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(Paige Nienaber) Greetings from a hotel room. I'm waiting to see if the government shutdown is going to interfere with a complicated series of flights taking me to speak at the Alaska Broadcasters Association. One of the things I’m going to touch on in Anchorage is “seminal moments.”

(Josh Brown) For decades, radio has been built around a simple formula: find a lane, stay in it, and never stray too far from what “works.” But while radio has been busy playing it safe, an entire generation of artists, and their fans, has quietly built a movement outside the FM dial.

Contrasting departmental results for Q3 highlight Entravision’s accelerating pivot toward programmatic advertising and global ad tech services, as the Hispanic-focused broadcaster's legacy media portfolio continues to face revenue struggles felt by many.

Audacy Senior Vice President of Sports Monetization Lee Davis is retiring after overseeing sales and enablement across the company's sports portfolio since 2023. Davis rejoined Audacy in 2018 to lead the relaunch of the company's TWIN platform.

The Woody Show is breaking out of its morning routine and into the rest of the radio day. Premiere Networks is offering the syndicated program in multiple dayparts, packaging it as a four-hour weekday and Saturday show with an optional fifth hour.

Two Las Vegas stations are returning to their original homes on the dial at midnight on Thursday, November 13. As part of the change, Beasley Media Group's Coyote Country (KCYE) will move back to 102.7 FM, and KVGS will return to 107.9 FM.

The downturn of DEI in the current political atmosphere has done no favors for radio's largest Black-focused broadcaster. With revenue down 16% in the third quarter, Urban One is cutting its full-year guidance, but its leadership remains optimistic about a brighter 2026.

Audacy Rochester’s 950 The Fan (WROC-AM) and minor league hockey's Rochester Americans are continuing a multi-year broadcast partnership, keeping The Fan the exclusive flagship station for all 72 regular-season Amerks games.

After 44 years behind the mic in the Midwest, Jane Matenaer is taking her final bow. The Matenaer On Air host told listeners Monday that she’ll retire at year’s end. She has been with the Wisconsin-based Civic Media since its launch in 2022.

Radio is maintaining its rhythm with America's renewed commute, but is AM/FM turning post-COVID listener momentum into marketer engagement? The latest Marketer Perceptions study frames the return-to-work comeback as an advertising opportunity.