens an investigation into the FCC's alleged "fast track" approval of billionaire investor George Soros' majority stake in Audacy, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is also demanding answers.
NYT Best-Selling Author Matt Britton To Talk AI At Forecast 2025
Renowned consumer behavior expert and CEO of Suzy, Matt Britton, has been announced as a featured speaker at this year’s Forecast 2025 conference, presented by Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report at the Harvard Club of New York City.
New Survey Reveals 8 in 10 US Hispanics Trust Radio
New research from SiriusXM this week shows that AM/FM has the highest trust level of any traditional medium. Now Katz Radio Group is digging into its own data to showcase how those numbers translate to the highly-radio-loyal US Hispanic audience.
Early 2025 Forecast Sees Radio Widen Ratings Lead Over TV
Over the past five years, AM/FM radio has steadily overtaken linear television in ratings, surpassing TV for the first time in 2022 and growing in 2023. Now that gulf could become significant - and almost impossible for advertisers to ignore - with a crucial change in 2025.
How We Launched A Radio Station in New York City in Nine Days
(By Mike McVay) You may know that over Labor Day Weekend, New York City got its first ever “Pop-Up Radio Station,” TJ 98-7. What you may not know is that the station came about in nine days. Here's how:
Be Like A Penguin
(By John Shomby) Let’s say you’re a fan of hockey's Pittsburgh Penguins. You purchased season tickets for the upcoming season and find out they will be hand-delivered by one of the players. That player? Future hall-of-famer Sidney Crosby!
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