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Salem Media, on its way to becoming a privately held licensee of Christian-themed and conservative secular spoken word audio brands, has released with little fanfare its second quarter 2026 earnings results. How did the company perform? A much lower net loss was seen, largely due to a decrease in Salem's non-cash impairment charge.

In an environment where some of Canada's largest radio broadcasting companies are shutting down AM radio stations, one publicly traded station that tried — and was stopped by the CRTC — to simulcast its big spoken word AM on FM is giving its heritage kHz-band brand in Calgary a slap shot. 

A courtroom win for Cumulus Media has not yet translated into relief on the ground. Even after the Second Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against Nielsen in the companies’ antitrust dispute, enforcement is being held up, sending both sides back before the judge who granted it.

Originally born as a digital sanctuary, Urban One's "ONE Yard" is stepping outside of the screen and hitting the ground to deliver immersive, live on-campus experiences celebrating the culture, community, and legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at various venues across the U.S.

The Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Central New York radio station owner Galaxy Media plans to retire later this year after 36 years leading the broadcaster he built into a regional player.

It was a fiscal Q1 of 2027 full of milestones, including a"20/20 True Crime" channel on its TuneIn audio streaming app in partnership with ABC News; and the July 27 closing of its purchase of Adult Hits CHUP "UP 97.7" in Calgary. Of those positives for Stingray Group Inc., the purchase of TuneIn may be its strongest.

Hey, Jonas Brothers fans — the iHeartMedia podcast is one of six titles that will soon be distributed on Disney+ and Hulu, thanks to a freshly inked deal between the Walt Disney Co. and the nation's largest audio content creator and distributor.

Connoisseur Media has won FCC approval to maintain up to 100% indirect foreign ownership of its broadcast radio licenses in a structure that would place majority equity in the hands of Cayman Islands-registered entities while CEO Jeff Warshaw retains full voting control.

He spent 31 years leading influential R&B radio station KBLX-FM in San Francisco, championing the "Quiet Storm" sound that paved the way for softer, jazzier sounds on U.S. radio across the 1980s and 1990s. Now, many in Radio are mourning the loss of Harvey Stone.

How did the company's Radio stations perform, as CEO Bill Wilson has stated it is Townsquare Media's digital revenue streams that are its growth engines? Radio is now the No. 2 dollar generator for Townsquare, which swung to a net loss due to a large non-cash impairment charge it opted to take against its broadcast properties.

The licensee of a Milwaukee radio station since 1972 which is poised to become the latest property in the Civic Media stable — along with a 61-year-old newspaper serving the Black community of Milwaukee — has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC's Media Bureau to resolve a transfer of control violation in November 2024.

As RBR+TVBR shared earlier this week, Beasley Media Group has agreed to sell a Top 40 radio station in Charlotte and the facility presently housing an Alternative FM serving Las Vegas to K-LOVE Inc. Details including the sale price have now been disclosed.

The world's foremost platform for on-demand music and a growing slate of podcasts delivered what Pivotal Research Group CEO Jeffrey Wlodarczak considers to be a "solid" Q2 2026 results.  Spotify's guidance is equally positive for Wlodarczak, leading him to raise his target price on the company's stock by $20.

Canada's source for radio industry audience measurement data has moved forward with a new hybrid radio measurement approach for local markets. As Numeris sees it, "Radio Local+" marks "a pivotal step forward in how audiences will be measured across Canada." It's also being eyed as "a foundational milestone " in its broader audio strategy.

WorldCast Systems is bringing to market a new 1+1 control unit for Ecreso AiO Series FM transmitters. Combining Ecreso's decades of RF and FM transmission expertise with Audemat's heritage in monitoring, telemetry and control, the Ecreso SwitchOver is designed around a simple principle.