The Sports Audience TV Can’t Match Is on the Radio, Study Shows
Sports radio listeners are twice as likely as non-listeners to support brands that back their favorite teams, according to a Vision Insights' Decoder study, and now Audacy is using the findings to make its case against national television for athletic ad dollars.
Pro-AM Radio Lobbying Topped $5M in Q1, Outpacing Opposition
Automakers and the Consumer Technology Association spent heavily in Washington during the first quarter of 2026 as the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act sits without a scheduled floor vote in either chamber, but radio groups and the NAB are still fighting strong.
Women to Watch: Cat Sodano; CMG’s 106.1 BLI
(Charese Frugé) Cat Sodano makes her own opportunities. “If you’re waiting for someone to hand you something in this business, you’re already behind,” she says. “I go out and create what I want.” That mentality has fueled a rapid rise at Cox Media Group’s 106.1 BLI.
When Farms Feel the Pressure, Radio Becomes Essential
(Kathleen Fink) Across rural America, farmers are heading into this season with more uncertainty than they’ve seen in years. That’s where radio quietly plays a role. Not as the headline, but as part of how farmers find what they need.
BFOA Breakfast Sends NAB Show 2026 Out on a High Note
The Broadcasters Foundation of America closed out NAB Show 2026 with its Annual Breakfast on Wednesday at the Encore Resort in Las Vegas, honoring eight broadcasters and sending the industry off with a reminder of why broadcasting and the BFOA matter.
Broadcasters Are Ready to Own the America 250 Moment
With America's 250th anniversary nearing, broadcasters are ready to own the moment. Those strategies came into focus on Tuesday at NAB Show as executives from radio and television shared ideas and plans for this once-in-a-generation national moment.
Rocca & Bargatze Back Broadcast’s Power During NAB Awards
NAB Show 2026 had plenty of industry business on the agenda on Tuesday, but the We Are Broadcasters program made room for reminders of why the work matters from Mo Rocca and Nate Bargatze, who were both honored and shared stories on the Main Stage.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Undorsements
(Paige Nienaber) KSFM in Sacramento once did something that I refer to as “undorsement”. As opposed to trying to lure the audience with photos of smiling, surgically perfect demo members who look like something out of The Stepford Wives, they took the opposite tack:
Do You Treat Your Station Like A Client?
(Josh Brown) When your mission is helping other businesses grow, your attention naturally shifts outward. When sales teams are chasing new clients and working for their current ones, self-promotion can quietly become an afterthought. That doesn’t work today.
NAB Inducts John Tesh and Rob Lowe Into Hall of Fame
The newest voice in the NAB's Radio Hall of Fame hasn't just been on the air for more than 25 years; he's also created one of the most memorable themes in sports. John Tesh was inducted into the NAB Hall of Fame on Tuesday night as part of the annual Awards Dinner.
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