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Report: Social Media Platforms Influence Music Discovery

Edison Research

In the digital age, social media platforms have become more than just places to connect -- as they are sources for cultural discovery. The latest findings from The Infinite Dial 2024, supported by Audacy, Cumulus Media and SiriusXM Media, unveil how platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook are also More

WPRO/Providence Host Giovanni to Retire After 50 Years

Giovanni

Giovanni, host of "Giovanni in the Morning," on WPRO (92PRO) will air the last morning show of his 50-year career on the Providence, RI, Cumulus CHR outlet on Monday, April 29 from 6-10am. Giovanni joined 92PRO-FM in 1974 and has entertained and been a companion to the station's listeners for 50 years. He More

Marketers Understate Creative and Overestimate Targeting

Cumulus Media and Westwood One

Over the last five years, the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group has commissioned Advertiser Perceptions annually to survey brands and media agencies on the sales contribution of five advertising effectiveness factors: brand, creative, reach, recency, and targeting. This week's company blog More

101 The Fox/Kansas City Afternoon Host Slacker Dead at 59

Brian ''Slacker'' Adams

Sad to report that longtime KCFX-FM (101 The Fox)/Kansas City afternoon host, Brian "Slacker" Adams, has died. He passed away on Tuesday, April 16 after a battle with cancer. Slacker, a 33-year veteran of Kansas City radio, was on-air at 101 The Fox for the last 16 years. He was 59. "It is with a broken More

Report: AM/FM Radio and Digital Should Be the Base Buy

Cumulus Media and Westwood One

While local advertisers have a lot of different marketing options, a new analysis from Nielsen reveals that the most effective media plan consists of a base buy of AM/FM radio and digital solutions. This week's Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group blog examines how advertising works and why AM/FM More

890 WLS-AM in Chicago Celebrates 100 Years On-Air

WLS-AM/Chicago

Chicago News/Talk 890 WLS-AM celebrated 100 years on the air on Friday. On April 12, 1924, at 6pm, an experiment in radio took to the airwaves and "W-L-S, The Sears-Roebuck Station, Chicago" was live on-air. 100 years later, the station looks back to honor those who made 890 WLS-AM what it is More

WJR Honored by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters

WJR-AM/Detroit

News/Talk WJR-AM/Detroit is named Market One Commercial Radio Station of the Year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). The station was honored with a total of 10 MAB Broadcast Excellence "Best" Awards, including Best Regularly Scheduled Broadcast Personality or Team, for WJR's "JR Afternoons More

Study Finds AM/FM Radio Elevates The Media Plan

Cumulus Media and Westwood One

This week's Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group blog examines a recent study from Nielsen that reveals how AM/FM radio elevates the media plan with dramatic lifts in incremental reach among light TV viewers and younger demographics. The study found that the addition of AM/FM radio to the media More

Report Finds Podcast Listening Hits Record Highs

Edison Research

The Infinite Dial 2024, supported by Audacy, Cumulus Media and SiriusXM Media, charts an increase in the size of the overall U.S. podcast listening audience, as well as gains in both monthly and weekly U.S. podcast listeners. Edison Research's annual report was revealed live last week at Podcast Movement More

Travis Daily Brand & Content Manager for Cumulus Duo

Travis Daily

Cumulus Media appoints veteran Country radio programmer Travis Daily as Brand and Content Manager for Country WKDF-FM and WSM-FM (95.5 Nash Icon) in Nashville. Daily takes the programming reins, effective May 1. after two years as Program Director for co-owned KUBL-FM (93.3 The Bull) in Salt Lake City. More

Nash FM 97-9/Erie Rebrands to ''Erie Country 97.9''

WJXA (Erie Country 97.9)/Erie

WXTA-FM (Nash FM 97-9) in Erie, PA is rebranding to "Erie Country 97.9." The Cumulus Country outlet made the move on March 28. "Our focus will be serving & entertaining our neighbors, friends, families & businesses in Erie & Crawford counties. Erie Country is not just the radio station for your More

Listening to Podcasts and Online Audio Hit New Highs

The Infinite Dial

The portion of Americans who listen to any kind of online audio, and the portion who listen to podcasts, have both reached new record highs, according to The Infinite Dial an annual survey from Edison Research with support from Audacy, Cumulus Media and SiriusXM Media. On More

RSVP/Carolina A.J. Departs in iHeartMedia Round of Layoffs

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia is conducting series of layoffs as part of a nationwide restructuring within the company. The moves are affecting several key figures and veteran broadcasters. Region SVP of Programming for the Carolina Metro A.J., with a 12-year tenure at iHeartMedia, is out. He had More

Study: Radio Advertising is More Engaging than TV Ads

Cumulus Media and Westwood One

In a never-before conducted study, Mediaprobe measured second-by-second electrodermal activity (EDA) and dial data on the response of respondents to pre-recorded AM/FM radio segments in various genres for the purpose of understanding overall strength of ad engagement, brand fit, and recall of the AM/FM radio More

KYVB/Oxnard and L.A. Dodgers Extend Long-Term Partnership

KYVB-FM (106.3 The Vibe) in Oxnard-Ventura

KYVB-FM (106.3 The Vibe) in Oxnard-Ventura, CA, renews its longtime broadcast partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball franchise. The Cumulus Media CHR outlet will continue as the Dodgers' official broadcast partner for Ventura Country and Santa Barbara. 106.3 The Vibe More

Cumulus Becomes Broadcast Home for Select RIFC Matches

Rhode Island Football Club

Cumulus Media enters into a new partnership with Rhode Island Football Club (Rhode Island FC) to broadcast select matches for the club's inaugural 2024 season on Sports WPRV-AM (790 The Score) in Providence, RI and News/Talk/Sports WXLM-AM in New London, CT. The first Rhode Island FC match against New Mexico More

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