Radio News

At present, it has such local news and information portals as Clarksville Now, intricately linked to broadcast radio stations including "Q108," a regional leader. By 2030, nearly every Saga Communications market could emulate what Fort Campbell, Ky., and Clarksville, Tenn. have seen monetarily. 

One month after completing its acquisition of Alpha Media, the Jeff Warshaw-led Connoisseur Media is again expanding again. This time, it has its eyes set on competing directly against Audacy and iHeartMedia by significantly expanding its presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It's Day Two of Advertising Week in New York, and on Monday more than 200 advertisers and industry executives were present at a first-ever audio advertising showcase from SiriusXM Media sending the message "Built With Audio."

Urban One has moved ahead with a series of strategic leadership appointments across several major markets at its Radio One broadcast arm, moves the publicly traded company says reinforces its "commitment to developing top talent and delivering excellence across its radio brands nationwide."

The group of radio stations that formerly comprised the flagship cluster of the former Alpha Media, today a key part of Jeff Warshaw-helmed Connoisseur Media, has selected a new Market Manager, starting October 16.

That's a very good possibility, according to a London-based global news organization. And, its report has helped propel iHeartMedia shares above the $3 mark once again.

The NFL franchise that's beloved across much of the Lone Star State and throughout Mexico has scored an official Spanish-language radio broadcast partner in the state capital of Austin for this season.

The battle over who controls public radio's national distribution infrastructure has landed in federal court, with NPR filing an emergency motion accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of caving to political pressure in what it calls "a last-ditch attempt to carry out the President's desire to defund NPR and thereby curry his favor."

Saga Communications has expanded its Board of Directors from seven to eight members with the addition of an AI industry leader and former Senior Partner at Ernst & Young. The move continues Saga’s stated commitment to board refreshment, following the addition of Michael Scafidi at the company’s 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting.

A writer at large for The New York Times focused on media and politics is to thank for getting the Chairman of the Federal Communications Communications to suggest that a tiered premium licensee opportunity could be one way a broadcast radio or TV station would be able to avoid adhering to strict public interest obligations.

A noncommercial FM radio station serving Astoria, Ore., will go dark on Wednesday, silencing its emissions. The reason why has everything to do with Washington, D.C., and Capitol Hill, and not the State of Washington, where the station's tower is located.

The NAB and two of its Radio industry members have each issued official statements in response to the FCC's 3-0 approval of a plan to move ahead with its delayed 2022 Quadrennial Review of the nation's media ownership rules.

The publicly traded media company controlled by the family that founded it more than 60 years ago has confirmed that it is seeking a new VP of Operations, after reports surfaced over the weekend that he'd departed.

Three months ago, he had been named "Fractional Chief Revenue Officer" at Gemini XIII, a tweak in a role he first gained in October 2023 at the audio media company. Now, he's settling into a role as Region President for Dallas at the nation's largest single owner of AM and FM stations.

After 11 years of ownership, Beasley Media Group has officially completed its sale of a Class C2 FM that once served as a hub for Smooth Jazz for listeners across the Tampa Bay region. As of Monday, it became the latest market for CCM giant K-LOVE.