Hiring for the Microphone in a Social-First Era
(Erik Cudd) A recent ad seeking a morning co-host reflects a broader debate: Are stations searching for the best audio personalities and teaching them to succeed digitally, or are they finding successful digital creators and assuming their abilities will translate to radio?
NAB Joins Global Coalition To Keep Radio On Dashboards
NAB isn't just fighting to keep AM tuners in US cars anymore, it's fighting to keep radio visible on the dashboard around the world. The organization has joined Radio Ready, a global coalition focused on software and discoverability for over-the-air radio.
WTOP Ends 19-Year Simulcast, Leases Signal To K-LOVE
The highest-billing station in the US is signing away one of its three Washington-area repeater signals, as Hubbard Media that Connects ends WTLP's simulcast of WTOP, leasing the Maryland frequency to Christian broadcaster K-LOVE through 2029.
MIW, Media Staffing Network Reopen Speak Up! Applications
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio is searching for a fourth Speak Up! mentee. Created in memory of Media Staffing Network founder Laurie Kahn, the program pairs one woman from a small or medium radio market with senior female broadcast leaders.
Meet the Hedge Fund That Hollowed Out America’s Newsrooms
(Mike Blinder) Alden Global Capital is poised to hold a major voting stake in reorganized Cumulus Media. To many broadcasters, that may sound like another post-bankruptcy ownership story. To those of us in the newspaper business, it sounds like an alarm.
We Live Here Too: How Radio’s Top PDs Keep It Local
Every platform can reach an audience now. Not every platform can belong to one. That distinction is where radio still wins, and it's no accident. Radio Ink asked the Best PDs in America what they are doing to build and maintain strong local connections.
The Analog Opportunity
(Josh Brown) One of the trendy Gen Z things to do right now is to go to Goodwill and shop for CDs. Yes, seriously. Go ahead and laugh. But, guess what? I don't think this is really about CDs. I think it's about fatigue and an inherent yearning for authenticity.
Audacy Sports Stations Anchor New SiriusXM Tier
SiriusXM is putting its recent deal to bring Audacy's terrestrial sports stations to its satellite platform at the center of Sports Pass, a new low-cost, stripped-down subscription built around live games, local sports radio talk, and national voices.
Mid-West Family to Hand Springfield Radio Reins Over to Zimmer
Billed as a merger between two of the Ozarks' longest-running local broadcasters, Mid-West Family Broadcasting has reached a deal to blend its four Springfield, MO, stations into Zimmer Communications' holdings in the market, forming a new nine-station cluster.
26 Years Strong, WSB’s Care-a-Thon Breaks the Bank
For 38 straight hours this week, Atlanta stopped to listen for kids fighting cancer and blood disorders. Cox Media Group's 95.5 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB) wrapped its 26th annual Care-a-Thon, drawing more than $2.3m for patient families at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
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