Radio News

What can radio industry professionals learn from an individual who programmed big radio stations 35 years ago and has been with Harley-Davidson since early 1995? RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson finds out in this fun InFOCUS Podcast with Lyndon Abell, presented by Dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

According to the Atlanta-based company, it earned $208 million in gross proceeds -- slightly lower than what the audio media operation that owns AM and FM stations and the Westwood One national radio business will earn once further closings are completed.

In a nod to greater diversity and inclusion initiatives being seen across the corporate landscape, iHeartMedia is welcoming a public service veteran with ties to Hillary Clinton who today builds and grows commercial enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa to its Board of Directors. In doing so, iHeart is expanding its board to eight members.

On July 23, Salem Media Group shares shot up to $2.34 per share -- the highest level seen for the conservative radio and publishing company's stock since June of last year. Unfortunately, SALM has receded in value ever since, and today is right back where it was in mid-July.

When it comes to consumption of noncommercial, secular radio stations and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their operations, the novel coronavirus has certainly made its mark. As Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs sees it, the "traumatic environment in 2020 is impacting public radio listening behaviors."

With the radio industry continuing to experience economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations saw its two top C-Suite leaders update employees on "some steps" it is taking to position the company for the post-COVID future. In short, iHeartMedia will be welcoming back only a portion of those furloughed earlier this year.

The licensee behind "Newsradio 620" WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee and the market's ESPN Radio affiliates is taking a further step into the spoken word arena by committing to the launch by year's end of a locally programmed Talk station serving the African American community.

On Friday, Entercom's VP of Corporate Communications and Public Relations exited for a role outside of the radio business. The audio media company that owns Pineapple Street and Cadence 13 wasted no time early Monday in announcing its new Chief Information Officer. But, this role is very different than those held by Esther-Mireya Tejeda and Jennifer Morales.

The nation's No. 1 media company has wagered on the success of delivering vignette-style reports from its stable of sports talk hosts by launching a new service, modeled after syndicated news offerings, to upward of 500 broadcast stations across the U.S.

If it weren't for a new T-Mobile effort, the activity at Spot Radio would once again be lackluster, highlighted by the key advertisers that AM and FM station owners have been relying on to kickstart their COVID-19 battered revenue engines.

One of the most recognized morning show hosts in Tampa Bay's modern radio history will shift to afternoon drive on Monday, Oct. 5. Why in the world would Mason Dixon acquiesce his long-standing role as a "morning Mayor" in a city that's heard his voice since the days of the "Q-Zoo"? It has everything to do with another well-known host who is returning to his music roots.

From July 1, 1974 through early 1992, the KY-102 brand was a hallmark of Kansas City's rock n' roll radio scene, at KYYS-FM. Today, the facility is KCKC-FM, owned by MGTF Media Company. On June 14, the KY-102 brand was brought back, ahead of a deal closing that's just transpired in St. Joseph, Mo.

The Notes are collateralized by 636 broadcast tower sites across 47 states, the vast majority of which are tenanted by iHeartMedia and Cumulus Media, the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S.

General Motors’ vision and path to an all-electric future will serve as the focus of the opening keynote address at the all-digital CES 2021, now scheduled for January 11-14, 2021 in lieu of an in-person Las Vegas mega-convention the week before. Will Chairman/CEO Mary Barra discuss the connected car, the subject of an ARF session on Monday GM won't discuss?

The "P1 Listener," that industry term used to describe the person who listens most to a particular radio station or format, exhibits a largely problematic trait for radio broadcasting companies. There's a "hardware challenge," Edison Research Director of Research Laura Ivey says. Why that is a "challenge" in 2020 is the subject of a RBR+TVBR OBSERVATION.