A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump's executive order to cut off federal funding to public broadcasters NPR and PBS violates the First Amendment, declaring the action unconstitutional and unenforceable. U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss in Washington, DC, found the order unlawfully targeted More

Woody to Receive Kidd Kraddick Award at MSBC

Woody

Talentmasters has named Woody, host of iHeartMedia's nationally syndicated "The Woody Show," as the 2026 recipient of the Kidd Kraddick Award. The honor will be presented at the 38th Annual Morning Show Boot Camp, set for August 5-7 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown. The award, named after the late Kidd More

Connoisseur Media to Acquire Lincoln Radio Cluster

Connoisseur Media

Connoisseur Media has entered into an agreement to acquire a group of stations in Lincoln, NE from NRG Media, expanding its presence in the Midwest. The deal includes KBBK-FM (B107.3), KLIN-AM and translator K257GN (News Talk 1400/99.3), KLNC-FM (105.3 The Bone), K233AN (Red 94.5), all licensed to More

iHeartMedia Names Jamie Cutburth EVP of Marketing

Jamie Cutburth

iHeartMedia has appointed media veteran Jamie Cutburth as Executive Vice President of Marketing. In the newly created role, Cutburth will oversee the development and execution of iHeartMedia's marketing strategy, including positioning, go-to-market planning, sales enablement, cross-platform packaging and More

iHeart Leads Triton February Podcast Ranker

Triton Digital

Triton Digital has released its February 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, covering the reporting period from February 2 through March 1, based on its Podcast Metrics measurement service. In the Top Sales Network Report, the iHeart Audience Network remained in the top position with 70.8 More

Michael Shawn Returns to WRNB Philadelphia

Michael Shawn

Urban One has announced that comedian and radio personality Michael Shawn will return to Radio One Philadelphia's WRNB 100.3, beginning Saturday, April 4. He'll host a new weekend program airing Saturdays from 3-6pm and Sundays from 4-7pm, marking his return to the Philadelphia airwaves where he first built More

Devan Kaney Exits WIP Amid Audacy Layoffs

Devan Kaney

Devan Kaney has exited SportsRadio 94.1 WIP in Philadelphia following a new round of layoffs by parent company Audacy, according to multiple media reports. Kaney joined WIP in 2022 and was a regular contributor to the station's morning show alongside Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie. She later expanded her role, More

KZTH Oklahoma City Adds Brant Hansen Show to Evenings

Brant Hansen and Sherri Lynn

Contemporary Christian KZTH (The House FM) in Oklahoma City has added The Brant Hansen Show to its weekday lineup, airing the program from 4-8pm Monday through Friday and 1-5pm on Sundays. The syndicated show, hosted by Brant Hansen and Sherri Lynn, blends humor, faith-based More

NBC Sports Radio Launches on TuneIn

TuneIn

Stingray has announced that NBC Sports Radio is now available on TuneIn, expanding access to Sports/Talk programming and live play-by-play coverage across the platform. As part of the launch, TuneIn will stream NBC Sports audio simulcasts, including daily studio shows from NBC Sports Now such as Pro More

StreamGuys, Nueva Launch AI Audio Ad Service

StreamGuys

StreamGuys has introduced SGcreative, a new audio advertising service developed in partnership with Nueva Network, combining AI-driven technology with multi-platform audio distribution to deliver localized ad experiences at scale. The new offering integrates real-time data such as weather, traffic and More

Family Life to Acquire WKPL-FM in Pennsylvania

Family Life

Family Life has entered into an agreement to purchase Classic Hits WKPL-FM (92.1) in Ellwood City, PA, from Forever Media for $350,000. The 2.5 kW station serves listeners in Lawrence and Beaver counties and reaches into the Pittsburgh market, located about 40 miles from the city. More

Debbie Kenyon Named Audacy Central Region President

Debbie Kenyon

Audacy has promoted veteran executive Debbie Kenyon to Regional President for its Central U.S. markets, expanding her leadership role across several of the company's major stations. Kenyon, who currently serves as Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Audacy's Detroit operations, will now oversee More

iHeartMedia Appoints Care Jones SNE Market President

Care Jones

iHeartMedia has promoted Care Jones to Market President, overseeing the company's operations in Providence, RI; Manchester and Portsmouth, NH; and Cape Cod, MA. In her new role, Jones will lead market operations, strategy and revenue performance across the four regions, with a focus on growth and delivering More

Connoisseur Media to Sell Topeka Stations to KZNA Inc.

Connoisseur Media

Connoisseur Media has reached an agreement to sell its Topeka, KS cluster to KNZA Inc., which operates locally as MSC Radio Group. The transaction, which includes KSAJ-FM (98.5 Jack FM), KTPK (Country 106.9), WIBW-AM (WIBW News), and WIBW-FM (The Big 94.5 Country), is pending approval from the FCC and is More

AM/FM Still Dominates Audio Reach, Study Finds

Cumulus Media | Westwood One

A new blog from Cumulus Media and Westwood One's Audio Active Group argues that advertisers who rely solely on streaming and podcasts are missing a significant portion of the U.S. audience, citing recent research from Advertiser Perceptions and Edison Research. According to the analysis, marketers and More

Adam Star Returns as PD for Beasley Augusta GA

Adam Star

Beasley Media Group has named Adam Star Program Director for its cluster in Augusta, GA, effective immediately. In the role, Star will oversee programming strategy for the cluster and work alongside Operations Manager Tee Gentry and Chris O'Kelley. He returns to the company after previously serving as More

FCC Names Farhan Khan Chief Information Officer

Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Farhan Khan as its new Chief Information Officer, a role overseeing the agency's technology strategy, IT services, modernization efforts, and information security. As CIO, Khan will lead the Commission's overall technical vision, ensuring its systems More

Allen Sliwa Joins Schaeffer for Sports 760 Afternoons

Allen Sliwa

KGB-AM (Sports 760) San Diego has named Allen Sliwa as co-host alongside Jon Schaeffer for the weekday afternoon program "Schaeffer and Sliwa," effective immediately. The show will air weekdays from 3-6pm. Sliwa, a San Diego native and graduate of San Diego State University, returns to his home market More

Q104.3 Adds Co-Hosts to Jim Kerr Morning Show

Christin Marks & Trevor Marden

iHeartMedia's Classic Rock WAXQ-FM (Q104.3) New York is launching a new chapter for the "Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show," with the addition of co-hosts Christin Marks and Trevor Marden alongside longtime host Jim Kerr. The program, one of New York's longest-running morning shows, will continue its More

Michael Martin to Exit Audacy Programming Role

Michael Martin

Michael Martin will step down as Senior Vice President of Programming and Head of Music Initiatives at Audacy, effective May 1, ending a 17-year tenure with the company and its predecessors. Martin said he is leaving to begin the next phase of his career after years focused on building programming More

New York Festivals Unveils 2026 Radio Awards Shortlist

New York Festivals Radio Awards

The New York Festivals (NYF) has announced the shortlist for its 2026 Radio Awards, recognizing standout audio storytelling from creators across more than 30 countries. Entries were evaluated by the NYF Radio Awards Grand Jury, a panel of more than 100 industry professionals from 20 countries. The More

Coach Larry Price, KSSK Morning Icon, Dies

Larry Price

iHeartMedia Honolulu is remembering longtime broadcaster "Coach" Larry Price, who died Friday in Honolulu. He was a longtime co-host of the "Perry & Price Show" on KSSK 92.3 FM and 590 AM and retired in May 2016 after more than three decades on the air. Price spent over 30 years alongside Michael W. More

Changes & Moves

Christin Marks & Trevor Marden

WAXQ-FM (Q104.3) New York is launching a new chapter for the "Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show" More

Judge Blocks Trump Order to Defund NPR

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