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Eastlan is adding Seattle and Oklahoma City to its monthly measurement service, bringing its total to nine of the 50 largest US markets added in the past year. The first books for both markets will be published today, as Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Houston.

Compass Media Networks has appointed Carter Alvord as Associate Director of Affiliate Sales, Sports & News/Talk Programming. Alvord, a 2026 Bucknell University graduate, has interned at Compass since June 2024 and will be based in the company's New York office.

Nearly six years after parting ways with the network, Mike Golic Sr. is coming back to ESPN Radio and bringing his son with him. The father-son duo will launch The Golics, a new morning show, on August 3 under a multi-year agreement.

Kayla Thomas spent four years as the late-night voice on iHeartMedia Los Angeles' 102.7 KIIS. Now she's adding her voice to the flagship. iHeartMedia New York has named the 2026 Gracie Award winner as night host at Z100 (WHTZ), taking over from Josh Martinez.

In a St. Louis surprise, Audacy has agreed to sell its six stations in the market to Hoffmann Media Group. Audacy CEO Kelli Turner, in a memo to staff, wrote, "While we were not actively looking to sell these stations, HF Companies presented an opportunity...that ultimately made strong business sense."

The Supreme Court overruled 90 years of precedent in a 6-3 ruling today that transforms the constitutional footing of every independent regulatory agency, including the FCC, by handing the President authority to remove Commissioners without cause.

According to new data, nearly one in three Americans gets their news via AM/FM each month. That clears the audience share of podcasts, print, and AI chatbots, and gives radio an audience that increasingly looks like one of the most valuable in the room.

(Deborah Parenti) When I first got into radio, there weren’t many women to look to for guidance. Middays were often labeled “housewife time,” built around a narrow idea of both the audience and what women in radio were supposed to be. That’s changed in some important ways.

(Loyd Ford) Most salespeople know they should see clients and potential clients more often. They know relationships grow faster face-to-face. They know campaigns perform better when there is consistent follow-up. So why do so many naturally avoid repetitive meetings?

(Steve Allan) As you can imagine, the Ratings Experts from Research Director, Inc. have been elbow deep into the data being generated by Xperi’s DTS AutoStage “ratings” service. As such, we have some thoughts. As of this writing, its potential as a revenue generator is...