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Travel west of Winston-Salem, N.C., and you'll reach the Yadkin Valley. Here, a Class A FM licensed to the small city of Elkin is changing hands. Pending FCC approval, that will see the entity linked to Donna Draughn and the late Gary York conclude its ownership of the station.

It is home to the broadcast towers for three FM radio stations owned and operated by Bonneville International. That FM infrastructure just saw a major upgrade, and it involved the installation of a new master antenna system from the Sinclair Inc. subsidiary headquartered in Raymond, Me.

When it comes to podcast advertising knowledge and measurement, how does one know exactly where a consumer is and then present that data to a potential marketer? Magellan AI has a solution, thanks to a new licensing and integration agreement with the nation's dominant audience data analytics company.

Paperwork has been submitted for FCC regulatory approval that would see a 10-watt FM translator that enjoys nearly full-city coverage of Roaonke, Va., thanks to terrain, trade hands. The seller is Bible Broadcasting Network.

How did the nation's largest audio content creation and distribution company perform in the final three months of 2025? While there was a small revenue increase, a net loss was seen as adjusted EBITDA finished in the mid-point of company guidance. The Q4 and full-year 2025 results were released following Monday's Closing Bell.

BTPM head Tom Calderone calls the shifts for WNED-FM and WBFO-FM — Western New York's noncommercial Classical and NPR-fueled spoken word stations — part of a long-term sustainability plan drafted in the wake of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's dissolution.

He was the individual behind radio station owner Pembrook Pines, which had in its arboretum such brands as "94 ROCK" in Elmira, N.Y. In August 2025, it became known that Bob Pfuntner had died at the age of 83. Now, with the company under executrix control, it is agreeing to sell a Class A FM serving Hornell, N.Y. 

It is licensed to serve the Central Valley of California's largest population zone, and holds a Construction Permit for a 250-watt signal at 100.1 MHz from a broadcast tower in the heart of the Mural District of Fresno. Pending FCC approval, it will no longer be owned by a noted media industry attorney.

The licensee led by Bill Yuhnke that owns WEBR-AM 1440, a Class D facility with a signal covering Niagara County and Buffalo in addition to Niagara Falls, Ont., enjoys FM band access thanks to a 250-watt FM translator in Lockport, N.Y., to the east of Niagara Falls, N.Y. Now, this Classic Hits station is getting a MHz-band boost.

A Hearing Designation Order issued to two parties involved in the proposed transfer of control of two AM radio stations and an FM in El Paso, Tex., has been terminated.  Why? Those involved in the proposed sale have requested a withdrawal of the sale applications. 

Podcasts have surpassed over-the-air radio in daily spoken-word audio time in the U.S. for the first time, new data from the Edison Research Share of Ear report show. Now comes insight from ad spent provider Guideline that finds digital audio ad spend in the U.S. is projected to grow by 9.3% in 2025.

The world's largest multi-age group Flag Football tournament operator, "dedicated to advancing flag football on a global stage," has named the nation's biggest owner of broadcast radio stations its official media partner.

The Spanish-language media company founded and led by Chairman Raúl Alarcón Jr. has hired a former employee to serve as EVP of Network Radio and National Digital Sales for its AIRE Radio Networks division.

Dennis Green, Co-Chairman of the Radio Hall of Fame, shares more about the Radio Hall of Fame, its history, and how to nominate an individual in this chat with RBR.com Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson, presented by dot.FM. He also discusses his roles at Key Networks and Sun & Fun Media.

For its entire prior incarnation under the ownership of Steve Kingston, an Adult Alternative FM serving Maryland's state capital couldn't penetrate the larger Washington, D.C. marketplace. Now reborn under new ownership, the WRNR brand has finally made its move to bring it to the Nation's Capital.