Radio News

The importance of fact-based broadcast radio and television journalism at a time when misinformation is running rampant on social media is a key mission for local news organizations across the U.S.  It's also integral to the NAB, which has unveiled a new ad campaign giving a boost to local stations in particular.

On its surface, a follow-up report to the U.S. Latino Podcast Listener Report, released in July by Edison Research, offers rather encouraging findings on the percentage of U.S. Hispanics who've listened to a podcast. Now, Edison believes the growth opportunity is even stronger.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is the latest organization to institute a "COVID Change" for an upcoming in-person gathering. The 46th Annual Gracie Awards will now be a virtual affair.

Colin Benedict, the VP of News for Morgan Murphy Media, played an integral role in the planning and execution of a May 2021 effort across all of the multimedia company’s markets to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations. With the cancellation of the NAB Show, is a “Vaccine Day” more important than ever, and can radio and TV make it happen? Learn more in this encore InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Until now, consumers of Cumulus Media-owned radio stations that wished to stream any of the company's AMs or FMs needed to do so via two commonly used apps. As of today, the third widely used live audio streaming app has added all of Cumulus' broadcast stations to its platform.

A "major evolution in response to the rapid digitalization of audio consumption" is about to take place for radio ratings across some of the biggest metropolitan areas in the world. How so? Live streaming data is to be integrated into a new multimillion-dollar hybrid measurement system. This effort doesn't involve Nielsen, however.

Until recently, a 3,500-watt Class A facility with a broadcast tower in the city of Oak Brook, Ill., could barely penetrate the Loop and much of the city of Chicago. Today, EMF owns the station, which carries the WAWE-FM call letters. And, for the first time ever, it fully reaches Chicago's most populous zones. Thank GeoBroadcast Solutions for making it happen.

Of the big regional religious radio broadcasting operations, the Houston-based entity devoted to "keeping Him close by" has emerged as a force in the Lone Star State. It's expanded well beyond its home market, and is now ready to enter two new Texas locales.

Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned Dielectric has literally changed how FM broadcast antenna manufactures validate directional pattern studies for new FM broadcast antennas. In fact, the company's research played a key role in the recent FCC filing of a Petition for Rulemaking, written with leading broadcast consultancy Merrill Weiss Group, that could be approved within weeks.

HD Radio, touted by parent Xperi Corp. as "the most successfully deployed commercial digital radio system worldwide," has expanded into the motorbike category. The HD Radio receivers are currently available on the digital dash display of one motorbike brand -- an uncommon one across the U.S. 

Expanding the range of smart home devices through which radio broadcasters can engage their audiences, streaming and podcast product provider StreamGuys is now offering custom development of Google Actions.

Salem Media Group has successfully completed a refinancing effort that effectively sees old debt replaced by new debt. The move, the company notes, shrinks its debt by more than $9 million. 

*Sponsored Content* - While technology makes it possible to harness the power of data to create truly targeted advertising, how then can one turn all of this potential into profit for broadcasters? The Adthos Creative Studio, introduced last week, offers some intriguing opportunities.

Kent State University is the home of a Class B FM that offers "Public Radio News for Northeast Ohio," primarily to Akron and Canton and also to the Cleveland market due north of campus. That programming isn't likely to change anytime soon. But, the ownership could be, following the initiation of a "public service operating agreement" at the end of the month.

As America mourned and recovered from the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, Premiere Networks rolled out a syndicated talk show featuring Sean Hannity. Today, the program is still going strong, and is heard on more than 650 stations.