Dems Take FCC’s Expanded Political Ad Discount Rules to Court
Four Democrats took the FCC's Media Bureau to federal court this week, arguing a March guidance document unlawfully extended discounted political advertising rates beyond what Congress authorized, potentially affecting how broadcast stations price political inventory.
iHeartMedia Layoffs Hit Programming Hard in Cost-Cutting Push
iHeartMedia has begun another round of mass layoffs, with exits confirmed across dozens of markets as the company restructures its Programming organization in lockstep with an ongoing cost-cutting campaign to the tune of $150 million in targeted annualized savings.
Beasley CBO Kevin LeGrett Gives a Look Into the ‘War Room’
Beasley Media Group's new Chief Business Officer Kevin LeGrett has run some of the largest clusters in American radio. Now he's telling Radio Ink why he walked away from the big machine and what he's building at Beasley in part one of an exclusive conversation.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: In Her Wedding Era
(Paige Nienaber) Radio has consistently sucked at being able to acknowledge the stuff that happens on the weekends and holidays. So fair warning: when Taylor Swift gets married over the Fourth of July weekend, it's going to be seismic, and radio shouldn't miss it.
TAB Show 2026 Reveals Programming for Round Rock Roundup
The 2026 Texas Association of Broadcasters Show is giving a first look at programming across two full days expected to bring 1,200 broadcasters, engineers, sellers, and leaders all under one roof at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Round Rock on August 5 and 6.
WCCO Raises $82K for Blood Cancer Patients in Minneapolis
Audacy Minneapolis' 830 WCCO raised more than $82,000 during its fourth annual "Cure Blood Cancer Radio Auction," supporting the National Marrow Donor Program and its mission to connect blood cancer patients with life-saving stem cell donors.
Study: While Algorithms Falter, Radio Holding Its Audience
The algorithm was feared to be radio's undoing. Now, years of media habit data now show algorithmic platforms like social media, streaming television, and music streaming shedding frequent users, while radio posted the smallest decline of any platform tracked.
Will AI Replace Local Radio Sellers In Five Years?
The numbers aren't there yet, but the disruption is coming, says new survey data from Borrell Associates and analysis from the IAB Tech Lab, painting a picture of the window that local broadcasters have before AI potentially reshapes the ranks of their sales departments.
Playing (and Winning) the Long Game
(Mike McVay) Because of the nearly even competition among broadcasters, competing today is often dependent on habitual listening. If your station has talent that serve as a cornerstone of the station, and the station is successful, then hang onto that talent.
Radio Doesn’t Need More Spectators
(John Shomby) Spend ten minutes on social media, and you'll find no shortage of people willing to tell you what's wrong with radio. Some people in (and no longer in) radio seem far more committed to proving the business can't succeed than they are to helping it succeed.
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