Radio News

Benjamin L. Homel has moved forward with the sale of another FM radio station serving a far northern portion of New York's Adirondack Region. For the majority of radio industry professionals, Mr. Homel is better known as one of the most colorful leaders of the last 25 years: Randy Michaels.

When looking at the iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors' Spot Ten Radio report, one must discount all of the iHeart-related promotional spots and podcast ads to get an accurate account of what brands are actively spending on AM and FM commercial announcements. This week, Vicks is back -- in a big way.

A Class A FM that recently became one of two new homes for a heritage Hot AC brand serving a portion of the Washington, D.C., DMA has been spun again. The buyer is a broadcast ministry that is already operating the facility.

“At Saga Communications, we believe local media has the power to affect communities,” the radio broadcasting company’s website reads. “For more than 30 years all of our brands have been operated by local managers committed to building positive relationships with our audiences and clients.” That said, one of its brands no longer exists.

Audacy employees who receive their pay check via Direct Deposit were left scratching their heads, and perhaps deeply concerned of a major problem, after waking up on Friday, checking their bank accounts, and not seeing their normal infusion of funds. What happened? A "technical issue" is to blame, and it was quickly resolved. 

Twenty months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the automobile industry's agenda appears to be completely upside down. Chip shortages have wreaked havoc on many an automotive brand, including Hyundai. What's a broadcast ad sales leader to do? Jason Stein, CEO at Flat Six Media, shared his thoughts at the TVB Forward Conference.

A change in how FM broadcast antenna manufacturers validate directional pattern studies could be just months away, depending on how the FCC acts. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Dielectric VP/GM Keith Pelleiter explains what this means in layman's terms, so all in the C-Suite understand the big benefits. LISTEN HERE

In September, a private boarding school rescinded its request that the FCC rescind its license for a Class A student-run FM. But, the school has no intention of keeping it. An asset sale agreement has been signed, and NPR programming will be coming soon.

He's an investor, entrepreneur, cryptocurrency expert and host of the “Market Disruptors” podcast/YouTube series. As of October 2, he'll be adding Premiere Networks syndicated talk show host to his curriculum vitae.

One of the busiest broadcast media personalities in the world has committed to three more years of service to the nation's No. 1 creator and distributor of audio content. The new deal keeps Ryan Seacrest with iHeartMedia and in mornings at its KIIS-FM in Los Angeles.

Townsquare Media, the "local first" company that uses digital media, programmatic solutions and its radio stations to best connect brands with listeners across small and mid-sized U.S. markets, has locked in the date it will release its Q3 2021 financial results.

Pierre Bouvard is well-known for being the radio industry's biggest cheerleader. Every week, his blog posts illustrate the continued strength of a business that perhaps lacks respect among many Madison Avenue decisionmakers. Perhaps that will soon change, as he's now taking the lead position of Cumulus' newly created advisory group for CMOs.

Famed air talent John Garabedian sold the syndicated "Open House Party" Saturday evening Top 40 show to United Stations in 2012. He later retired as the program's host on January 28, 2017. But, he was still active in radio, thanks to his ownership of four FMs and two FM translators on Cape Cod. That ownership is about to end, thanks to Kalil & Co.'s help.

The iHeartMedia owned radio network focused on news and insight for African American listeners has struck a content distribution and marketing agreement with a Detroit-based entity focused on Black consumer needs.

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