Nielsen Ratings

August 2026

Nielsen Ratings

July 2026 Trends

Madison WI

Chattanooga TN

Huntsville AL

Jackson MS

Eastlan Ratings

May 2026

Study: AM/FM Leads Young Listeners in Cars

AM/FM radio accounts for 70% of ad-supported audio listening in the car among Americans ages 13-34, according to new data from Edison Research at SSRS' Share of Ear study. The research found that Americans in the 13-34 demographic spend an average of just under one hour per day listening to audio in the car. Of that listening time, 63% is spent with ad-supported audio platforms. More

Connoisseur Makes Bay Area Programming Changes

Connoisseur Media

Connoisseur Media has announced a series of programming and personnel changes across its Bay Area radio cluster, including expanded roles for Big Reid, Morris Knight, Ileana Matzorkis and Richie Brown. Big Reid moves to mornings on 102.9 KBLX effective immediately, joining Freska and replacing Rudy More

iHeart Leads Podtrac August Publisher Rankings

Podtrac

iHeart Audience Network and iHeartPodcasts remained atop Podtrac's U.S. Podcast Publishers & Networks ranking for August 2026, while "Crime Junkie" continued as the top podcast based on U.S. unique monthly audience. iHeart Audience Network ranked first among publishers and sales networks with 58.875 More

Benztown to Syndicate Yacht Rock Radio

Yacht Rock Radio

Benztown and Yacht Rock Radio have entered into a new syndication partnership that will expand distribution of the two-hour weekly program to radio outlets nationwide. Hosted by radio and television veteran Captain Adam, "Yacht Rock Radio" has added 20 affiliates in 2026 and is now heard on more than 122 More

Jeremy Nobles Named PD of Life 97.9 Fargo

Jeremy Nobles

KFNW (Life 97.9) in Fargo, ND, has promoted Jeremy Nobles to Program Director. Nobles moves into the programming post after serving as the Contemporary Christian outlet's Assistant Program Director since February, 2025. "Jeremy is a blast to work with," said Life 97.9 Station Manager Jarrett Stevens. "I More

RAB Sets AI-Powered Radio Sales Presentation

Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB)

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) will present the next installment of its "AI Advantage for Radio Sales" live presentation series, "Why Radio: AI-Powered Selling," on Wednesday, September 16 at noon CT. Sponsored by Spotwise.ai, the session will focus on RAB's AI-powered Why Radio Assistant and how More

Westwood One Sets 40th Season of NFL Coverage

Westwood One

Westwood One has announced its programming lineup for the 2026 NFL season, marking the network's 40th consecutive season of NFL game coverage. The network's schedule will include Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, eight international games, Thanksgiving, Black More

'Uncle Mike' Hansen Joins Neversink Media Team

'Uncle Mike' Hansen

Longtime Hudson Valley radio personality "Uncle Mike" Hansen has joined Neversink Media and AK22 Digital Media, taking on roles with WALL Radio, WDLC Country and 98.1 KZE. Hansen will host middays on WDLC Country and serve in the newly created position of Community Relations Director. In that role, he will More

Ryan Gorman Show Expands to NewsRadio WFLA

Ryan Gorman and Dana McKay

iHeartMedia's WFLF-AM (NewsRadio WFLA) Orlando will add "The Ryan Gorman Show" to its morning lineup beginning Monday, September 14. The program will air weekdays from 6-9am. Hosted by Ryan Gorman and Dana McKay, the show covers the day's top stories, politics and current events, with an emphasis on More

Dominican Broadcaster Francis Mendez Dies at 75

Francis Mendez

Veteran Dominican broadcaster and communicator Francis Mendez, whose career spanned more than five decades and included years at WSKQ-FM (Mega 97.9) in New York, died Tuesday at age 75, according to Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS). A native of Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, Mendez built a broadcasting More

MaxxKonnect Expands AudioScience Partnership

MaxxKonnect

AudioScience has expanded its partnership with MaxxKonnect, making the company the exclusive worldwide source for AudioScience's ASI2816 Streaming Radio Tuner, marketed by MaxxKonnect as the RMT416. The agreement expands an existing partnership covering the U.S. and Canada and More

Ben Marcotte Named PD of Rock 105 and KGB San Diego

Ben Marcotte

iHeartMedia has named Ben Marcotte Program Director of Rock KIOZ (Rock 105.3) and heritage Rock 101.5 KGB in San Diego, effective immediately. In his new role, Marcotte will oversee programming as well as social and digital strategy for both stations. He will report to iHeartMedia Executive Vice More

KiKi B. Jones Named WAMO Pittsburgh Brand Manager

KiKi B.

Audacy has elevated KiKi B. Jones to Brand Manager of WAMO 107.3 in Pittsburgh. In her new role, Jones will oversee the station's content strategy, talent, operations and branding while continuing to host middays weekdays from 10am-4pm ET. "I've had the privilege of knowing KiKi for over 10 years and More

Study: Radio Campaign Drove Retail Foot Traffic

Cumulus Media and Westwood One

An AM/FM radio advertising campaign for a major retailer generated a 34% lift in foot traffic during a Valentine's Day promotion, according to a new analysis highlighted by the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group. The study, conducted by location analytics firm Placer.ai, examined store More

BFOA Names First Scholarship Fund Recipients

Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA)

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) has named Nathaniel Bradley and Inoa Manfredy as the inaugural recipients of its Scholarship Fund, with each receiving $10,000 toward college tuition. The needs-based program was created to support students from broadcast families who are More

SiriusXM Names Sean Gibbons Chief P&T Officer

Sean Gibbons

SiriusXM has promoted Sean Gibbons to Senior Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer, overseeing product and technology operations across SiriusXM and Pandora. Gibbons will report to SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz and join the company's Executive Leadership Team. His responsibilities include More

1010 WINS Sets 25th Anniversary 9/11 Coverage

Audacy's 1010 WINS in New York will provide extensive live coverage of events marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on Friday. Coverage will begin at 8:30am ET with the annual 9/11 Memorial ceremony. Reporters Juliet Papa and Scott Stanford will More

Nina Blanco Named Mix 100 Denver Morning Host

Nina Blanco

KIMN-FM (Mix 100) in Denver has named Nina Blanco as its new morning host, teaming her with Josh Griesemer for "Denver's Morning Show with Nina & Josh," weekdays from 6-10am. According to KSE Radio, the appointment makes Blanco the first Hispanic woman to lead a morning show on a major commercial FM station More

Cane and Sabrina Join 103.1 The Wolf Mornings

Cane Peterson and Sabrina Sergio

Country WWWF-FM (103.1 The Wolf) Long Island will launch a new morning show featuring Cane Peterson and Sabrina Sergio beginning Thursday, September 10. "Cane and Sabrina Mornings" will feature a mix of Country music, lifestyle, humor and conversation. The move More

Benztown Offers Free 9/11 Anniversary Tributes

Benztown 911

Benztown has produced four original audio tributes commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and is making them available free to radio stations nationwide. Created specifically for radio, the four pieces are designed to help stations remember those who lost their lives, More

K-Love Launches Goodsource Brand for Gen Z

Goodsource

K-Love has launched Goodsource, a new ministry brand designed to reach college students and young adults with faith-based content. Goodsource is targeting Gen Z through content created by members of the generation and distributed through podcasts, live events and other platforms. More

Compass Media Sets 18th Season of NFL Coverage

Compass Media Networks

Compass Media Networks is returning for its 18th season of NFL coverage with a broadcast schedule featuring Sunday doubleheaders, coast-to-coast coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and exclusive audio coverage of the Las Vegas Raiders. "This upcoming season is packed with incredible and compelling games, and More

Changes & Moves

Nina Blanco

KIMN-FM (Mix 100) in Denver has named Nina Blanco as its new morning host, teaming her with Josh Griesemer for "Denver's Morning More

Study: AM/FM Leads Young Listeners in Cars

Follow us on:

Copyright © 1989-2026 RADIO ONLINE ^®

Study: AM/FM Leads Young Listeners in Cars

Follow us on:

Copyright © 1989-2026 RADIO ONLINE ®

Copyright © 1989-2026 RADIO ONLINE ^®