Nielsen Audio Adjusts Key Radio Listener Measurement Qualifier
Starting in January 2025, Nielsen will move to a 3-minute qualifier to count a radio listener (from the previous 5-minute mark). As a result of this enhancement, radio and its advertisers will get credit for more of the audience that hears their ads and content.
An AI-Powered Shark, Thanks To Super Hi-Fi
A Beasley Media Group-owned Rock station serving the Tampa-St. Petersburg market has officially been "relaunched," and is now "fully powered" by an artificial intelligence-driven operating system developed by Super Hi-Fi.
After 32 Years, Littlejohn To Retire from iHeartMedia
There's another change in the employee roster at the nation's No. 1 audio content creation and distribution company, and it will see a new individual take on its engineering and technology needs. After 32 years, Jeff Littlejohn will be leaving iHeartMedia.
A Forever Deal Sealed With EMF
It is presently one of three signals offering listeners Country music found across a wide swath of the Keystone State under the "Froggy" brand. It covers the western portion of the Pittsburgh market; Wheeling, W. Va.; and Cadiz, Ohio. Soon, it will be another Member station tied to an Educational Media Foundation brand.
Salem Reports A Soft Q3
It was anticipated, but unconfirmed. Then, in the 2pm Eastern hour, Salem Media Group's third quarter 2024 earnings report arrived. How did the company focused on Christian-themed and conservative secular spoken word programming perform in the three-month period ending September 30?
In L.A., A New Day For iHeartMedia
Amid industry-wide conversations regarding a significant reduction-in-force initiative at iHeartMedia, "key leadership promotions" have come to the company's Los Angeles radio stations. At the same time, two veteran programmers — husband and wife — have resigned from KFI and "AM 570 L.A. Sports." What does this mean for a cluster of stations that are among iHeart's top billers?
New Region Presidents For iHeart In Chicago, N.Y.
Promotions have come to two individuals who each have held key sales positions for iHeartMedia in the Windy City and in the Big Apple. Each individual will report to iHeartMedia Division President Bernie Weiss.
Digital Delay, Expense Explanation Dominate Saga Q3 Call
For CEO Chris Forgy and his team at Saga Communications, its Q3 call placed a spotlight on the pros and cons of being late to the game on digital revenue generation. Forgy also shared how expenses being incurred today are fueling long-term dollar generation opportunities.
Townsquare Media Beats On EPS In Q3
How did Townsquare Media perform on a year-over-year basis? The company surpassed the Street's earnings per share estimate but was narrowly short on revenue. On a sequential basis, all three revenue generation units saw growth, and that was a highlight CEO Bill Wilson shared ahead of an earnings call scheduled opposite Nexstar Media Group.
Signals of Change: What’s Coming In D.C. Gets A Clear Forecast
Come late January, a new FCC will take shape as the U.S. Senate and White House shifts to Republican control. What will be the top issues for Radio and Television under a potential Carr Commission and on Capitol Hill? Fletcher Heald & Hildreth attorney Seth Williams has his thoughts ahead of a Forecast 2025 panel he'll be moderating on Wednesday.
AM Radio Champion Ted Cruz Poised For Senate Leadership
Should the "AM Radio In Every Vehicle Act" fail to gain Congressional approval in the remaining weeks of what is now a "Lame Duck" session, a reintroduced bill could carry itself through to passage in 2025. Ted Cruz, the current Ranking Member of the influential Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, will be the Act's chief crusader in a more powerful role.
The InFOCUS Podcast: José Villafañe
The Founder/Managing Partner and CEO of Nueva Network and Costa Media will be sharing his insight at a Forecast 2025 panel on November 13. To get a preview of what is in store for conference attendees, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson welcomes Villafañe to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm.
A Significant Reduction-In-Force Effort Claims iHeart Jobs
From the Hawaiian Islands to New England, dozens of stations within the iHeartMedia family have parted ways with employees on multiple levels of the audio content creation and distribution company's core radio broadcasting unit. Among the casualties is the Market President for Raleigh-Durham, and the Boston Region President.
Why ‘Main Street Media’ Will Still Thrive In the Digital Age
Four scrappy entrepreneurs have faced all of the threats and competition from digital media, streaming ventures and even cable television channels. How have these "Main Street Media" professionals succeeded? That's a question ex-NAB communications head Dennis Wharton will ask as a Forecast 2025 session moderator.
Urban One Agrees To LMA With Ohio Hispanic Radio Operator
A Local Management Agreement has been signed that sees La Mega Media Inc. and Lazo Media LLC "taking a significant step to expand Spanish-language programming across its Ohio markets and into Indianapolis." How so? Urban One is taking the "La Mega" brand and its programming to stations in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio, as well as Indiana's largest market.