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Toni DeKeyser and Ryan Swiger are taking mornings on Indianapolis' 107.9 The Mix (WNTR) as Cumulus Media goes local for The Morning Mix. DeKeyser, previously a co-host of the Smiley Morning Show on sister station 99.5 ZPL (WZPL), will remain on ZPL for middays.

Lawmakers keep calling AM radio a public safety tool. A new in-car data set from Hurricane Isaias shows what that looks like in practice, with listening tumbling at landfall, rebounding within days, and local stations claiming bigger shares of whoever stayed tuned.

(Mike McVay) While I am sure that historically there are combinations of two letters that are more feared than AI, it’s those two that are most top of mind today.

(John Shomby) Radio gives us plenty of opportunities to compare: ratings, market size, salaries, time slots, awards, social followers. Those measures can tell us something about our work. The trouble starts when we let them tell us what we’re worth.

AI-assisted radio is heading to Contemporary Christian, and the pitch is that localized does not have to mean expensive. Manna offers stations an alternative to generic voice tracking and national syndication, with an experienced programmer shaping the music and a Charleston personality anchoring as host.

The Hot AC sound is gone from 96.5 in Philadelphia, replaced by Country music's current stars. The new US 96.5 arrives with a commercial-free launch window, a full weekday lineup on the way, and a direct rival in Beasley's 92.5 XTU waiting for the same audience.

A top ten market is among four that have lost the industry's seal of approval for Nielsen's PPM ratings. The Media Rating Council revoked accreditation in a September decision, adding another strain to a currency already under review after a pause on the accreditation of Nielsen's diary service.

The frequency stays the same, but everything on it just got louder. Fredericksburg's Classic Rock station has a new identity rooted in Civil War history and a playlist that now reaches well beyond the classics, thanks to a relaunch that ended a weekend of stunting.

Carter Alan is saying goodbye after 47 years in Boston radio. The midday host on iHeartMedia's WZLX joined The Chuck Nowlin Morning Show earlier Monday to announce his decision to retire, with a farewell broadcast set for later this year.

As terrestrial radio continues its battle on Capitol Hill to maintain reception in the dashboard. Stingray, the Canadian broadcaster now behind TuneIn, just planted a flag in Ford and Lincoln vehicles, with co-branded streaming radio apps joining select models.