Radio News

When it comes to teens and young adults, Snapchat's popularity in the U.S. may be akin to that of "Rhythm Is A Dancer" by the act Snap! — fun, but hardly cool. In Asia, it's another story, and Entravision seeks to take advantage of Snapchat's high use by forging a sales partnership with its parent.

The owner of a collection of radio stations serving the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania has died, with his widow becoming the executor of his estate — and the controlling interest holder in his broadcast properties.

In July 2023 RBR+TVBR shared details of how a FM allowed to relocate to the Portland, Ore., market failed to do so. Then came a Petition to Deny its license renewal, on the grounds that the station was broadcasting from an unauthorized site. This led to a cancellation of the FM's license. Now, the ex-station's owner has ceased all operations.

Cumulus Media has followed the lead of radio station owners such as Audacy Inc. by agreeing to add a full-powered FM simulcast partner to an AM radio station in one of the nation's biggest markets. In this case, however, the shared programming will likely boost the FM's ratings, which have been among the market's lowest in recent months.

In March 2023, RBR+TVBR first shared details about the proposed sale of a Class C2 FM serving the Florida "Big Bend" city of Port St. Joe to a religious broadcast ministry.  It is now known that this transaction will not be consummated. Why? The station's license was cancelled, so it cannot be bought or sold.

Audio's post-pandemic renaissance held steady in 2023. That's according to Edison Research's final weekly insight for the year. A broad view of the average U.S. listener showed that American audiences aged 13 + still spend more than four hours with audio each day.

Salem Media Group, which trades on the Nasdaq exchange, has closed a new revolving facility with an entity that refinanced its previous revolving facility with Wells Fargo Bank.

The end of the fourth quarter, and 2023, may be just days away, but Urban One — following the December 22 Closing Bell on Wall Street — released its tardy third quarter 2023 fiscal results.

It was perhaps best-known as the publishing house responsible for such Dinesh D'Souza tomes as the 2020 election-focused "2000 Mules" and has been offering "conservative books for independent thinkers" for some 76 years.  Within days it will no longer be owned by Salem Media Group, which has moved to further reduce its debt with the sale of Regnery Publishing.

Brendan Carr has worked with former Chairman Ajit Pai on shaping regulatory policy for broadcast media and engaging in "modernization" of its rules. Therefore, it is hardly a surprise that Carr is frustrated over the FCC's inaction with its largely unchanged 2018 Quadrennial Order, released to the public following the Christmas holiday.

Earlier this fall, Eastern Washington University revealed that it would conclude broadcasts on its Class C1 noncommercial Jazz station serving the Spokane market on December 31. Now, the institution says it is extending that deadline. But, a death date for KEWU is certain.

On August 7, paperwork was filed for FCC regulatory approval that would result in only the third owner for an AM/FM combo serving an Ohio city due east of Columbus. The transaction has now closed, putting the stations' President/GM in the owner's seat.

If you scroll through the Afternoon Headlines E-mail from RBR+TVBR, you'll see an advertisement from Saga Communications seeking a new leader for its radio stations in Ohio's state capital. On Thursday, details as to why Saga is hiring were shared by the company.

In October 2021, the soon-to-be retired host of the syndicated TV game show Wheel of Fortune decided to part ways with a Class B AM radio station serving Maryland's state capital. Just over two years later, the buyers of WNAV-AM have decided to sell it.

A 1kw AM serving a small town in Southwestern Virginia, along with its FM translator at 104.1 MHz, are being sold. What does this mean for "The Truth" and its slate of conservative talk programming?