White House Freezes FCC Penalties at 2025 Levels
Last fall's government shutdown has produced an unexpected downstream effect for broadcasters: FCC penalties will not increase in 2026. The Enforcement Bureau confirmed this month that civil monetary penalties will remain frozen at 2025 levels.
104.3 The Score Keeps Chicago Bulls Radio Rights
Before their contractual shot clock expired, the Chicago Bulls scored a multi-year broadcast extension with Audacy. Per the partnership, 104.3 The Score (WSCR) will remain the flagship frequency for all regular and postseason games.
Katz: Radio’s Best Ad Unit Is the Person Behind the Mic
As budget cuts shrink on-air talent rosters across the country, new Katz Radio Group research makes the cost of that tradeoff clear: personality is a massive driver of radio loyalty, and listener trust in those hosts is the mechanism behind ad effectiveness.
For Podcast Consumers, the Smart TV Is a Radio Device
The audience that advertisers most want to reach might just be listening to radio on their televisions. A new study from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights puts that finding inside a broader portrait of podcast consumers as boundaries between audio platforms blur.
Smoke Out Summer Revenue During The Slowdown
(Loyd Ford) Summer has a reputation as a slower sales season full of vacations, shifting schedules, and distracted decision-makers. Which is exactly why it's the best time for your sales team to stop thinking like individuals and start thinking like a revenue task force.
Broadcasters Foundation Adds Gelman and Clarke to Board
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has added two to its board: the producer who has guided one of television's longest-running programs and a digital audio executive who helped shape content strategy for one of America's largest radio operators.
Bold Gold’s WSUL Gives Heartfelt $75K in the Catskills
The 98.3 WSUL Heart-A-Thon has distributed $75,000 across six organizations in New York's lower Hudson Valley for its 48th year, with Bold Gold Media continuing its role as the fundraiser's broadcast home as the event approaches a half-century of community giving.
An Upstate New York FM Is Back Under Border Control
A signal serving the gateway to the Adirondacks has come full circle. Border Media CEO Ricki Lee sold 93.5 Lake FM (WLGR) to Todd Nixon's Sticks Media in early 2025 and has now taken it back after Nixon defaulted on the promissory note that financed the deal.
Coop Turns Miles Into Moolah to Help Philly-Area Kids
Audacy Philadelphia morning host Coop, from BIG 98.1 (WOGL), has raised over $25,000 for the Child Life Services Department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia while walking more than 60 miles over five days during his second annual "Coop's Miles for Miracles."
NAB Presents Roll Back Plan to FCC Over Proposed Fee Hike
NAB is pressing the FCC to pull back a proposed 46% fee increase for broadcaster-operated earth stations, arguing the hike is disproportionate and effectively penalizes broadcasters for using satellite infrastructure to distribute programming to their audiences.
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