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Joel Oxley to Retire From Hubbard DC as MP/GM

Joel Oxley

Joel Oxley, Market President and General Manager of Hubbard Broadcasting's Washington, DC operations, has announced plans to retire later this year after nearly 35 years with the company and almost 28 years as General Manager. Oxley has overseen Hubbard's Washington operations, including WTOP News, More

Urban One Reports Q1 Revenue Decline, Lower Net Loss

Urban One

Urban One reported first-quarter 2026 net revenue of $77.7 million, down from $92.2 million a year earlier. The company posted a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.1 million, compared to a loss of $11.7 million in the first quarter of 2025. Operating loss for the More

Red Apple Launches 24-Hour News Network

Worldwide News Networks

Red Apple Audio Networks will launch a new 24-hour national radio news service, Worldwide News Network, on May 23. The network will begin operations at midnight on Saturday, May 23, providing affiliates with top- and bottom-of-the-hour newscasts around the clock, seven days a week. As part of the launch, More

AM/FM Dominates Hyundai Drivers' Audio Habits

Cumulus Media | Westwood One

A new blog post from Cumulus Media | Westwood One's Audio Active Group says AM/FM radio continues to dominate audio listening among Hyundai drivers, both in the car and across all listening environments. Citing newly released Q1 2026 data from Edison Research's "Share of Ear" study, the report notes that More

Flightpath Launches Revenue Optimization Tool

Flightpath

Flightpath has announced the upcoming launch of Revenue Optimizer, a managed traffic service designed to help podcast and digital audio publishers improve campaign delivery, maximize revenue, and streamline ad operations across inventory platforms. The company plans to officially unveil the platform More

FCC Cites WRLR-LP for Unauthorized Operations

Federal Communications Commission

The FCC has issued a Notice of Violation to Rondaradio, Inc., licensee of low-power FM station WRLR-LP in Round Lake Beach, IL, a far-suburban Illinois community north of Chicago. The NOV cites the station for operating with unauthorized technical facilities and for an improperly located studio transmitter More

AdLarge Renews ''The Tamsen Show'' Podcast

The Tamsen Show

AdLarge and the fwd. network have renewed The Tamsen Show, hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist and author Tamsen Fadal, following what the companies described as a breakout first year for the podcast. Since joining the fwd. network, the podcast has grown its audience in the self-improvement, More

Report: Online Audio, Podcast Use Hit New Highs

Edison Research at SSRS

Online audio and podcast consumption in the U.S. reached record levels in 2026, according to new data from Edison Research's annual "The Infinite Dial" study conducted with SSRS and supported by SiriusXM Media. The report found that 81% of Americans age 12 and older - an estimated 233 million people - More

Beasley Swings to Q1 Profit on Station Sale Gain

Beasley Broadcast Group

Beasley Broadcast Group reported first quarter 2026 net revenue of $42.6 million, down 12.9% from the same period a year ago, while the company posted a profit driven largely by gains tied to the sale of its stations in Fort Myers, FL. The company recorded operating income of More

Salem Media Cuts Q1 Loss, Revenue Declines

Salem Media

Salem Media reported a narrower net loss for the first quarter of 2026 as the company reduced operating expenses, though total revenue declined compared to the same period a year earlier. For the quarter ended March 31, Salem posted total net revenue of $45.9 million, down from $51.7 million in the first More

Matt Stockman to Exit Pillar Media as CPO

Matt Stockman

Pillar Media announced that Chief Programming Officer Matt Stockman will leave the organization on Aug. 31 following more than six years with the ministry. Stockman joined Pillar Media in 2020 and oversaw programming strategy and content development across the organization's media platforms. Executive More

Dave Ryan to Retire From KDWB Morning Show

Dave Ryan

After 33 years waking up listeners in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Dave Ryan has announced his retirement from mornings at iHeartMedia's 101.3 KDWB. Ryan's final broadcast of "The Dave Ryan in the Morning Show" is scheduled for May 22, ending one of the longest-running morning shows in the Twin Cities market. More

Connoisseur Sells Watertown Stations to Riverfront

Connoisseur Media

Connoisseur Media has agreed to sell its Watertown, South Dakota radio cluster to Riverfront Broadcasting in a deal expected to close later this summer pending FCC approval. The stations included in the transaction are KLDO-FM, KIXX-FM, KSDR-AM, KSDR-FM and KWAT-AM, all licensed to Watertown, along with More

Magellan AI Partners with Signal Hill Insights

Magellan AI

Magellan AI has partnered with Signal Hill Insights to provide advertisers with combined brand lift and performance measurement for podcast advertising campaigns. The partnership integrates Signal Hill Insights' brand lift studies with Magellan AI's ad exposure and More

FAST Channels Gain Appeal Amid Subscription Fatigue

Audacy Insights

As consumers grow weary of juggling multiple streaming subscriptions, free ad-supported streaming television services, commonly known as FAST channels, are emerging as an increasingly attractive option for both viewers and advertisers, according to a new insights article from Audacy. In the article, More

Tad Wissel Joins WDVE Morning Show Fulltime

Tad Wissel

iHeartMedia Pittsburgh's 102.5 WDVE has named Tad Wissel co-host of the "Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show," effective immediately. Wissel has appeared weekly on the program for the past six months and now joins the show full-time alongside Randy Baumann, Abby Krizner and Mike Prisuta. According to More

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