Podcast

Here's a learning lesson from an LPFM in the Midwest, as RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson discusses the launch of a Spanish-language radio operation once the stuff of dreams. Led by Venezuelan immigrant and journalist Linda Parra, this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast from Radio Ink and the Radio + Television Business Report puts the focus on the first in-language voice for Latinos in Toledo, Ohio.

"Mega Nation" is a sales and ratings success. The radio network serving the Philadelphia DMA also recently went viral thanks to its Spanish-language play-by-play of a historic Philadelphia Eagles win. What can you learn from what's going on in the Delaware Valley? This podcast could give you some great ideas.

In a move that further cements its place as the No. 1 audio content origination and distribution company in the U.S., iHeartMedia is agreeing to acquire the parent company of the podcast hosting firm used by RBR+TVBR for its InFOCUS reports.

Created by the experts at Podcast Business Journal, Radio Ink, and the Radio + Television Business Report, the "How to Make Real Money Podcasting" three-day virtual summit will feature discussions with real people making real money. It's scheduled for July 13-15, and we've got all of the details by clicking here.

This InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, offers a synopsis of the Q2 reports released Wednesday by Fox Corporation and Roku, and on Thursday by Beasley Media Group and Urban One. There's also great comments about the use of "audio" vs. "radio" from Saga head Ed Christian. LISTEN HERE

What is Media Services Group Chicago-based Partner Bob Heymann's assessment of where FM station valuations are, and is that seriously harming the marketplace for a longer period than some may have anticipated? That's just one question he responds to in the latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

The CEO of independent media planning and buying agency Mediastruction joins Adam R Jacobson on this latest podcast, presented by dot.FM. Mediastruction is in the process of a multi-market radio buy and is seeing some very sudden year-over-year changes. She shares her thoughts. LISTEN HERE

RBR+TVBR's review of the broadcast media industry's second quarter 2022 earnings reports continues with audio highlights from Cumulus Media's Q2 2022 call, featuring CEO Mary Berner and CFO Frank López-Balboa. It's all here in this 20-minute InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.  LISTEN HERE

These audio reports feature RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in conversation with some of the broadcast media industry's biggest names, discussing key topics of importance to you and your business. Our archive now includes more than 350 episodes for you to explore!

This InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, summarizes the iHeartMedia Q1 2023 call in under 20 minutes, giving you all of the information you need to understand where the radio industry's biggest station owner — and all of Radio in the U.S. — could be heading in the weeks ahead. LISTEN HERE

Since Friday, there's been an unprecedented flow of big, headline news stories coming from Washington, D.C., ranging from a federal court order telling the FCC it has 90 days to complete its 2018 quadrennial review of its rules to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives getting the boot. What does it all mean for broadcasters? RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson speaks with Foster Garvey attorney Brad Deutsch to get an update. LISTEN HERE

He’s worked in television since 1976, and has been at his current station since 1997. Now, Fred Hunter is retiring from WBRC-6 in Birmingham. He shared his thoughts on his career and the importance of local weather to communities across the U.S. in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

How does the Townsquare Media CFO view his company's potential revenue intake from digital advertising in the coming quarters? "The sky's the limit," he told attendees of the BofA Securities Leveraged Finance Conference, held Tuesday. Stu Rosenstein also shared that a Term Notes issuance is coming, and this InFOCUS Podcast has the details.

In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast, Radio + Television Business Report Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson has a candid conversation with a Latina consumer of both English-language and Spanish-language radio in Miami. She's an immigrant and has her favorite stations, which she listens to both in the car and at home. What does she like? Listen now and learn!

Still on the fence about securing your seat at the most educational and informative Spring Break excursion to South Florida you'll ever have? Time's nearly up. Early Bird pricing for the 10th Hispanic Radio Conference ends Tuesday, March 5.