Impairments Drive Saga to 2025 Net Loss as Digital Still Climbs
As Saga Communications navigates its transition to a "blended" model of broadcast and digital revenue, the company posted a net loss for 2025. But CEO Chris Forgy traces the transformation to wisdom after a different kind of loss: the death of founder Ed Christian.
Rickey Smiley Extends Urban One Run, Video Podcast Coming
Rickey Smiley is staying put and going bigger with Urban One. The Marconi Award-winning comedian has signed a five-year extension of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, while also beginning a new original video podcast series via the Urban One Podcast Network.
Radio Down, Debt Down: Urban One Hangs Hopes On Better 2026
Urban One finished 2025 inside its guidance range, but CEO Alfred Liggins was measured in his optimism on the company's Q4 earnings call, pointing to a slower-than-expected start to the new year while defending the company's decision to hold its 2026 outlook steady.
Home Market, New Title: Erik Bradley Takes The Spot In Dallas
Erik Bradley is adding Dallas to his portfolio as Audacy's Brand Manager at KS107.5 (KQKS) in Denver, Assistant Brand Manager of B96 (WBBM) in Chicago, and Director of Music Initiatives takes on Brand Manager duties at Classic Hits formatted 98.7 The Spot (KSPF).
iHeart’s TikTok Radio Going Live in NYC, LA and 26 More Markets
It's been three months since iHeartMedia revealed its plans for TikTok Radio, in coordination with the social media colossus. Now the "living, breathing For You Feed," as the broadcaster calls it, is here with a debut set for 28 stations in major US markets.
What Makes Radio Stronger Now? Top Industry Leaders Weigh In
Most days, there is no shortage of doom and gloom talk for radio, both outside and inside the industry. But AM/FM refuses to yield. It is adapting, expanding, and in many ways, coming into its own in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago.
Debt Reduction Overshadows Net Loss For Salem Media in 2025
Salem Media may have closed out fiscal year 2025 with a $34.6 million net loss, but the conservative Christian broadcaster appears very well-positioned for the future after spending the year shedding considerable debt and with another big asset sale on the way.
Women To Watch: Stella Bianco, Cumulus Media Buffalo
(Charese Frugé) For Stella Bianco,Production Director for Cumulus Media Buffalo, radio is about more than music and microphones; it’s about building genuine relationships with listeners.
You Can Track the Click, But Who Created It?
(Kathleen Fink) There’s no question that modern attribution tools have made marketing more measurable than ever before. But there’s also a quiet blind spot hiding inside performance marketing that doesn’t get talked about often enough.
iHeartMedia Pens Audio Partnership With Global Gaming League
It describes itself as “a new kind of video game entertainment league where gaming, culture, music, sports, fashion, and reality TV collide.” Now the Global Gaming League has intersected with the United States' largest owner of radio stations, iHeartMedia.
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