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The arrangement with NXXT Golf is being hailed by the group behind the NXXT Women's Pro Tour; NXXT Faldo Junior Tour; and NXXT Battle League as "one of the most significant audio sponsorships ever committed to women's and junior competitive golf." Here's what it means for iHeartMedia.

It is the former licensee of the FM radio station that today is home of "94.7 The Block," an Audacy "Throwback" station focused on hip-hop tunes of the past. Now, Family Radio uses the onetime WLIR and WDRE in Nassau County, N.Y., for WFME. Soon, it will have a Five Boroughs boost, giving it better coverage of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The owner of a Class A FM radio station serving a small Texas city where U.S. Highways 83, 62 and 70 converge could be stripped of its license, due to overdue regulatory fees owed to the FCC. The licensee simply needs to pay $2,856.43 to the Commission to resolve the matter.

The sudden shutdown of three audio brands serving the college town of Grinnell, Iowa, by Connoisseur Media is the latest in a string of occurrences where major national radio station ownership groups have opted to silence local radio stations in the smallest of towns. The reason: economics and evolving listener habits.

As Adam R Jacobson prepares to celebrate a decade as Editor-in-Chief of the Radio + Television Business Report, he returns to where it all started with an onsite interview with Pacific Media Group CEO Chuck Bergson — on location in Maui.

Jorge Pabón “Molusco”, Alí Warrington, Pamela Noa y Robert “Fantacuca” Maldonado — hosts of “La Tendencia de Molusco” — have generated monster ratings in afternoons for "KQ105" in Puerto Rico. Now, Molusco and his co-hosts are getting the opportunity to share their success across the continental U.S.

Travel 100 miles east of Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., and you'll find the small city of Selmer. It's home to a Class A Rocker, and will soon be minus another possible Class A FM, as it is being deleted from the FCC Table of Allotments for the municipality.

Even if the radio broadcasting company led by CEO Caroline Beasley repays nearly every dollar on loan, the publicly traded entity's debtholders could still walk away with 80% of the company. That's the math embedded in a charter amendment filed June 4 and signed by Ms. Beasley.

A 99-watt FM translator serving much of the City of Detroit and neighboring Dearborn, Mich., that's one half of the "La Tricolor" regional Mexican brand is being sold by Beasley Media Group. The buyer? Look no further than the multicultural audio content pioneer today led by the son of its late founder.

It is a Class B AM radio station with a signal blanketing the Seattle-Tacoma market offering a Spanish-language Christian-themed format. Until now, it has been owned by Bustos Media. Pending FCC approval, this station and a companion FM translator will become the property of a Hispanic broadcast ministry.

On October 14, 2025, longtime multicultural radio broadcasting pioneer Sima Birach died at the age of 86. Now, his son has taken the helm at Birach Broadcasting, and he's signed off on the acquisition of an FM translator with a translator atop the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago.

Entravision's radio division, now under the leadership of Eduardo Maytorena, is taking AI-powered air talent to another level. The company says Al Aire y Sin Permiso, which pairs host GeeGee Guzman with artificial intelligence-generated "personality" Coyotec at "José 97.5" has been successful in luring younger Latino males.

The 2026 Radio Mercury Awards have been presented, with a 35th annual awards presentation held at Sony Hall in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night. The top honor — a "Best in Show" accolade — was awarded for the advertising creative with the theme "Truckers Unite The World."

Nearly four hours. That's how much time the average American spent with audio every day in Q1 2026, new data from Nielsen Audio show.  It's an achievement that comes as Americans have access to an ever-expanding menu of listening options.

LG Radio+, an LG Electronics offering, and it is teaming up with iHeartMedia in a plan that brings the company's more than 850 live iHeartRadio stations, digital-only stations and roster of podcasts to the LG Radio+ app.