Private Equity Firm To Buy High Plains Stations Out of Bankruptcy
A private equity firm already chasing an NBA franchise and building a new football league is deepening its footprint into radio. Blacksun Private Equity has agreed to acquire a group of twenty Texas and Arkansas stations from the bankrupt High Plains Radio Network.
Marconi Podcast Panel to Follow Radio Waynes at NAB Show NY
Radio's biggest sales honors and its buzziest podcast creators will share the same stage, back-to-back, on the opening morning of NAB Show New York. The 34th Radio Wayne Awards will hand off directly to a special panel of 2026 Marconi Podcast finalists.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Taking You For A Ride
(Paige Nienaber) Sometimes I think about when radio stations actually cared about their listeners' health and safety. In my weekly Radio Ink musings, I don't think I've referenced a Cumulus Albuquerque campaign, which won a metric ton of awards for public service.
Saga’s Q Ups the Ante, Netting $48,480 for Tennessee Teachers
During its third annual Q-Up the Classroom, Saga Communications’ Q108 (WCVQ) in Clarksville, TN, raised $48,480 for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation, restocking back-to-school supplies at CMC’s Teacher Warehouse.
Disney’s FCC Suit Could Set Precedent For Radio Licenses
With the FCC using the broadcast licensing process to examine programming under the Communications Act’s “public interest” standard, Disney and ABC have filed a lawsuit against the FCC that could ultimately have implications for radio's license holders.
AI Weighs In With Loyd Ford On Radio’s Employment Crisis
The Encouragers: The Radio Rally podcast turned to an unusual guest for its take on the industry's job market this year: ChatGPT. On a recent episode, Loyd Ford interviewed Sol, an AI built to analyze radio employment trends, from job security to needed skills.
Compass Media Networks Extends Big Ten Audio Partnership
Compass Media Networks has renewed its exclusive national audio rights to the Big Ten men's basketball tournament and football championship game, while adding coverage of the conference's women's basketball tournament under a fresh multi-year agreement.
Borrell: Local Advertisers Okay With AI, But There’s a Catch
AI use may be getting more acceptable in the marketing workflow, but local advertisers are drawing a line around what they expect to pay for it. New Borrell Associates data shows rising concerns about AI accuracy, disclosure, and paying human rates for machine-generated work.
Attorney Says Radio Contracts Have An AI Clone Problem
An attorney is warning radio talent that AI voice cloning is becoming a major blind spot and largely unregulated threat in broadcast employment agreements, with many current contracts offering little protection when it comes to protecting talent’s own voices.
Would You Give Away Your Over the Air Audience?
(Mike McVay) Jan Muller, CEO of the newly purchased My 105 FM in Zurich, Switzerland, has an avant-garde approach to selling commercial time on his station: they give away the over-the-air audience and charge for the digital impressions that come from their stream.
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