Radio News

"For disasters, which hurricanes are, it just plays in to what we are set up to do — to serve the community with local information, and always being there, and proving ourselves to it." That's how David Ayres, VP/GM of Flagler Broadcasting, described how his collection of radio stations serve a portion of Northeast Florida. We revisit our conversation from four years ago as Hurricane Milton turbo-charged his AMs and FMs.

The NAB presented the 2024 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, a celebration held at the Javits Center during NAB Show New York. The ceremony, presented by Xperi, was hosted by Bobby Bones.

The Gracie Awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), on Thursday opened its entry window for the 50th annual Gracie Awards, which celebrate "the groundbreaking contributions of women in media, serving as a beacon for exceptional content created by, for, and about women."

A station that is the Huntington-Ashland area's Air1 Worship Music Member station is being sold again — this time to a secular operation.

Townsquare Media has decided when it intends to release its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. The news from the company led by CEO Bill Wilson and CFO Stu Rosenstein is due two days after Election Day.

From game-changing shifts in creativity to artificial intelligence, measurement and audience activation, one of the nation's biggest audio content creation and distribution companies is highlighting key trends it believes are "crucial for navigating the evolving ad environment" in a new "State of Audio" report.

Beasley Media Group has offered details regarding the expiration and final results of its exchange offer of its existing notes; its tender offer; its new notes offer; and its consent solicitation established in its exchange offer designed to replace old debt at new debt — giving the radio station owner more time to repay its lenders.

Denise Potter lives 30 minutes south of Asheville, in Hendersonville, N.C. After nearly a week without reliable cell service, Denise spoke with Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink to share her experience during and after Hurricane Helene — and the difference radio is making in the region. We are pleased to share her story in its entirety.

The company behind a quartet of broadsheet newspapers serving a rural portion of Tennessee to the north of the city of Jackson has agreed to purchase an AM/FM combo west of that city known to local listeners as "Brownsville Radio."

On October 2, Forum Communications Company closed on its $5.9 million purchase of the Rapid City, S.D., NBC affiliate and its translator TV stations in a transaction brokered by Kalil & Co. Now, the company is parting ways with the 10kw Class B AM and its accompanying FM translator it owns in the Fargo market. 

It airs a contemporary music format targeting Polish-speaking audiences in greater Chicago during daylight hours, and at night airs dance and electronic music under the "Dance Factory" brand.  Pending FCC approval, this Class A 1.8kw facility licensed to Arlington Heights, Ill., will be under new ownership.

Out in West Texas towns of Odessa-Midland, the incoming Chairman of the Texas Association of Broadcasters and his partner have acquired an ownership interest in Brazos Communications West, operating three FM signals in the Permian Basin.

Urban One, Inc. held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 1, setting the direction in the coming year for leadership, financial matters, and executive compensation of the local and network radio and cable TV operator.

Presidential candidates are not alone in utilizing radio’s reach to multicultural audiences. As the Harris-Walz campaign invests $3 million to target Latino voters in swing states like Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, the NAACP is the latest organization to turn to radio ads in the march to election day.

It's been a busy end of summer for SiriusXM. Between the company's restructuring with Liberty Media, the resulting reverse stock split, and announcing a new free, commercial-driven in-car tier to boost subscriber numbers, there will be a lot for CEO Jennifer Witz to discuss during the company's Q3 2024 earnings call - which now has a date.