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With the sale of WKEY-FM in Key West, Fla., it was understood that Buddy Shula would put all of his efforts into the two-brand audio content creator and distributor serving listeners in Western New York. Indeed, that is happening.

It operates a Christian Talk & Teaching network with affiliated stations in some 18 U.S. states and in such markets as Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Merced and Fort Wayne. Now, Bott Radio Network is poised to enter Iowa's state capital.

It is a primary goal of Beasley Media Group to bring a bevy of digital dollars to the coffers. An Amazon-owned company is being tasked to help. In related news, there's a new PD for "Country 103.7" in Charlotte, and its the woman who has been programming "Kiss 95.1" for the last four years.

With outsized attention on the rescission bill that "clawed back" preauthorized funding in FY 2025 to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" has yet to progress to a full vote. Should that happen, supporters will be pleased to know that the bill is filibuster-proof in the U.S. Senate.

He joined conservative talk and Christian Talk and Teaching-focused Salem Media Group in 2000 as Chief Financial Officer. He would later serve as President of New Media and for the past three years had been serving as Chief Operating Officer. On August 31, he stepped down from the role at the the company.

It owns and operates five audio brands serving the Wichita market, and until now has been led by the woman who also oversees the company's St. Louis stations.  That's just changed, thanks from a promotion from within.

The National Football League franchise serving Northern Ohio has secured a multi-year agreement with two radio station ownership groups that the team says is "reaffirming the stations' continued role" as official flagship radio partners.

A Class D AM radio station that must protect WEPN-AM in New York outside of daylight hours and its 130-watt FM translator covering a traditionally Spanish-speaking portion of Montgomery County, Md., have concluded their run as a Hispanic market-focused broadcast service for the District of Columbia.

The Chairman/CEO and the President and Chief Operations Officer/Chief Financial Officer of the nation's largest single owner of AM and FM radio stations have entered into employment agreement amendments with the publicly traded company — deals that extend the tenure of both leaders at iHeartMedia past 2026.

An AM radio station serving Lewiston, Me., is now silent, as the licensee earlier this month received a grant for a silent Special Temporary Authority request from the FCC. If the AM returns to officially celebrate its 78th birthday will likely be up to any potential buyer.

It's a media and marketing company operating in Jackson, McKenzie, Paris, Martin and Union City, Tenn.; and in Murray, Ky., led by President/COO Christine Hillard and members of the Alt family. Now, Forever Communications has a new ownership partner, and it is the company's Chief Revenue Officer.

You've seen and heard the recent quarterly earnings results from the nation's largest, publicly traded radio broadcasting companies. For many, digital advertising growth is robust. However, that hasn't offset continued weakness in core advertising for linear, over-the-air stations. Next year is expected to be a bit better.

It can be heard across no less than four FM frequencies and a Class B AM with a signal that can go as far as Evansville and Seymour, Ind. It also happened to be ranked No. 1 overall in the Louisville market in the March 2025 Nielsen Audio ratings. This unique Classic Hits brand is now the property of one Randy Michaels.

It enjoys agreements with Cumulus Media, Hubbard Radio, iHeartMedia, Audacy, Bonneville, Beasley Media Group, American General Media and a host of other broadcast radio ownership groups. Now, TuneIn has signed a partnership with a "Big Tech" giant to expand access to its commercial-free live radio stations.

Two FM radio stations serving Spanish-language audiences in greater Las Vegas could soon be gone from the radio dial, even as a Nevada federal judge has blocked a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation from tearing down the stations' broadcasting structure.