iHeart Adds Flag Football to Emerging Sports Partner Portfolio
The International Flag League, formerly USA Flag, named iHeartMedia its official media partner, aligning the world’s largest flag football tournament operator with the United States’ largest owner of broadcast radio stations for year-round promotional support.
Podcasts Surpass Radio in Spoken-Word Listening for First Time
It may have seemed unthinkable a decade ago, but, for the first time, podcasts have surpassed over-the-air radio in daily spoken-word audio time in the US, according to new Edison Research Share of Ear data covering listeners 13 and older through Q4 2025.
64 Is The New 54: Is Radio Due For A Demographic Target Reset?
Is the advertising industry's default demographic target overdue for a reset? Audacy Senior Director of Research & Insights Reggie Shah is making the case to add another decade to the all-important Adults 25–54 standard ad target, which could benefit brands and radio.
TelevisaUnivision Narrows Q4 Net Loss Even With US Ad Decline
US advertising weakness cast a shadow over TelevisaUnivision's Q4, as the Spanish-language broadcaster opened terrestrial radio's earnings call season with a net loss despite narrowing the gap by more than half a billion dollars from a year earlier.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Hey! It’s Enrico Pallazzo!
(Paige Nienaber) “Home openers” are hurtling towards us like a runaway golf cart, bringing in a relief pitcher from the bullpen. This year will have the earliest Opening Day in MLB history, with your professional team either playing on March 25 (if you're in NYC or the Bay) or March 26.
Sales Inbound: Why Brand Visibility Is Your Ticket To More Deals
(Josh Brown) In my first column on this subject, I argued that “inbound is your station’s secret seller.” That idea still holds true, but in 2026, it’s no longer optional. It’s operational. At its core, inbound marketing isn’t complicated. It’s psychology.
Annapolis Alternative Rocker WRNR Comes Out On WTOP In DC
Cortana Media’s Annapolis-based 93.5 WRNR (WYRE-AM) is breaking into the DMV through an agreement with Hubbard Broadcasting, which will secure its carriage on the digital signal of the nation’s top-billing radio station and an FM translator in Silver Spring.
Free Country, Big Money: Maryland Radiothon Scores for St. Jude
Maryland’s 99.9 Free Country (WFRE) crossed a charitable milestone two decades in the making. The station’s 2026 “Free Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon” raised a record $640,320, pushing its cumulative total past $10 million for the research hospital.
Building On A Successful Career and Becoming a Brand
(Mike McVay) Whether your involvement with media is as an air talent, seller, sales & marketing, a part of the promotions team, as a technician or engineer, or on the social/digital team, continuing education should be a part of what you do to excel and advance your career.
Hate Him or Love Him…
(John Shomby) Are you a fan of Stephen A. Smith? I'll bet your answer is either a hard yes or a hard no. There’s an important reason for that. After watching a one-on-one interview with him on CBS Sunday Morning a few weeks back, I think we all can learn a little something.
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