Radio News

Latino Media Network (LMN), the entity that was founded with its acquisition of radio stations from TelevisaUnivision, has a new Chief Revenue Officer.

After numerous setbacks, Urban One and its CEO Alfred Liggins are again on the precipice of actually obtaining their ONE Casino + Resort. Urban One made headlines with the divestment of its stakes in MGM National Harbor in April.

Three men from New Hampshire have been charged with conspiring to harass and intimidate two journalists employed by New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR). The alleged incidents included multiple acts of vandalism, such as throwing bricks and spray-painting lewd language.

Townsquare’s “local first” digital approach carried them to a 2023 Q1 that outperformed expectations, despite a net loss. Now the company has taken a large step to buy back and retire shares in a show that Q2 could be a significant bump for the broadcaster.

As NPR navigates the effects of a massive budget shortfall, the public broadcaster is putting a new set of hands on the financial tiller. A new Chief Financial Officer has been named months after NPR cut around 10% of its workforce.

For Hispanic radio, achieving sales growth remains a challenge. What are the solutions for getting more ad dollars, and closing the gap between the population that consumes Hispanic radio versus the ad budget percentage put toward those radio stations? A Hispanic Radio Conference session tackled that subject. 

When it comes to U.S. Hispanic radio, radio advertising and marketing spend enjoyed a higher growth rate in 2022 than the overall radio market. But, is that still not enough? A Hispanic Radio Conference session on Thursday addressed the ever-important topic.

Ahead of Wednesday's start of the 2023 Hispanic Radio Conference, presented by Streamline Publishing, BIA Advisory Services has released its inaugural Hispanic Radio Station Directory — the first comprehensive guide to the large and growing list of radio stations in the U.S. serving the Hispanic population.

On the eve of the 2023 Hispanic Radio Conference at the Intercontinental in Doral Miami, which began Wednesday afternoon, a new multi-year deal has been reached that makes iHeartLatino the Hispanic rightsholder for the Miami Dolphins radio and digital audio coverage. 

It may be headquartered in Frankfort, Ky., but it sure loves the Keystone State. Now, the Kristin Cantrell-helmed 7 Mountains Media is adding two more FMs in Pennsylvania, thanks to a deal submitted on Tuesday with the FCC for regulatory approval.

To Portland, Ore., radio listeners, it is an Alpha Media flagship Top 40 station branded as "Live 95.5." That said, all of its air shifts are now no longer live ... or are they? Thanks to Futuri Media's RadioGPT product, KBFF-FM is making history as the first broadcast radio station to place an AI air personality in a full on-air shift.

For decades, it was the original home of KRLA. Since 2000, it has been the property of The Walt Disney Co. Now, after every other radio station was sold off, this 50kw daytime/20kw nighttime facility is being sold. The buyer? It's a religious broadcaster with an FM in Orange County, Calif.

In Memphis, "FM100" is no more. Here's what the changeover to "99.7 The Wolf" sounded like, as Audacy Inc. carried out the programming change following its divestment of crosstown WLFP-FM, resulting in that station's programming shift to WMC-FM.

Since the start of 2019, KDYL-AM in South Salt Lake, Utah has served Spanish-speaking audiences along the Wasatch Front. Now, the station is poised to tweak its mission with its sale to a Hispanic evangelical broadcast ministry. 

AM radio is the talk of America, no pun intended. With Congress considering legislation that would require automakers to keep kHz-band access in all in-dash audio entertainment systems, Nielsen has released in-depth data that reflects what Westwood One is touting as "the vitality of AM radio in local markets."