Avoiding the Audience Disconnect
(By Buzz Knight) In today’s business climate, I worry about programmers becoming disconnected from listeners. This hasn’t developed overnight. It began with the occasional canceled music test when a station or a cluster faced difficult revenue problems.
Lake Tahoe Radio Stations Change Hands After Chapter 11 Filing
D&H Broadcasting has announced the sale of its two Lake Tahoe stations, NewsTalk 1490 (KOWL-AM) and 93.9 The Lake (KRLT). The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the end of 2023, citing severe financial setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Houston Radio Stations Unite to Raise $85K for Children’s Literacy
Audacy Houston's annual “Kids Read Radiothon” in support of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation raised $85,000. The funds will provide 17,000 new books to children of low-income families in the local community.
Pfizer Takes The Week’s Top Ad Spot As ULTA Beauty Boosts
Pfizer could be prepping for a repeat of 2023, when it was the top dog of radio in Q4. After bursting into the lead last week, the pharmaceutical giant continues to dominate Media Monitors' rankings of the leading national radio advertisers.
Harris-Walz Campaign Begins $3 Million Hispanic Radio Ad Blitz
As the Harris-Walz campaign uses radio to great effect in battleground states, the Vice President's team is investing $3 million into Spanish-language radio ads. The organizing effort is targeting Latino voters in key battleground states during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Senators Demand Protection For Newsrooms From AI Summaries
A group of US Senators, including Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, is pushing the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how Big Tech is using AI to threaten content creators, including journalists, by misappropriating their work.
GBS Forms ZoneCasting Advisory Board To Set Best Practices
GeoBroadcast Solutions, the company behind ZoneCasting technology, has formed a national advisory board to guide its geo-targeting implementation. In May, the FCC began granting limited approval for program origination on FM boosters.
NAB Urges FCC For EAS Cybersecurity Plan For Broadcasters
As concerns about ransomware and other cybersecurity risks grow, the National Association of Broadcasters is urging the FCC to develop a standardized cybersecurity risk management plan template for broadcasters centered around the Emergency Alert System.
CORES Causes Confusion; FCC Places Halt On Fee Collection
The FCC is telling AM and FM radio licensees to hold their 2024 regulatory fee payments as erroneous population counts have placed some stations in incorrect fee categories. The notice was posted on the FCC's Commission Registration System, or CORES, on Friday.
Working With Mr. Not-So-Big
(By Pat Bryson) All too often, we fail to close business because we are speaking to a person who can say, "No" but can't say, "Yes." I call that person Mr. Not-So-Big. When that happens, what do we do?
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