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The 40 Most Powerful People in Radio will be announced on Monday, July 11th, 2022. Will Bob Pittman hold onto the number one position? Who are the newcomers to the list? Who got bumped off? What do all 40 power players have to say about the future of radio and radio's number one challenge moving forward? You must be a subscriber to Radio Ink magazine to see the list we've been publishing since 1996. Subscribe HERE.

Because it is still a federal crime to promote the sale of a controlled substance, and your license is doled out by the federal government, radio station owners have been reluctant to take ads promoting legal marijuana sales. The legal advice up to now has been that it could become an issue at license renewal time so don't risk it.

The top six radio deals in Q1 2022 totaled $57.2 million dollars. The figures are part of a new quarterly analysis from Kagan, the media research unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

(By Rick Fink) There are times when we know that regardless of what you do, it won’t have much impact. But we also know that some things are worth standing up and fighting for.

(By Mike McVay) News is fact-based information. News/Talk is opinion about events, policies, and commentary about the news. The lines in most listeners minds are blurred.

(By Loyd Ford) To truly reach beyond your competitors, you should consider how you are going to create a sense of community in association with you and your local radio brand or brands. Here are some tips on building relationships.

Ronnie Wright, former writer for the Bleacher Report, is launching a new sports podcast network called The BOAT, which stands for Best of All Time. The network will include sports-talk podcasts that will be co-produced by Wright and Amblacks Media.

(By Randy Lane) The bad news for radio: downsizing continues, revenues haven’t caught up to pre-Covid levels, commercial loads remain too high, listenership is declining especially with young people, music has become commoditized, and our old medium isn’t considered cool anymore.

Appearing at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference Thursday, Senator Marco Rubio told attendees he would not support a new fee or tax on radio. That’s more good news for radio one day after NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the NAB was winning its fight against musicFIRST.

They are not faces you often see on CNN or Fox News, and it's only ten names, but it's support nonetheless. Ten members of Congress have sent a letter of support for Zonecasting to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel voicing their support for the technology.