Cumulus Media has entered into a restructuring support agreement with a group of its lenders aimed at eliminating approximately $600 million in debt and strengthening the company's balance sheet. To implement the agreement, the company and certain subsidiaries filed prepackaged Chapter 11 petitions on March 5 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the More

Podcast Listening Surges as Audience Habits Shift

Audacy

A new analysis from Audacy highlights a major shift in media consumption: podcasts are rapidly becoming one of the most dominant forms of daily digital engagement. Podcasts continue to reshape how audiences spend their time, with new data showing significant growth in daily consumption and increasing More

Frequency, Flightpath Partner on Podcast Inventory

Frequency and Flightpath

Frequency and Flightpath have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping podcast networks better manage and monetize unsold advertising inventory. The integration connects Flightpath's predictive planning and inventory intelligence platform with Frequency's Premium Publisher Network (PPN) More

Compass Media Networks Expands Ad Sales Team

Stephanie Dolan

Compass Media Networks has announced new investments in its advertising sales and sales operations division with the hiring of industry veteran Stephanie Dolan and the promotion of four members of its sales team. Dolan joins the company after holding senior-level sales positions at Crystal Media Networks, More

Broadcast Electronics Acquired by New Ownership Group

Broadcast Electronics

Broadcast Electronics has been acquired by a new ownership group led by CEO Rich Redmond along with majority investor The Alzana Group, LLC of Boston. The transaction was completed as an asset purchase from previous owner ELENOS S.r.l. of Italy. The company will continue operating under the Broadcast More

Libsyn Signs Ad Deal With Mehdi Hasan Podcasts

Libsyn

Liberated Syndication Inc. (Libsyn) has entered into a one-year advertising partnership with journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan to monetize two of his podcasts, Mehdi Unfiltered and We're Not Kidding Mehdi & Friends. Under the agreement, Libsyn will handle advertising sales More

Key-United Expands Sales Leadership Team with New Hires

Rosanne Tipton and Robbie Eisen

Key-United, a joint venture between Key Networks and United Stations Radio Networks (USRN), has expanded its sales organization with two new appointments aimed at strengthening its service to advertisers and agency partners. Rosanne Tipton has joined the company as More

Nicole Alvarez Takes Midday Slot at Alt 98.7 Los Angeles

Nicole Alvarez (photo credit: iHeartMedia)

iHeartMedia's KYSR-FM (Alt 98.7) in Los Angeles has named Nicole Alvarez as the station's new midday host, effective March 2. Alvarez joined Alt 98.7 in December and now moves into the 10am-2pm shift as part of a revamped weekday lineup. A Los Angeles radio veteran with more than two decades of More

Chaz & AJ Return to Long Island on 94.3 The Shark

Chaz & AJ

Connoisseur Media has announced that the Chaz and AJ Show will expand its reach and return to Long Island mornings on WWSK (94.3 The Shark) beginning Monday, March 9. The move reunites the long-running rock morning show with the market where the partnership first began, while the More

NAB Launches Campaign for America's 250th Anniversary

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

As the U.S. prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has launched a nationwide, year-long campaign highlighting the role of local radio and television stations in documenting history and connecting communities. More

Curtis Sliwa Joins WOR Morning Lineup in New York

Curtis Sliwa

Curtis Sliwa is returning to New York talk radio as part of a new morning show on iHeartMedia's 710 WOR, beginning Monday, March 9. "Curtis Sliwa and Larry Mendte in the Morning" will air weekdays from 6-10am, pairing Sliwa's longtime presence in New York talk radio with veteran television journalist Larry More

Tom Donahue's Truth Matters Shifts to Streaming

Tom Donahue

Veteran talk host Tom Donahue will begin hosting Truth Matters with a new distribution model starting April 4, transitioning the program from Salem Radio Network's satellite delivery to online streaming and podcast-based audio file distribution for radio stations. The show will continue to air Saturdays More

Westwood One Airs 19 Conference Championship Games

Westwood One Sports

Westwood One will broadcast a total of 19 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball games during Conference Championship Week, providing nationwide radio coverage leading up to the NCAA tournament selections. Coverage begins Saturday, March 7, with the Ohio Valley Conference Championship and continues through More

KSE Promotes Charapata to EVP, Distribution

Kathleen Charapata

Denver-based Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) has named Kathleen Charapata Executive Vice President, Distribution and Deputy General Counsel for KSE Media Ventures. The subsidiary includes Altitude Sports and Entertainment, KSE Radio, SkyCam, Outdoor Sportsman Group, the Kroenke Network Operations Center More

StreamGuys Expands Ultra-Low Latency Streaming at NAB

StreamGuys

StreamGuys will introduce new enhancements to its Ultra-Low Latency Streaming (ULLS) technology at the NAB Show 2026, taking place April 19-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The updates are designed to improve the in-venue listening experience for sports fans while creating new revenue opportunities for More

2026 NAB Crystal Radio Award Winners Announced

NAB Crystal Radio Awards

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced the ten winners of the 39th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, these awards have recognized radio stations for their exceptional year-round commitment to community service. Recipients were chosen from 50 More

Nielsen DMA Data Added to Magellan AI

Magellan AI

Nielsen has licensed its proprietary Designated Market Area (DMA) data to Magellan AI, enabling local-level podcast advertising measurement within the Magellan AI platform. The integration allows advertisers to measure podcast performance across Nielsen's 210 standardized U.S. DMA More

CRS Honors to Reveal Hall of Fame, ACM Radio Winners

CRS 26

Country Radio Seminar will unveil the Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2026 and select ACM Radio Award winners during CRS Honors on Wednesday, March 18 at 2pm. In partnership with the Academy of Country Music, the ceremony will feature the live announcement of ACM Radio Award winners for Station of More

BEPN, Amber Grimes Launch ''If You Knew Better''

If You Knew Better with Amber Grimes

iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God's The Black Effect Podcast Network have announced the launch of a new podcast hosted by entertainment executive Amber Grimes. Entitled "If You Knew Better," the series will focus on growth, reinvention, setbacks and strategies for personal and professional development. More

NAB State Leadership Conference Draws 570 Broadcasters

National Association of Broadcasters

Broadcasters from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, this week for the National Association of Broadcasters' annual State Leadership Conference (SLC), an advocacy event focused on strengthening local radio and television stations' ability to serve their communities. More than 570 attendees More

Entravision Acquires Playback Rewards' Technology

Entravision

Entravision Communications Corporation has acquired Playback Reward's core technology, platform and product intellectual property assets, bolstering its performance advertising arm, Adwake. The Playback assets will be integrated into Adwake to accelerate development of its loyalty rewards platforms, with a More

ACM Announces 2025 Radio Award Nominations

ACM Radio Awards

The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has announced the ACM Radio Awards nominees for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, including triple nominations for KFRG-FM in Riverside and double nominations for KILT-FM in Houston, KSCS-FM in Dallas, WBEE-FM in Rochester, NY, WCKK-FM in Walnut Grove, MS and More

Changes & Moves

Muthaknows

Radio One Philadelphia has announced that veteran market personality Kevin "Muthaknows" Cesar will join 100.3 WRNB, effective Monday, March 9. More

Cumulus Media Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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