Radio News

As of January 1, 2026, there will be a new Market Manager in San Antonio for the radio stations formerly owned by Alpha Media, thanks in part to the company's recent acquisition by the Jeff Warshaw-led Connoisseur Media. This will see the retirement of longtime Market Manager Lance Hawkins.

In the last week, two PBS Member station organizations announced that they will engage in severe service cutbacks, with NJ PBS completely shutting down in 2026. NPR Member stations are equally vulnerable, and the parent of two iconic New York noncomm brands is offering its shows at no cost to impacted stations.

Broadcasters are moving fast to meet shifting audience habits, multiplatform distribution and AI-driven production. NAB Show New York returns Oct. 22–23 at the Javits Center with a focused, two-day program designed to help station executives and content teams pressure-test strategies and get hands-on with tools on the show floor.

The company with majority control held by Soros Fund Management has inked a new strategic partnership with an "athlete influencer end-to-end tech platform" enabling brands to use the name, image and likeness of pro sports figures to consumers via fresh marketing and advertising opportunities.

Skyview Networks is promoting two executives in its Finance and Business Development/Communications divisions, citing their roles in shaping the company’s recent growth. The promotions are the latest several other leadership changes announced in the past week, as the company continues to realign its management structure.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has added two senior industry executives to its board of directors, naming Radio Advertising Bureau President and Chief Executive Mike Hulvey and Audacy Chief Business Officer Chris Oliviero as its newest members. The appointments broaden the foundation’s reach across the radio sector.

For long-term investors who have held on to iHeartMedia stock for at least five years, the pain persists. However, for those who acquired shares in the Nasdaq-traded media company over the last year — or perhaps five months ago — the growth is perhaps among the most understated stories of 2025 for an industry desperate for a tale of success.

"We continue to execute our strategic plan during an economically sluggish second quarter, including investing in multiple growth initiatives, while simultaneously driving further reductions in our operating costs." That's what Raul Alarcon Jr. says of his company's Q2 results as it also parts ways with Elisa Torres.

With the FCC poised to revisit the 2022 Quadrennial Review in the coming months, the NAB is pushing full force for the elimination of local radio ownership limits. Its legal team met with advisors to Commissioners Anna Gomez and Olivia Trusty days ahead of the Commission's next open meeting.

"Broadcasters must be able to make programming decisions free from government influence — a responsibility the First Amendment entrusts to America’s local TV and radio stations." That's what NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt expressed in commentary shared Sunday by the association.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on September 17, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 was sent to the full U.S. House of Representatives for a full floor vote by the Energy & Commerce Committee with a neutered sunset period of the law. As John Catsimatidis sees it, "The sunset clause is unnecessary."

"Younger marketing people may be more inclined to favor nothing but social media," notes Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy. Yet, while they do favor social media, Sunshine finds they may be interested in their older counterparts in good ol' traditional, linear media channels.

The presently bankrupt licensee of three Lone State State radio stations has successfully received Commission approval to shift a vacant FM allotment from one Texas municipality to another.

The "AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act" is poised for a full floor vote in the House of Representatives. This iteration of the bill features a key "compromise," one driven by "stakeholders" such as the auto industry. Yet, that still doesn't satisfy the person whose association hosts the annual CES Show each January.

Just two days after it shared how it was promoting from within to fill two newly created roles that reflect "the evolving structure" of its sales organization, Skyview Networks has made a second round of business moves it says is designed to "ensure we have the right leadership in place to guide our continued growth."