CBA Names Station of the Year Winners at Denver Gala
More than 400 broadcast professionals gathered Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton Denver for the Colorado Broadcasters Association's annual Awards of Excellence Gala, recognizing local radio and television. This year's competition drew a record 546 entries from radio.
KISR Kisses 93.7 Goodbye For New Home Frequency In Arkansas
After 55 years, Baker Media’s 93.7 KISR will find a new home on Fort Smith radio dials at 93.1 starting this summer, pending FCC approval and following Pearson Broadcasting of Northwest Arkansas’ acquisition of the former frequency for ESPN Arkansas.
MIW & CRB Extend Country Radio Mentorship Deadline
Women in Country radio have a little more time to apply for one of the format's more competitive mentorship opportunities. MIW has pushed the deadline for its third annual "Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Country Radio" program to April 30.
Quinn to Keynote HRC on Hispanic Radio’s Ad Dollar Disconnect
The US Hispanic population has grown 19% since 2016. Ad investment hasn't kept pace. PQ Media CEO Patrick Quinn will bring the data, and a challenge for media buyers, to the Hispanic Radio Conference in Phoenix.
NAB Presses Gomez on Radio Ownership Caps With Fresh Data
The NAB made another run at Commissioner Anna Gomez's office last week, delivering fresh audience and revenue data in support of eliminating local radio ownership caps to the lone FCC Commissioner to publicly and repeatedly oppose consolidation.
Generating A 14-Week Leads Program For Local Sellers
(Loyd Ford) A disciplined leads program is one of the simplest ways to transform sales performance, yet it's often the least consistently executed. A focused 14-week structure creates both accountability and momentum; two ingredients every sales team needs.
Who Is Your Commercial Talking To?
(Jeffrey Hedquist) When you’re doing a presentation, making a sales call, speaking to a group, or doing standup, you want to connect with your audience emotionally. When you know who that audience is, you’ll be more effective. It’s the same with your commercials.
Pop-Up Station Aims To Boost College Radio Scholarships
WVYL Vinyl Radio, a pop-up station airing human-made programming from college, community, and commercial broadcasters worldwide, launches Monday for 120 consecutive hours to raise scholarship funds for students pursuing careers in radio.
Radio Loses Ground in Q1 as FCC License Decline Continues
For the first time in over a year, the total number of licensed radio stations fell, according to the FCC's quarterly count. As of March 31, AM and FM stations were down 19 from year-end 2025, as commercial losses outpaced continued growth on the noncommercial side.
Cumulus Reports $200M Loss for 2025 as Chapter 11 Continues
Cumulus Media lost $200 million in 2025. That's actually an improvement on how 2024 ended, but it may be the single most optimistic data point in an earnings report released Friday morning, five weeks into the company's Chapter 11 reorganization.
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