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As audio continues to explode with on-demand content building on the base of traditional over-the-air radio, the Interactive Advertising Bureau is addressing the disparity between the time consumers spend on audio and the advertising revenue it receives.

Radio Ink is excited to announce that the Season of Giving Tally is back for 2024, ready to celebrate radio’s remarkable impact on local charities nationwide. Last year, stations collectively raised an incredible $28.32 million for various causes - but we can beat that!

Prepare for fresh perspectives on the future of artificial intelligence in radio in the upcoming November issue of Radio Ink. SBS Corporate VP of Digital Sales & Strategy Dara Kalvort is on special assignment into AI's transformative advertising potential in radio.

West Virginia morning host Robb Reel completed a 170-mile charity walk on Halloween to deliver $172,000 raised by listeners to WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital. Reel hosts Up Reel Early on Superstar Country 96.1 (WKWS) in Charleston.

A coalition, led by the Knight Election Hub, Votebeat, and Hearken, is offering US newsrooms free resources to support post-election coverage through its Election Urgent Care initiative, to help journalists amid the transition of power.

Happy Friday! This week’s Blast From The Past comes from Steve Fox at Rock 95 in Jacksonville, FL, in 1976. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.

SiriusXM held its first earnings call as a fully independent public company following its recent transaction with Liberty Media, and even as third-quarter revenue sank year-over-year, the satellite broadcaster's aggressive subscriber push may be turning a corner.

Days after FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel addressed GOP concerns about foreign ownership in Audacy following the company's Chapter 11 restructuring, the broadcaster has filed a petition requesting an increase in its foreign ownership cap to 49.99%.

Audacy has partnered with Super Hi-Fi to integrate AI technology into the operation of Denver's Front Range Country 103.1 (KQKS-HD2). Launched in March 2023, the station is now supported by Super Hi-Fi's Program Director platform - an FM band first for Audacy.

While quarterly financials for radio's biggest operators have yet to drop, there's certainly a lot for the industry to celebrate in the quarter's listening data. In Q3, radio captured 67% of all ad-supported audio listening time, with Millennial and Gen Z radio consumption rising.