Radio Down, Debt Down: Urban One Hangs Hopes On Better 2026
Urban One finished 2025 inside its guidance range, but CEO Alfred Liggins was measured in his optimism on the company's Q4 earnings call, pointing to a slower-than-expected start to the new year while defending the company's decision to hold its 2026 outlook steady.
iHeart’s TikTok Radio Going Live in NYC, LA and 26 More Markets
It's been three months since iHeartMedia revealed its plans for TikTok Radio, in coordination with the social media colossus. Now the "living, breathing For You Feed," as the broadcaster calls it, is here with a debut set for 28 stations in major US markets.
What Makes Radio Stronger Now? Top Industry Leaders Weigh In
Most days, there is no shortage of doom and gloom talk for radio, both outside and inside the industry. But AM/FM refuses to yield. It is adapting, expanding, and in many ways, coming into its own in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago.
Debt Reduction Overshadows Net Loss For Salem Media in 2025
Salem Media may have closed out fiscal year 2025 with a $34.6 million net loss, but the conservative Christian broadcaster appears very well-positioned for the future after spending the year shedding considerable debt and with another big asset sale on the way.
Women To Watch: Stella Bianco, Cumulus Media Buffalo
(Charese Frugé) For Stella Bianco,Production Director for Cumulus Media Buffalo, radio is about more than music and microphones; it’s about building genuine relationships with listeners.
You Can Track the Click, But Who Created It?
(Kathleen Fink) There’s no question that modern attribution tools have made marketing more measurable than ever before. But there’s also a quiet blind spot hiding inside performance marketing that doesn’t get talked about often enough.
iHeartMedia Pens Audio Partnership With Global Gaming League
It describes itself as “a new kind of video game entertainment league where gaming, culture, music, sports, fashion, and reality TV collide.” Now the Global Gaming League has intersected with the United States' largest owner of radio stations, iHeartMedia.
Kari Lake’s USAGM Tenure Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge has ruled that Kari Lake never had the legal authority to serve as acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, voiding the actions she took during her tenure, including the layoffs of hundreds of agency employees, leading to an uncertain future.
Holston Valley Raises $682K, Tops $6M All-Time For Niswonger
Fourteen years in, the numbers keep climbing for Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation's annual Radiothon for Niswonger Children's Hospital. This year's two-day effort around Tennessee's Tri-Cities raised $682,255, pushing the event's all-time total past $6,000,000.
Freedom Means Choice
(John Ostlund) Recently, the FCC encouraged radio stations to air “Pledge America” campaigns to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. On the surface, none of this sounds objectionable. But government direction of speech is.
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