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With the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now in the Senate's hands, Christian broadcasters brought their priorities to Capitol Hill. NRB's President's Council gathered in DC for its Capitol Hill Media Summit with Speaker Mike Johnson and FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty.

Influence, not reach, is what podcast advertisers are really buying, according to one of the agency executives placing those buys. Adopter Media's Adam McNeil joined Audacy Head of Podcasts Leah Reis-Dennis for an Ad Age webcast expanding on Audacy's State of Audio report and what drives campaign performance.

(Paige Nienaber) Radio's greatest strength has always been its relevance. The "living in the moment" with the audience when something happens. Gas is all that anyone is talking about, so it would behoove you to talk about gas. "But we don't have money to buy gas!" Here's what you do:

A year after launching as a syndicator, Radiocraft has found an ad sales home for its two biggest shows. Compass Media Networks will represent TJ Taormina's morning program and Mason Kelter's nightly Top 40 request show to advertisers starting at the top of 2027.

John Goforth, who has run Hubbard Media That Connects' Gamut Podcast Network since joining the company in 2024, has been elevated to President. Hubbard says the new title places Gamut alongside its other media and entertainment companies.

Radio companies are well represented among podcasting's finalists for the fifth annual Signal Awards. iHeartMedia, Audacy, NPR, and a string of public radio stations from New Hampshire to West Texas are competing for honors to be announced in October.

The search for the next Country Radio Hall of Fame class is underway. Nominations for the Class of 2027 are now open, with inductees in the Radio and On-Air Personality categories set to be revealed during Country Radio Seminar 2027 in Nashville next March.

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Andy Grammer has been named ambassador for Friday's 16th World College Radio Day, recording an exclusive interview that will air on participating student stations across more than 50 countries during the global celebration.

Starting Thursday, Birmingham's public radio newsroom will stop saying Gulf of Mexico. University of Alabama at Birmingham-licensed 90.3 WBHM says a new Alabama law requiring state employees to use Gulf of America extends to its journalists.

Three seasons after trading traditional radio for a streaming-first deal, the Minnesota Timberwolves are heading home. Audacy Minneapolis' 830 WCCO returns as the team's exclusive radio flagship this season, carrying every regular-season game.