Audacy, MeidasTouch Network Strike Exclusive Podcast Deal
Audacy is adding one of the fastest-growing progressive news operations to its podcast lineup, forming a strategic partnership with the MeidasTouch Network as the exclusive audio sales and distribution partner, with eyes on expansion to traditional radio.
Charlotte Market Manager Mac Edwards Set to Depart Beasley
Mac Edwards, VP and Market Manager of Beasley Media Group’s Charlotte cluster, will depart his role on September 4. Edwards first joined Beasley in 1991 as a talent and PD at WKML in Lumberton, NC. Five years later, he ascended to GM at WFLB and WAZZ-AM.
One of Charlie Kirk’s Final Interviews Featured In Documentary
One of Charlie Kirk's final interviews is set to reach audiences via SalemNOW. The Salem Media streaming service will premiere Can You Hear Me Now? on September 10, featuring one of the last conversations Kirk recorded before his death a year prior.
ESPN New York Shows Add MSG Networks Simulcast
MSG Networks is expanding its radio-to-TV pipeline with Good Karma Brands. Starting September 8, the network will simulcast ESPN New York (WEPN-AM)'s morning and afternoon drive shows, DiPietro & Rothenberg and Don, Hahn & Rosenberg.
Analysis: TikTok Plus Radio Lifts Ad Reach 112% for Adults 25–54
Radio's reach advantage isn't limited to its own lane. New data shows that layering AM/FM ads onto a Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok campaign can lift incremental reach by as much as 112%, according to analysis by the Cumulus Media/Westwood One's Audio Active Group.
Private Equity Firm To Buy High Plains Stations Out of Bankruptcy
A private equity firm already chasing an NBA franchise and building a new football league is deepening its footprint into radio. Blacksun Private Equity has agreed to acquire a group of twenty Texas and Arkansas stations from the bankrupt High Plains Radio Network.
Marconi Podcast Panel to Follow Radio Waynes at NAB Show NY
Radio's biggest sales honors and its buzziest podcast creators will share the same stage, back-to-back, on the opening morning of NAB Show New York. The 34th Radio Wayne Awards will hand off directly to a special panel of 2026 Marconi Podcast finalists.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: Taking You For A Ride
(Paige Nienaber) Sometimes I think about when radio stations actually cared about their listeners' health and safety. In my weekly Radio Ink musings, I don't think I've referenced a Cumulus Albuquerque campaign, which won a metric ton of awards for public service.
Saga’s Q Ups the Ante, Netting $48,480 for Tennessee Teachers
During its third annual Q-Up the Classroom, Saga Communications’ Q108 (WCVQ) in Clarksville, TN, raised $48,480 for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation, restocking back-to-school supplies at CMC’s Teacher Warehouse.
Disney’s FCC Suit Could Set Precedent For Radio Licenses
With the FCC using the broadcast licensing process to examine programming under the Communications Act’s “public interest” standard, Disney and ABC have filed a lawsuit against the FCC that could ultimately have implications for radio's license holders.
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