Study: Majority of Radio Listeners Unbothered By AI Voices On-Air
Radio listeners can't reliably tell an AI-generated voice from a professional human read, and more than half are okay with a station using AI, per a new blind-listening study that found human and synthetic voices scoring nearly identical on trust, energy, and likability.
Fuzión Radio Debuts on KZMJ After Urban One Dallas Deal
After acquiring the 94.5 signal from Urban One for $6 million as part of a broader Dallas station swap reported earlier this year, Encouragement Media Group has launched Fuzión Radio on KZMJ, marking the market's first full-power Spanish Christian radio station.
BPM and Delmarva Public Pair Up on Chesapeake Bay Coverage
Baltimore Public Media and Delmarva Public Media are penning a formal partnership to share journalism, reporting, and resources, beginning with a jointly funded Agriculture and Environmental Reporter covering the Chesapeake Bay region.
SiriusXM Sued Over Star Logo Trademark Infringement Claims
A Massachusetts-based movie content company is suing SiriusXM for trademark infringement, alleging the satellite radio giant's newest logo, debuted in 2023, is confusingly similar to its own, a mark it says it has used continuously since 2022.
Audacy Pitches Advertisers On News/Talk’s Unmatched Reach
News-Talk has quietly become radio's most dominant format, out-listened to by nothing else on the dial, per a new marketer's guide from Audacy that ties the format's loyalty to real advertiser results, including a 24% average lift in web traffic across categories.
Grappling with Radio’s Layoff Reality
(Mike McVay) It seems to be happening more and more frequently. Positions are eliminated. It’s not about poor performance; it’s about eliminating cost. Responsibilities are divided and moved from position to position, increasing the workload of those who survive the cuts.
The Future Has Raised Its Hand
(John Shomby) For thirteen years, I've been part of the RAB’s National Radio Talent System at four different colleges. During my time being one of those “professionals”, classes got smaller year after year. Interest in radio softened. But this year, something different!
Golf, Brats, Auction Push GKB Beaver Dam Radiothon Past $180K
Good Karma Brands' 95.3 WBEV and 1430 ESPN Beaver Dam raised $180,063 for local children's charities during this year's John Moser Children's Radiothon, topping 2025's total by nearly $17,000 and pushing the Wisconsin stations' cumulative haul past $3.1 million.
For Allergy Brands, Radio’s Ad Power Is Nothing To Sneeze At
Television may capture 91% of ad spend for nasal and allergy relief products, but radio is generating stronger brand equity within the vertical despite getting a fraction of the ad dollars TV commands, according to new Cumulus Media/Westwood One research.
FCC Delays First Noncommercial FM Translator Filing Window
Just over a month before it would have opened, the FCC has rescheduled its filing window for new noncommercial educational reserved band FM translator station applications after broadcasters argued the original dates fell during a difficult summer stretch.
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