Eternal Morning Show Truths
(Dave Ryan) My good friend Randy Lane messaged me the other day and asked if I could write some things I’ve learned about morning radio over the years. Although radio has changed dramatically in the past few decades, there are still many eternal truths that matter
Blast From The Past: Doug Berton
Happy Friday! This week's Radio Ink Blast From The Past features Doug Berton kicked back in the air chair at KRBB in Sallisaw, OK. Send your Blast From The Past to Editor-in-Chief Cameron Coats for your chance to be featured.
Senate Panel Advances NO FAKES Act to Protect On-Air Voices
Federal legislation targeting AI-generated voice and likeness replicas cleared a key hurdle today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the NO FAKES Act by unanimous voice vote; a result NAB is calling a safeguard for broadcast journalists and on-air talent.
iHeart’s AudioGraph Brings Digital Ad Targeting to Broadcast Radio
iHeartMedia is taking a direct run at the measurement gap between terrestrial radio and digital ad buying with AudioGraph, a targeting and attribution platform from Triton Digital that connects listener identity data to broadcast campaigns for the first time at scale.
August To Bring FM Translator Window for Radio Non-Comms
Noncommercial broadcasters have known since February that a reserved band FM translator window was coming. Now they have the details. The FCC's Media Bureau has set the application window dates and released the full framework governing eligibility.
Norsan Media Goes Bigger In Texas With Austin FM Buy
Three years after entering Austin with a single AM and a translator, Norsan Media is buying the market's most powerful full-service FM. The Charlotte-based Hispanic broadcaster has agreed to acquire Vibe 93.3 (KGSR) from Waterloo Media in a multi-million dollar deal.
Turn It Up, Freddy: The Road Trip and The Radio
(For the past week, much of sports social media has been captivated by an unlikely star: Freddy, the German tourist documenting his five-week American road trip for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. What started as a simple travel diary has become a phenomenon.
25 Schools In As Urban One Names Its HBCU Esports League
Urban One and PlayVS's national esports league has a name: the Power4+ HBCU Esports League. Along with the official branding, the companies confirmed that...
New SEC Rule Could Cut Radio’s Financial Transparency in Half
What President Trump floated on Truth Social in 2025 is now a formal SEC rulemaking, and could present a tradeoff: publicly traded radio companies could file half as many financial reports, while investors and the industry at large get half as many chances to see inside.
AWM Foundation’s Local Gracie Awards Return to New York
A reminder that local radio still connects. A celebration of the next generation. Two pioneers receiving a torch they spent decades earning. The Alliance for Women in Media's 51st Annual Gracie Awards Luncheon brought it all into focus on Tuesday in New York City.
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