Radio News

For a generation of radio broadcasting industry professionals, the name "Infinity" may conjure up images of Mel Karmazin, Howard Stern, The Don & Mike Show and Opie & Anthony. Now, the Infinity name is returning thanks to the company that merged with CBS Radio — the successor to the original Infinity Broadcasting.

The Copyright Royalty Judges sitting on the Copyright Royalty Board have announced that they've received a series of notices of intent from SoundExchange to audit seven radio station licensees concerning royalty payments made over two different three-year periods.

This industry veteran served as interim Chairman of the Board of Saga Communications in 2022. He also ran Doubleday's radio stations and was a WMCA in New York "Good Guy" during its Top 40 era in the 1960s. Now, many across the radio industry are pausing to mourn the man known professionally as Gary Stevens. 

The multi-year exclusive partnership gives Westwood One Sports broadcast rights to all U.S. Soccer Federation-hosted matches, including all USWNT and USMNT friendlies, Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal matches, and the SheBelieves Cup. The first broadcast is scheduled for Thursday night.

He teamed with Barry Dickstein as the co-owner of a group of radio stations before evolving the operation in 1994 to StoneGate Capital Group. He was also a successful media brokerage advisor, and later in life an entrepreneur and Justice of the Peace. Now, family and friends are gathering to remember Joel Hartstone.

Flag Family Media will be able to close on its $600,000 purchase of a News/Talk radio station serving Fargo, N. Dakota. A listener had objected to the deal based on a Facebook post by a host at the buyer's current radio stations, on the grounds that what he said demonstrated why it would be “dangerous” for the sale to happen.

The Major League Baseball club that can list Philadelphia, Kansas City and Oakland as its former homes has reached an agreement with iHeartRadio to broadcast all of the team's regular season, Spring Training and any potential post-season games on a big AM serving the city its calling home until it ends up in Las Vegas.

The Congressional Budget Office has released its cost estimate for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025. And, despite automaker claims that adding electromagnetic shielding to preserve AM reception would come at a high cost, the CBO has disagreed — for a  third time.

On April 14, 2022, a woman who held 80% equity interest in four radio stations passed away. The licensee, however, failed to promptly share this information with the Commission. That's a FCC rule violations, but a forfeiture notice isn't to be handed out. Instead, the Audio Division Chief, Al Shuldiner, is signing a Consent Decree.

The third-generation President of radio station owner Mid-West Family Broadcasting will be shifting to a role as Chairman of the Board, as another longtime executive has been named Chief Operating and Revenue Officer.

"A trusted partner for more than 1,050 television and radio stations" specializing in revenue management software offering media sales forecasts and pricing has made "key leadership promotions" it believes will further position itself for continued advancement and growth.

Strike up MacNamara’s Band but you may want to hold on that Half and Half or Irish Coffee until digesting the numbers.  Townsquare Media will be releasing its Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results bright and early on St. Patrick's Day.

The nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations has decided when it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and for the full year of 2024.  It will see iHeartMedia's CEO and CFO share their results on a busy day in which TEGNA, Nexstar Media Group and Gray Media will also be releasing their Q4 '24 fiscal report cards.

Former KBEQ-FM in Kansas City programmer and air talent Todd Nixon couldn't be busier. He just launched "Lompoc's Greatest Hits" on Monday morning, and on Sunday signed off on an asset purchase agreement that will see his Sticks Media acquire a Class A FM in the Show-Me State. 

A pair of radio stations licensed to a rural Idaho community north of Boise is about to get a new owner, pending FCC approval. Who's agreed to purchase "Star 95.5" and its "Superstar Country" sibling?