The Future Of Automotive Advertising and Hispanic Radio
According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, Radio accounted for 9.5% of the average dealership's advertising budget in 2023, translating to approximately $50,248 per dealership. How does your station stack up? Get out of the back seat and take the wheel at the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference.
Buddy Shula Gets A Second AM In Buffalo
In November 2016, an individual who spent two decades at Entercom acquired a Buffalo AM and its first FM translator for $655,000. In the 8 1/2 years since that transaction, WECK has become one of the America's top AM radio stations. Now, Buddy Shula is adding a second AM to his Radio One Buffalo.
A Repeat Performance In Q1 For Saga
Net operating revenue was down slightly, as Saga Communications once again logged a net loss in the first three months of the year. In fact, the results offer a near mirror image of what the company led by CEO Chris Forgy, with significant equity interest held by Towerview LLC, logged in Q1 2024.
Digital Dominance Delivers For Townsquare In Q1
It's a story you've heard before, but it bears repeating: Townsquare Media, the "local first" company with subscription digital marketing solutions and a vibrant digital advertising division has released first quarter 2025 earnings results that show Digital comprising 57% of quarterly revenue.
Beasley Talks Swaps as Q1 Ends In Net Loss
After posting a double-digit revenue decline to open 2025, Beasley Media Group confirms it is actively evaluating potential station swaps amid possible FCC regulatory changes that could reignite radio M&A. “Earlier in the year, there were discussions, multiple discussions," said CEO Caroline Beasley.
Townsquare Media Shareholders Vote For BDO
It's an independent registered public accounting firm that Urban One did not have a positive relationship with, but Townsquare Media shareholders are pleased with. This explains why BDO was overwhelmingly appointed as the "local first" digital and radio broadcasting company's dollar manager for fiscal 2025.
New Streaming Bundle Pairs FOX With SiriusXM
Two for the price of one. That's what subscribers to SiriusXM's app-exclusive "All Access" plan will enjoy should they also wish to gain access to content created and distributed by FOX News.
Who’s Behind The Financier For Jeff Warshaw’s Alpha Buy?
Financing for the transaction is being provided by Brigade Capital Management. What's the story with that operation? It's a safe bet it is not as controversial as the entity that holds majority interest in radio industry peer Audacy Inc.
Introducing Audacy’s New CIO
More changes have come to the C-Suite at Philadelphia-based Audacy Inc., the audio content creation and distribution company founded as Entercom by Joseph Field and today controlled by Soros Fund Management. This sees the arrival of a new Chief Information Officer.
Brooklyn Pirate’s Landlord Warned By FCC
There's a pirate radio broadcast operation in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, and the FCC is going after the property owner after being unable to discern who the FM buccaneer is. Now, the landlord could be held culpable under the "PIRATE Act."
Executive Order Directs CPB To Block NPR, PBS Dollars
The White House has trumped Congressional Republicans who have sought a cessation of federal funding for the noncommercial educational organizations that are not FCC licensees but provide programming to broadcast stations across the U.S. and its territories.
Net Profit Comes Back For SBS in 2024
The nation's largest Spanish-language audio content creation and distribution company that is certified Hispanic-owned returned to profitability in 2024, following the return to day-to-day leadership of President/CEO and founder Raúl Alarcón Jr.
Five New CPB Grants For EAS Upgrade Go to Rural Noncomms
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded five grants totaling $9.6 million to statewide public broadcasting networks in Louisiana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as KSUT Tribal Radio in Colorado.
Another ‘NIPRB’ Issued To Massachusetts Property Owner By FCC
It's a FM broadcasting buccaneer in the Bay State, but it's being investigated by the New York office of the FCC Enforcement Bureau. And, its landlord has just been handed a Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting — an official warning to shut down or else.
Marconi Awards Shift To Pre-NAB Show New York Gala
There's another tweak to just how and when the Marconi Radio Awards will be bestowed upon their respective honorees, and it sees a shift outside of the NAB Show New York annual conference — an event that was eyed as a locale that could win over former attendees of the former annual Radio Show.