RAB Opens Registration for AI Sales Tool Webinars
The RAB is moving the AI conversation from concept to practice. The organization has opened registration for a four-part presentation series focused specifically on integrating AI tools into radio sales workflows, running from July through September.
Love Always Grant Expands WPR’s Youth Music Education Efforts
The Love Always Foundation has awarded $100,000 to Wisconsin Public Radio for the statewide expansion of WPR's Classical Music Day, an initiative born in Milwaukee that connects student musicians and youth ensembles to performance opportunities in professional concert settings.
Four Radio Groups Face ASCAP Suits Over Unlicensed Music
ASCAP filed federal copyright infringement suits today against four radio groups it claims have aired its members' music without a valid license for several years and refused to resolve the matter despite repeated outreach from the organization.
MBA Hall of Fame Honors Arthur Singer, Jordan Rich and More
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association added seven to its Hall of Fame during an evening of friends, family, and colleagues, which ended with the induction of the MBA's late co-founder and first President, Arthur J. Singer, who received the Pioneer Award.
Salem Media Moves Into Christian-Centric Talent Representation
As it heads toward new ownership, Salem Media is moving beyond broadcasting and publishing into talent representation. The company has started Salem Creators Agency, a new venture focused on helping faith-centric and family-friendly creators grow.
Inserra: FCC Public Interest Power Is a Constitutional Relic
Ten days after the FCC Media Bureau warned broadcasters that no licensee holds a right to the public spectrum, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute is arguing that the regulatory framework underlying that notice is technically obsolete and constitutionally indefensible.
Why Some of Broadcasting’s Biggest Names Are Rethinking Traffic
(Sponsored Content) The staffing model that built broadcast operations for decades is showing its age. A growing number of stations and groups are moving to a different approach, and the results are changing how leadership thinks about traffic entirely.
A 360 View of Multiplatform Content Creation
(Mike McVay) Over-the-Air may be the origination point for content, but the destinations are many for the endpoints of today’s entertainment, information, and community connection. Podcasting, Streaming, Social Media, Smart Speakers, and apps are all new attraction points.
Don’t Drown in Disruption
(John Shomby) Over the past few years, a handful of companies have quietly reset expectations for how people work, lead, create, and consume. And like it or not, those expectations don’t stay in Silicon Valley. They show up in your studio and your ratings.
KCMO Talk Radio Expands to Topeka as Cat Country Ends
Topeka's Cat Country days are done. Cumulus Media has flipped KTOP to a simulcast of its Kansas City News/Talk station KCMO-AM. The format change follows Cumulus closing its Topeka studios in January and consolidating operations under Kansas City management.
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