Sunday, July 5, 2026

SoundExchange Legal Power to Enforce Royalties Stopped By Court

Citing Section 114 of the Copyright Act, the decision effectively eliminates a legal enforcement mechanism that broadcasters have long expected SoundExchange could wield, placing future disputes squarely in the hands of individual copyright holders or Congress.

NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists For 2025 Unveiled

Two radio stations serving the City of New York, an AM to the east on Long Island, a big AM serving the Midwest, and one of the biggest Rock stations in the U.S. are the five finalists for "Legendary Station of the Year," as the NAB on Thursday announced its list of nominees for the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. 
Chris Forgy

Saga Sees A Softer Quarter As Revenue, Income Slip

It was a quarter in which the earnings per share fell short of analyst estimates by a penny and revenue was a few thousand dollars below analyst forecasts, too. How can Saga Communications get out of the doldrums with its future quarterly revenue reviews? "We have to sell our way out," says CEO Chris Forgy.

Cumulus CEO Stresses ‘Disciplined Focus on Optimizing Performance’

The owner of broadcast radio stations and the Westwood One national radio unit "continued to outperform" its radio peers in the quarter, gaining market share across all broadcast spot revenue channels. Did that translate to net income growth for a fiscally strained company whose Over-the-Counter stock is trading at $0.17 per share?
Bell Media

Digital Dollars Fuel Another Quarter of Bell Media Revenue Growth

With radio stations across the nation operating under the iHeartRadio banner, Bell Media has followed the lead of industry peer Stingray by reporting digital and ad technology growth as a big revenue generator in the latest fiscal quarter. Of course, CTV, TSN and the Crave app had much to do with the gains.

NEPA Pirate Battle Ends With FCC Consent Decree

The operator of an unlicensed radio station targeting the growing Dominican segment of the Spanish-speaking population in Northeastern Pennsylvania has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC, ending its investigation into his illegal broadcasts. A small "voluntary" U.S. Treasury payment is part of the agreement.
Warren Buffett

Buffett Bulks Up Sirius XM Shares As Stern ‘Cancellation’ Rumors Arise

What does Warren Buffett know that we don’t? The Berkshire Hathaway Chairperson between July 31 and August 4 snapped up millions of shares of Sirius XM — in the news thanks to a report in a tabloid suggesting Howard Stern's 20-year run as a host could be concluding when his contract expires later this year.

Stingray Exceeds Expectations In Fiscal Q3, With Radio Up

It's definitely worth the attention of broadcast media C-Suite executives from Halifax to Honolulu — an owner of radio stations enjoyed a 4% revenue gain in its first quarter for fiscal 2026. Just how well did Stingray Group, owner of such stations as "Boom 97.3" in Toronto, perform in the three-month period?
Entravision Communications Corporation

Entravision Q2 Fueled By 66% Ad Tech & Services Growth

Entravision Communications' Q2 2025 performance puts a definitive stamp on just how advertising technology and services offerings are to the company with U.S. Hispanic media in its roots.

Salem Puts Up More Collateral To Increase Loan Borrowings

Salem Media Group has entered into a third amendment to a loan and security agreement with Siena Lending Group LLC. It's designed to bring more cash to the fiscally fragile parent of Christian-themed and conservative News/Talk audio and video programming.
CUMULUS MEDIA Stacked

Cumulus Sparks Its Video and Podcasting Business With Rumble

The radio station owner has signed "a multi-pronged strategic partnership" focused on podcasting and video opportunities with a company described as "a high-growth video platform and cloud services provider that creates an independent infrastructure" with a mission "to restore the internet to its roots by making it free and open once again."

Renda Media Inks Digital Ad Partnership Pact With Townsquare Media

The "Local First" digital advertising and marketing company with radio stations in markets ranging from Buffalo to Bangor, Me., has signed its latest strategic digital advertising partnership. It is with a privately held owner of radio stations in markets including Jacksonville and Pittsburgh.

Montgomery’s ‘Jamz’ Heading To Autaugaville

A contemporary R&B and hip-hop station superserving African-American audiences in one of Alabama's biggest cities is being sold, paperwork submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval has revealed. What does this mean for the station that "JAMZ"?
Kevin Callahan

Callahan Takes A Key Leadership Post At Pamal

The owner of radio stations heard from Westchester County, N.Y., through the Adirondack Region and neighboring Vermont has named an Executive Director of Operations and Programming.

EMF Advances An FM Translator Exchange

Educational Media Foundation, the Christian music noncommercial giant that operates the K-LOVE and Air1 networks, has filed paperwork with the FCC seeking its permission to trade an FM translator for that owned by another religious broadcast ministry.