Radio News

Six years ago, Jeff Ziesmann was finalizing the acquisition of WNKN-FM, serving Cincinnati and Dayton, from Northern Kentucky University. Now, he's signed off on its sale.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report is out, and the biggest takeaway is that, for the top three brands using the medium, their commitment of broadcast audio stands out.

A party with no relationship to the licensee of a former New Mexico AM and its FM translator on August 2 filed an "Emergency Petition for Extraordinary Relief" with the FCC. Why? It wants the licenses and call letters reinstated so may operate them. That petition has been dismissed by Audio Division Chief Al Shuldiner. 

In May, a federal judge struck down the Radio Music License Committee’s case to combine rate court proceedings with ASCAP and BMI. Undaunted, the RMLC has filed its intention to separately litigate cases with each organization to keep current radio royalty rates in place until at least 2026.

It's not a ¡Gol! but perhaps another tremendo "TD" for the digital ad solutions company with its roots in radio stations serving Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanics. Entravision has signed on to bring 51 prime National Football League games to listeners, extending an agreement that began in 2014.

He's known for such rock and roll favorites as the 1972 smash "School's Out" and the 1989 "comeback" single "Poison." For many radio listeners, he's also known as the host of a syndicated program he's helmed for nearly two decades. Now, Alice Cooper is ready to wind down his nightly offering, as the final week of fresh programs is now confirmed. 

For years, he was one-half of a morning duo who were heard on radio stations in markets ranging from San Francisco and Dallas to Atlanta and Raleigh, where they were last heard until August 2016 on "Mix 101.5." Now, an outpouring of condolences have been made to Julie Gates via Facebook after she revealed in a social media post that her husband, Gene Gates, has died.

The only way broadcasters can effectively monetize their investments is to "digitize" the audience, creating first-party data that fits advertiser needs and positions stations to take full advantage of the digital audience they are creating. A Radio Masters Sales Summit panel will explore real-world success stories and provide specific ways stations can go beyond Nielsen to monetize their entire audience.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has announced the national winners of the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards. This prestigious recognition honors over 100 outlets across radio, digital, and television journalism. This announcement follows the regional winners announced in May.

With Vince Bodiford as CEO, the Manoj Bhargava-bankrolled Bridge News LLC has been converting leased digital multicast arrangements to owned-and-operated facilities for its NewsNet 24/7 over-the-channel modeled after CNN Headline News' original model. Now, Bhargava is making it known that he has acquired "major stakes" in two of the radio broadcasting industry's largest companies.

With 15 minutes left in Tuesday's trading, Audacy Inc. shares had plummeted by 31% from Monday's close, putting the company founded by Joseph Field as Entercom in a potentially precarious position.

American Public Media and Audacy’s Cadence13 podcast studio are ending their multiyear advertising partnership on August 31, roughly a year earlier than initially planned. It's the latest news story to involve the company led by CEO David Field, which is suffering from new sub-$1 stock value woes.

WVFG-FM in Uniontown, Ala., faces a license revocation hearing. Why? Overdue regulatory fees could be the ultimate cost for the station's owner.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report is out, and a QSR has a sound lead among all brands using broadcast AM and FM for the week ending August 13. It's not McDonald's.

The FCC on Thursday took action to address "longstanding concerns" to better ensure that the agency's assessment and collection of its annual regulatory fees "is more closely aligned with the burden of the work being performed by Commission employees for each regulatory fee category." What does that mean for radio and television broadcasters?