Radio News

As a follow up to Deloitte’s Prediction 2019 forecast regarding the resilience of AM/FM radio, DMR/Interactive President/COO Andrew Curran engaged in a conversation with the report's author. His insights were put to words in a column penned by Curran.

Many media companies had a big final three months of the year, thanks to political advertising and a resurgence of core advertising. Salem Media Group wasn't one of them. What's worse, the Q1 2019 outlook is grim, too. Will Salem's stock again wither?

Payless Shoe Source in February joined a long list of brands now in the "Ghostly Galleria," as it announced it is closing all of its stores as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. Digital delivery killed the brick-and-mortar store. Should broadcast media worry?

Like other radio broadcasting companies releasing Q4 2018 results that, on the surface, may not look so good, one must focus on same-station results for Saga Communications to truly gauge how it performed in the final three months of last year. How did Saga do?

"Radio is our DNA and our foundation, for which we are proud," Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson said in a shareholder letter distributed Tuesday morning, concurrent to the release of its Q4 and full-year 2018 earnings results. For Wilson, radio is just the beginning.

Are you among the group of individuals that snort when hearing that FM radio is the No. 1 source of music discovery? Well, then here's some great firepower to bolster your beliefs. It comes courtesy of a just-released study from NuVoodoo Media Services.

In fall 2016, a Hoosier broadcaster who had actively owned and operated radio stations in Indiana for 30 years sold the last of his three station clusters. The reason was simple: This longtime owner was heading toward retirement. On Wednesday, this operator passed away.

Educational Media Foundation, operator of the KLOVE and Air1 Christian music formats, continues to grow. In this deal, it is adding two FMs in Texas, two FMs in New York, an FM in Arizona, and FM translators in Texas and Nevada.

Should a radio broadcasting company with AMs in Norfolk have been allowed to participate in Auction 100, and be considered as an applicant for an FM translator? This company was challenged, and the FCC's Audio Division head just told this station owner "no."

ABA began in 1949 as the trade association for broadcasters in Arkansas focused on providing broadcasters with a lobbying voice, while also providing them with technical and regulatory support and continuous professional enrichment opportunities. 

The NMPA's President/CEO and Nashville Songwriters Association International Executive Director Bart Herbison have spoken on the decision by both Amazon and Spotify to file a notice of appeal of the recent Copyright Royalty Board ruling raising songwriters’ rates for streaming.

Investors who have stuck by Salem Media Group are in for a treat. The media company saw its board of directors declare a cash dividend for Q1. The decision comes as Salem tries to recover from its worst stock performance in 7 years.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio has extended the application window for its 2019 MIW Group Mildred Carter Mentoring Program. The experience pairs up-and-coming women with at least five years of radio industry experience with female media pros.

A vast majority of Americans feel unduly stressed at work. But, what are the most stressful positions out there? Beware, media executives.

Great Lakes Media Corp. has no assets as of yet. But, the company formed in fall 2018 by former WTMJ-AM & FM and WKTI-FM in Milwaukee VP/GM Tom Langmyer has a roster of very well-known names on board -- a sign of faith in his quest to build a group of small-markets AM and FM radio stations from scratch in a digital audio world.