Buffalo Bills and Sabres Dropping WGR Radio With In-House Move
The Buffalo Bills have ended their 14-year partnership with Audacy's WGR AM 550, as the NFL franchise moves to produce and distribute all preseason, regular-season, and playoff radio broadcasts in-house, in coordination with Good Karma Brands.
Joey Martin Joins NAB to Lead Sales for Vegas and NYC Shows
Joey Martin is joining the National Association of Broadcasters as Senior Vice President of Sales Strategy and Enablement for Global Connections and Events, placing him in charge of sales and revenue operations for NAB Show and NAB Show New York.
LaCroix Earns Assistant Brand Manager Role At Baltimore’s Fan
Audacy Baltimore has announced the promotion of Joe LaCroix to Assistant Brand Manager at 105.7 The Fan (WJZ). LaCroix joined the station in 2017 as a part-time board operator. He was named Executive Producer of The Big Bad Morning Show in 2021.
KUFO Found In Portland After Fifteen Years
As it returns heritage brands to former Alpha Media markets across the US, Connoisseur Media has relaunched rocker KUFO to the Portland dial on 102.9 FM. The market has been without an Active Rock station since KUFO exited the format in 2011.
Nielsen Countersues Cumulus, Alleges Data Sharing With Eastlan
Nielsen is firing back at Cumulus Media’s antitrust lawsuit with counterclaims accusing the broadcaster of secretly sharing proprietary radio ratings data with rival Eastlan Ratings. The audio measurement company is seeking damages and additional relief through the court.
IAB Seeks Federal Protection for Media Against AI Exploitation
As radio stations increasingly operate their own proprietary news sites to drive digital traffic and revenue, the Interactive Advertising Bureau is suggesting legislation that would seek to protect publishers from large-scale content scraping by artificial intelligence.
Audacy Picks Three New Format VPs Amid ‘Content-First’ Shift
Audacy has appointed three new Format Vice Presidents as part of an ongoing reorganization around programming. The new format captains will affect the Sports, Rock, and Top 40 verticals, with Brand Managers now reporting directly to the appointed VPs.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Big Bowl Movement
(Paige Nienaber) The clock is ticking, it’s the Bowl in a couple of days followed by Valentine's. And there are absolutely, without question, going to be stations that don’t do anything for either of them. The Bowl, kind of maybe, I could sort of excuse missing. But Valentine's?
McVay, Johnson to Lead Radio Vendor Alliance’s Pre-CRS Seminar
McVay Media President Mike McVay and Tracy Johnson Media Group President Tracy Johnson will be at the helm for the first-ever Country Radio Seminar pre-show forum, held in conjunction with the Radio Vendor Alliance, on March 17 in Nashville.
vCreative and Radio.Cloud Align Platforms for Audio Transfers
vCreative and Radio.Cloud have completed a new system integration connecting production and playout for stations using both platforms. The connection allows produced audio created in vCreative to transfer directly into Radio.Cloud using AutoDub technology.
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