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Saga Q1 Revenue Falls, Net Loss Widens

Saga Communications reported first quarter 2026 net revenue declined 5.6% to $22.9 million, down from $24.2 million in the same period a year ago. Station operating expense was essentially flat, decreasing 0.2% to $22 million. The company posted an operating loss of $3.3 million for the quarter, compared to a $2.3 million loss More

Podtrac April Rankings Show Modest Podcast Gains

Podtrac

Podtrac has released its Top U.S. and Global Podcast Publishers & Networks rankings along with its Top U.S. Podcast chart for April 2026, showing modest month-over-month gains across several participants and the addition of a new publisher to the list. Among U.S. publishers and networks, six participants More

MapQuest Adds iHeartRadio Streaming to Platform

iHeartRadio

MapQuest and iHeartRadio have announced a new partnership that integrates live iHeartRadio streaming directly into MapQuest.com, marking the first time audio has been built into the navigation platform. The integration allows users to listen to live radio while navigating, with a new "Live Radio" button More

Beasley Detroit Partners with MBBA on Outreach

Beasley Media and MBBA

Beasley Media Group Detroit has announced a new partnership with the Michigan Black Business Alliance (MBBA) aimed at supporting Black-owned businesses and expanding community engagement across Southeast Michigan. As part of the collaboration, Beasley's Detroit radio brands-105.9 KISS-FM, 105.1 The More

Adams Named Host of Marketplace Morning Report

Kimberly Adams

American Public Media's Marketplace has named Kimberly Adams as the next host of its weekday program Marketplace Morning Report, effective June 8. Adams, currently Senior Washington Correspondent and host of the "Make Me Smart" podcast, succeeds David Brancaccio, who has hosted the program for 13 years. More

Ellen Tailor Returns to Mornings at Seattle's Wolf

Ellen Tailor and Aaron Crawford

Audacy's KKWF-FM (100.7 The Wolf) in Seattle has launched a new morning show, "Ellen & Aaron," featuring Ellen Tailor and Aaron Crawford. The program airs weekday mornings from 6-10am PT, marking Tailor's return to the station and Crawford's move into morning drive. Drew Bland, Brand More

Hope Media Backed 'America Reads the Bible' Event

Hope Media Group

Hope Media Group partnered with Christians Engaged to support the "America Reads the Bible" live event, held from April 18-25 at the Museum of the Bible. The weeklong event brought together nearly 500 national leaders who read the Bible aloud from beginning to end as part of a More

AOAOAOA Podcast Joins iHeart's Big Money Players

Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists

The improvised comedy podcast "Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists" has joined iHeartMedia and Big Money Players, the podcast network co-founded by Will Ferrell. The show, known as AOAOAOA, will begin releasing new episodes under the Big Money Players banner starting May 7, with weekly episodes More

Report: 13-34s Lead in Daily Audio Listening Time

Edison Research at SSRS

Younger Americans are spending more time with audio each day than older listeners, according to new data from Edison Research's Share of Ear study. As of the first quarter of 2026, listeners ages 13-34 average four hours and 30 minutes of daily audio consumption, the highest among all age groups. That More

AM/FM Radio Dominates Ford Driver Audio Use

Cumulus Media and Westwood One

AM/FM radio continues to dominate in-car audio consumption among Ford drivers, according to new data highlighted in a blog post from Cumulus Media's Westwood One Audio Active Group. Citing Q1 2026 findings from Edison Research's Share of Ear study, the report shows Ford drivers devote 81% of their in-car More

NAB Debuts AirTime Podcast Delivering Insights on Policies

AirTime

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has launched a new weekly podcast, AirTime, focused on legislative and regulatory issues affecting local radio and television stations. New episodes will be released every Wednesday morning, offering updates and analysis on policy developments in Washington More

Joy Taylor Launches ''Daily Play'' Sports Audio Series

Daily Play

Broadcaster Joy Taylor is partnering with Urban One to launch The Daily Play with Joy Taylor, a new short-form sports commentary series distributed across the company's audio platforms. The program will air Monday through Friday year-round and be available via Radio One, REACH Media and the Urban One More

Zeno Media Powers Streaming for WKU's WWHR-FM

Zeno Media

Zeno Media has entered into a partnership with WWHR-FM (Revolution 91.7), the student-run station at Western Kentucky University, to provide digital audio streaming services. Under the agreement, Zeno will power the station's streaming across mobile, web and connected devices, More

UB Rodriguez Exits Cox Media Group in Miami

UB Rodriguez

UB Rodriguez has departed Cox Media Group's Miami cluster, exiting the company in April after joining in July. 2024. During his tenure, Rodriguez worked across all four stations in the cluster -- WFLC (Hits 97.3), WFEZ (Easy 93.1), WEDR (99Jamz), and WHQT (Hot 105) -- taking on a range of on-air and More

KNX-FM Sets Weekday Lineup for May 18 Launch

KNX-FM Los Angeles

All Sports KNX-FM (97.1 The Fan) in Los Angeles has unveiled its weekday programming lineup ahead of its debut on May 18 at 6am PT. The station's morning drive will feature "Derek & Decker" from 6-10am, hosted by Derek Fisher and Cody Decker. Midday programming from 10am-2pm will be "Brock & Alex," with More

Westwood One's ''America at Night'' Adds 25 New Affiliates

McGraw Milhaven

Westwood One has expanded the reach of "America at Night with McGraw Milhaven," adding 25 new affiliates since its December launch and bringing the program's total clearance to 280 stations nationwide. New affiliates include major-market stations such as WCCO-AM in Minneapolis, KTRS-AM in St. Louis, More

Seaboard Networks Launches ''Amped Up Country''

Amped Up Country

Seaboard Networks will debut a new syndicated country program, "Amped Up Country," launching nationwide over Memorial Day weekend. The three-hour mix show is aimed at contemporary Country audiences, featuring remixes and mashups of current hits along with backstage artist interviews and a fast-paced More

CCM ''Steady Ground Replay'' Expands to 15 Affiliates

''Steady Ground Replay''

A new syndicated retro Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) program is expanding its national footprint, reaching 15 affiliates across eight states since its launch earlier this year. "Steady Ground Replay," a two-hour weekly show, debuted February 8 on two stations and has steadily added new affiliates in the More

Casey Kasem's AT40 Surpasses 600th Affiliate Milestone

Casey Kasem's American Top 40

Premiere Networks announced today that Casey Kasem's American Top 40 has surpassed the 600th affiliate milestone with the addition of iHeartMedia's KYRV-FM (93.7 The River) in Sacramento. Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 80's joins the station's lineup on Sundays from 8am More

Mark Adams to Retire from WXTU After 26-Year Run

Mark ''Razz'' Adams

Beasley Media Group announced that longtime radio personality and programmer Mark "Razz" Adams will retire from WXTU-FM, with his final day set for May 22. Razz has spent more than two decades with the company, including over 16 years on-air at WXTU, where he most recently hosted middays. He's also served as More

Borrell: Digital Ad Growth Slows, Share Battle Rises

Borrell

Local digital advertising is entering a slower growth phase after two decades of rapid expansion, according to the Borrell 2026 Annual Digital Benchmarking Report. The report finds year-over-year growth has dropped to low single digits and is expected to fall below 3% by 2029, marking the slowest More

Radio Mercury Awards Reveal 2026 Finalists

Radio Mercury Awards

The Radio Mercury Awards, produced by Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), has announced finalists for its 2026 competition, recognizing excellence in radio and audio advertising. Now in its 35th year, the awards honor creative work across broadcast radio, streaming audio, podcasts, More

Changes & Moves

UB Rodriguez

UB Rodriguez has departed Cox Media Group's Miami cluster, exiting the company in April after joining in July. 2024. During his tenure More

Saga Q1 Revenue Falls, Net Loss Widens

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