Sunday, July 5, 2026

‘You Better You Bet’ Brings NBC Sports an Audacy Offering

A sports betting live show and podcast hosted by Femi Abebefe and Nick Kostos is expanding its reach to the NBC Sports free ad-supported streaming television channel, starting today. It's thanks to a fresh partnership between NBCUniversal and the audio content creator and distributor with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management.
Christy Andrulonis

Andrulonis Adds An FM Translator, Northeast of Baltimore

She’s known as “Sweet Tea” on the radio and earlier this year gained control of a South Carolina FM through her Sweet Tea Radio LLC. Now, Sweet Tea — a.k.a. Christy Andrulonis — is a buyer once again at year's end.
Jim Rome

Westwood One Signs Exclusivity Deal With Jim Rome

A new exclusive partnership is in place that will make Westwood One, the national radio arm of publicly traded Cumulus Media, the lone syndicator and distributor of one of the nation's leading sports talk-focused radio programs. This will see a big change to the time period offered to stations for the three-hour show.

Hawks Will Continue To Fly With Audacy

The flagship station of the Atlanta Hawks Radio Network won't be changing anytime soon, thanks to an extension of a multi-year relationship between the NBA franchise and the audio content creation and distribution company that is today majority-owned by Soros Fund Management.

WBUR Kills ‘Radio Boston,’ But Keeps Associated Staffers

The end of "Radio Boston" is part of “a reimagined approach to local coverage” at WBUR-FM, the top-rated News/Talk station owned by Boston University. But, no staff are losing their jobs, as WBUR station management says staff associated with the program will be reassigned.

Restitution Ordered For Ex-ESPN Radio Host Insnared In Ticket Re-Selling Scheme

A former ESPN Radio host who previously spent more than 10 years at a Townsquare Media Sports Talk radio station in Sioux Falls, S.D., has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more than $5 million after pleading guilty to participating in a phony ticket re-selling operation.

An Updated iHeartRadio App Arrives

“The new iHeartRadio app further underscores iHeartMedia’s mission to use the power of audio to build companionship and connection,” said Conal Byrne, CEO of the iHeart Digital Audio Group. “This experience blends the familiarity of the car radio with digital innovation to enable users to easily find the stations, artists and podcasts they know and love.”
Mary DelGrande

Orbyt To Rep vCreative Across Canada

The media workflow software creator and vendor launched in 2007 by Jinny and John Laderer and today led by CEO Mary DelGrande has entered the Canadian marketplace, thanks to a partnership with Orbyt Media.

A Targeting, Measurement and Attribution Boost Comes to iHeartMedia

The nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations and top podcast distributor has adopted "a privacy-focused open-source identity framework" from The Trade Desk in order to meet the ever-changing needs of clients who desire the best audio advertising solutions.

FCC Approves Big Fines To Three Boston Radio Pirates

Three Enforcement Bureau items that will deliver big forfeitures to a trio of unlicensed FM radio operators in the Boston area have been approved in 4-1 votes by the FCC, putting these multicultural broadcasting buccaneers in the financial hot seat — if they decide to adhere to the Commission's orders.
Sirius Closer Billboard

Sirius XM Shares Tumble As New COO Is Named

A new Chief Operating Officer is coming to Sirius XM, which also shared that it expects its revenue to decline in 2025, as it admitted an effort to lure younger subscribers by heavily promoting its app has been less than successful. Shareholders expressed their displeasure by triggering a sharp sell-off in Sirius XM stock.
Ed Henson

A Total Take In Greenup County, With Henson’s Help

With veteran media broker Ed Henson serving as the exclusive representative in this freshly finalized deal, a Kentucky-based licensee has agreed to sell its FM radio station to a regional broadcast operation with its headquarters in Jackson, Ohio.

The Top Music Consumption Platform? It’s Not Streaming

Despite the growing buzz around podcasts and spoken-word content, music remains the dominant draw for US listeners, accounting for 74% of their average daily audio time - and even while it sits on a razor-thin margin, radio is the top platform to listen to music.

Audacy’s All-News Station For SoCal Christens A New Studio

A new era began for the all-News radio station serving Los Angeles, Orange County and all of Southern California once owned by CBS Radio and today a spoken word brand under the Audacy Inc. umbrella.

Hugh Hewitt Shifts To Afternoons With Gorka’s White House Move

Two significant lineup changes are on the way for the Salem Radio Network and its sibling Salem News Channel offering. And, the moves are directly tied to the inauguration and return to the White House of President Trump.