Big Deal: NFL Commanders Stick With iHeartMedia
With the start of the 2022 NFL season, the team inked an English-language flagship broadcast deal with iHeartMedia's stations serving the National Capital Region. The team and the local management leading the stations owned by America's largest radio broadcasting company have just agreed to a contract extension.
Westwood One President Takes NAB Joint Board Chair Seat
The Executive VP of Corporate Strategy and Development for Cumulus Media and President of its Westwood One arm has been elected Chairman of the NAB Joint Board of Directors. He takes over from Nexstar Media Group Chairman/CEO Perry Sook, who will remain on the executive committee as immediate past joint board chair.
Quu Study Illustrates How ‘Visual Radio Ads’ Drive Sales
QUU, the company founded by Chief Technology Officer Joe Harb and led by CEO Steve Newberry, is devoted to bringing rich visuals to partner radio stations. Now, it's released a study that demonstrates just how important a radio station should look when tuned to while on the road.
‘BFOA Giving Day’ Coming In Two Weeks
The one-day campaign aims to raise money and awareness to help Radio and TV professionals in acute need. Tim McCarthy, President of the Broadcasters Foundation, says, “If you’re part of the broadcasting community, while we hope you never need us, we need to be here for you should disaster or illness strike."
Radio Engineers Unite For Learning at ‘Radiovana’
Dielectric has carved itself a significant portion of the antenna structure business. Achieving growth has come with various partnerships, and these partner companies came together to share their relationships and product highlights for Radio at a two-day “Radiovana” event.
SBS Brings ‘LaMúsica’ To The Streaming TV Universe
It was hinted at in its Upfront conversations with advertisers and with Hispanic-focused media in May. Now, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has confirmed that its widely used digital audio delivery platform is getting a visual solution. It's a move that will bring LaMúsica to connected TVs across the U.S.
Hispanic Radio Conference Readies For Kickoff
Come June 11, the Hispanic radio industry’s most consequential conversations will take place in Houston. Here's the good news: there’s still time to be in the room where it happens.
WLRN Acquires West Palm Beach Move-In FM
It is an FM station that two years ago moved from the Treasure Coast to West Palm Beach in an effort to win over new listeners and grow its ad revenue. Now, Dean Freeman is signing off on the facility's sale to the owner of WLRN, the NPR Member station serving listeners across South Florida.
Reeb Leaves Corus, Putting Gossling In Driver’s Seat
Fiscally challenged Canadian broadcast media licensee Corus Entertainment no longer has a co-CEO. It's the latest headline-making move from the publicly traded company with shares under 10 cents, and long-term challenges it says are exacerbated by U.S.-based "big tech" and the nation's regulatory scheme.
KDHX Sale To Local Non-Secular Operator Could Be Challenged
Lawyers representing a group of terminated volunteers and associates of embattled and bankrupt KDHX-FM in St. Louis have filed an amended objection to the station owner’s motion for an order that would authorize the sale of the KDHX license, tower, and other non-real estate assets.
Randy Michaels To Receive Lifetime Leadership Award
Recognizing his decades-long influence on the broadcasting industry, Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink has named iconic leader Randy Michaels as this year’s recipient of its Lifetime Leadership Award. The honor will be formally presented at Forecast 2026 in New York in November.
Bevins, Okesson Take New Roles As Connoisseur Readies Alpha Takeover
With Connoisseur Media moving forward with the proposed acquisition of Alpha Media’s radio stations, a pair of leadership changes will take effect June 9 that the company says reflect its "commitment to continuity, growth, and the integration" of new properties into the Connoisseur family.
E Street Shuffle: Monte Spearman Signs Off On HPRN Sales
In January, HPRN agreed to sell 10 stations, and paperwork for that deal has now been submitted to the FCC for regulatory approval. So has a second agreement dated April 15 that will see 10 Texas radio properties see a change in control. Once the deals close, who will be the new owner?
Ex-Rehab CEO Indicted In Public Radio Harassment Plot
The founder of New Hampshire’s largest network of addiction treatment centers, has been arrested and federally charged in connection with a series of coordinated vandalism attacks against New Hampshire Public Radio journalists.
Tatum Takes Key iHeartMedia Local Leadership Role
Introducing the new Area President for its newly consolidated South Carolina-Georgia region, expanding his oversight to include 67 radio stations across Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Savannah, Augusta, and more markets.














