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Online audio consumption in the U.S. showed significant gains year-over-year, according to The Infinite Dial 2022 from Edison Research, sponsored by Wondery and ART19. The study also finds the number of monthly podcast listeners declined slightly year-over-year as the U.S. population returns to pre-pandemic routines.

He was at WMAL from 1985 until April 2010,  when he concluded his tenure in mornings, at the time as a co-host with former Senator and "The Love Boat" star Fred Grandy. He would resurface in August 2011 with a show based at The Washington Times. Now, many are remembering the talk host, who died March 20 at age 68.

Starting April 4, the owner of a daytime-only AM and FM translator superserving Pittsburgh's African American community will hand the programming and operations of his stations to Audacy.

In a momentum move that brings added strength to the recently announced Radio Masters Sales Summit, the Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) has selected September 21 for a co-located members only "In-Focus" conference at the Intercontinental in Doral. 

New Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer is taking action by initiating a Hearing Designation Order designed to determine whether Joseph Armstrong remains fit to own a Tennessee AM. Why? He's a convicted felon ... and has been since August 8, 2016.

Efforts to place new performance fees on Radio aren't likely to cease. That's likely why Curtis LeGeyt and his team at the NAB are ramping up their consumer-focused messaging that seeks to set the record straight on the tale former Rep. Joe Crowley and recording industry advocacy group musicFIRST have been disseminating.

Wade past all of the in-house iHeartMedia activity, including promotional announcements for its podcasts and the iHeartRadio Music Awards, and one thing is clear on the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report. The iHeart-owned service shows Indeed is, indeed, one of the biggest supporters of Spot Radio at this time.

He joined Cumulus Media in Indianapolis some four years ago and served as one of two Operations Managers for the station group until January 2022. Now, this programming talent, who also served as Program Director for Country WFMS-FM and AC WNTR-FM, is rising to OM of all six stations in the market.

As the FCC’s Media Bureau sees it, those in charge of this Marion, Ohio, facility may have lied with respect to its board members. Now, an Initial Case Order has been released by the FCC's Administrative Law Judge.

In August 2021, RBR+TVBR first shared details on the acquisition of two AM and three FM stations serving Bozeman, Mont., from court-appointed receiver Richard J. Samson. The properties effectively ceased operations in June 2018 due to license renewal fee delinquency concerns. Now, their purchase by Cameron Maxwell has closed.

"Even as many people spent much more time at home during these last two years, many more people now report having no radios in their home." While that conclusion from "The Infinite Dial 2022" may be worrisome for radio station owners, has the rise of the smart speaker all but eliminated the need for hardware — thus negating a "problem" ?

In the latest 10-K filing from Urban One is an intriguing risk statement regarding shareholder interests versus those of the President/CEO, Alfred Liggins III, and his mom, founder Cathy Hughes.

The Director of Sales for Audacy Corp.'s Denver radio stations has been upped to SVP/Market Manager as John Fullam returns to his executive coaching business. But, that announcement is clouded by the news that the Program Director for KROQ will now focus on his New York duties and his corporate Alternative VP role.

iHeartRadio has launched a new interactive product that allows users to explore the world through hand-curated podcast episodes specifically tailored to travel. PodGuides include travel insights into more than 70 destinations around the world.

Among the many translators in the nation's third-largest market is a 17-watt facility atop the John Hancock Tower. Its licensee is making headlines today because the FCC is dinging it with a proposed $8,000 fine. Why? The mini-station was dark without permission.