Checking The Odds on Audacy’s Sports Betting In Houston
(Steve Allan) It was just announced that Audacy will add an FM component to its Houston sports station KILT. On the surface, this seems like a logical move. Spoken-word programming has been migrating to the FM band for quite some time, with varying degrees of success.
Green Bay’s WTAQ Tops Last Year’s Radiothon Haul with $34K
On July 17, hundreds of listeners across Northeast Wisconsin raised over $34,000 for the 20th Annual Families of Children with Cancer Radiothon on Midwest Communications Green Bay's News Talk WTAQ, surpassing last year's total by more than $7,000.
Survey: Consumer Confidence in AI Sinks Fastest Around News
Americans trust AI less than consumers in almost every other country surveyed, and new global data shows that distrust hits hardest in one place: the news.
Nielsen’s Exit from Puerto Rico Could Create an Industry Crisis
(Gene Bryan) Nielsen has informed the Puerto Rico media industry that it plans to discontinue its audience-ratings measurement services on the island at the end of 2026. The industry must resist the temptation to treat this as someone else’s problem.
Good News: Boldly Doubling Down on Local
(Dawn Ciorciari) Many broadcasters have reduced their investment in local programming and community engagement. At Bold Gold Media, we've made a very different decision. Rather than stepping back from local, we've doubled down on it.
Retire Your Persona Before It Retires You
(Randy Lane) I once hired and coached a morning host in a Top 3 market who enjoyed tremendous success for years. Twelve years later, he was still doing the same bits, delivering the same energy, and making the same cultural references. He lost his job and never regained success.
Blast From The Past: Clark Smidt; WBIS, 1966
Happy Friday! This week's Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from Clark Smidt, who takes us back to WBIS in Bristol, CT. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
AMP: ‘If It Works With Your Eyes Closed, Its a Podcast’
A coalition of platforms, advertisers, and talent agencies has settled on a single definition of a podcast, one pillar of the AMP Accords, a cross-platform measurement framework released Thursday by the Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting after a year of work.
Caught in the Middle: What Is the AI Line for Radio’s Top PDs?
As talent grow more concerned about AI's encroachment, Program Directors are now at the intersection of corporate directives and protecting their staff and sound. Radio Ink talked to some of the highest-performing PDs across the industry to find their line in the sand.
The Persistent Ad Gap
(Amador Bustos) Yesterday, Radio Ink reported on a podcast featuring the magazine’s president and publisher, Deborah Parenti, and New Mexico broadcaster Matt Martinez addressing a persistent issue: “68 million Hispanics in the U.S., but only five percent of ad budgets.”
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