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For the 16th consecutive year, The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Premiere Networks are helping families in need celebrate Thanksgiving with the Annual Turkey Give. More than 7,000 turkeys have been distributed to show affiliates from New York City to Baton Rouge.

NRG Media has reached an agreement to sell six Central Nebraska radio stations to locally owned Usher Media. The deal includes KGFW-AM, KQKY, KRNY, and one FM translator in Kearney; KROR in Hastings; and KSYZ in Grand Island. 

Delayed by the government shutdown that halted most federal reporting, the FCC broadcast totals for Q3 2025 show slight growth, but continue to trace a clear divide between declining AM and commercial FM and a fast-growing noncommercial sector.

As the holiday season begins, we at Radio Ink want to pause and reflect on a year of validation. While critics have spent years predicting radio's demise, 2025 proved what we've known all along: AM/FM remains a trusted, beloved voice for all Americans.

(Paige Nienaber) Gather ‘round, kiddies, and let your ole Uncle Paige tell you a scary Christmas story about a radio station that didn’t understand the true meaning of Christmas. It was Christmas 1993, and your Uncle Paige was flying home.

One week after its announcement, we now have a price tag on Carter Media’s acquisition of fifteen Connoisseur Media stations and two FM translators in Missouri, and this deal is much more traditional than the one that saw Connoisseur exit the Bakersfield, CA, market.

The International Student Broadcasting Championship has announced the winners of its 2025 competition, recognizing outstanding achievement, creativity, and technical excellence among global student broadcasters, podcasters, and digital content creators.

WABC Radio, including station owners John and Margo Catsimatidis, is spreading holiday cheer across New York City, delivering 10,000 turkeys to families in need through the Police Athletic League, the NYPD, the FDNY, and other community organizations.

Hope Media Group held its 6th annual Hope to the Hungry event on November 6 and raised $129,442 across its Worship 24/7 stations. The nationwide event provided 38,006 Thanksgiving meals for individuals and families facing homelessness and food insecurity through partner ministries.

Why do certain reads succeed? That's the question asked and answered during the latest RAB Radio Mercury Awards webinar, which delivered a detailed breakdown of how radio creatives can elevate performance, direction, and talent selection for their ads.