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Salem Media Goes Private Following WaterStone Deal

Salem Media

Salem Media has completed its acquisition by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, taking the Christian and conservative media company private. WaterStone acquired all outstanding shares of Salem Media common stock for $1 per share, representing approximately a 250% premium More

FCC Approves Cumulus Post-Bankruptcy Ownership Transfer

Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media has cleared a major regulatory hurdle toward emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with FCC records showing the broadcaster's applications to transfer control of its licenses to its post-reorganization shareholders have been granted. The approval follows an August 14 letter from Cumulus More

Joel Oxley to Receive NAB National Radio Award

Joel Oxley

Hubbard Radio Washington, DC President and General Manager Joel Oxley will receive the 2026 NAB National Radio Award, recognizing his more than three decades of leadership in the radio industry. The NAB announced the honor Thursday on National Radio Day. Oxley will receive the award during the 2026 NAB More

News, Comedy Drive Triton Q2 Podcast Rankings

Triton Digital

Comedy maintained its position as podcasting's largest category during the second quarter, while news programming posted the strongest audience growth as listeners turned toward political content ahead of the midterm elections, according to Triton Digital's Q2 2026 U.S. Podcast More

Audacy Partners with Bunnie Xo for Dumb Blonde

Dumb Blonde

Audacy has entered into a partnership with creator and #1 New York Times bestselling author Alisa "Bunnie Xo" DeFord to exclusively handle sales and distribution for her "Dumb Blonde" podcast. The agreement expands Audacy's portfolio of entertainment and women's lifestyle programming while providing the More

iHeart, Butler/Till Launch Agentic Audio Campaign

iHeartMedia and Butler/Till

Butler/Till and iHeartMedia have completed what the companies describe as the advertising industry's first agentic streaming audio media campaign, using an AI-powered workflow to purchase premium streaming audio inventory. The campaign was launched for an unnamed U.S. agricultural solutions company and More

iHeart Study Finds Gen Z Turning to Radio for Connection

iHeartMedia

New research from iHeartMedia suggests Gen Z's desire for community and shared experiences is helping drive engagement with broadcast radio, particularly when young listeners are with friends and family. The study, conducted by Critical Mass Media, examined Gen Z's relationship with audio and found that More

Mac Edwards to Step Down After 35 Years at Beasley

Mac Edwards

Beasley Media Group Vice President and Charlotte Market Manager Mac Edwards will step down September 4, concluding a 35-year career with the company. Edwards, who oversees Beasley's six-station Charlotte cluster, joined the company in 1991 following three years with Beta Broadcasting in Austin. He began his More

The Diamond Launches on WLMZ-HD3 Wilkes Barre

WLMZ-HD3 in Wilkes Barre PA

The Diamond, an Internet-based Hip-Hop and R&B outlet serving Northeast Pennsylvania, has expanded to terrestrial radio with its launch on WLMZ-FM-HD3 (102.3) in Wilkes Barre. The independently operated station is marking its move to the HD Radio signal with 500 hours of commercial-free music. Originally More

The Next Round Joins Clay Travis' Sport & State

The Next Round

The Next Round, the Birmingham-based digital sports platform hosted by veteran broadcasters Jim Dunaway, Ryan Brown and Lance Taylor, will join Clay Travis' Sport & State national digital media network beginning August 24. DBL Down Media announced the partnership More

Ben Philpott Named Morning Edition Host at KUT

Ben Philpott

KUT News has named veteran journalist Ben Philpott as the new local host of NPR's "Morning Edition," beginning in September on KUT-FM (90.5) in Austin. Philpott, currently Managing Editor of KUT News, was among the first reporters hired when the newsroom was established in 2002. He served as KUT News' first More

Coleman Insights Sets Listener Truth Project Webinar

Coleman Insights

Coleman Insights will present "The Listener Truth Project," a new webinar examining what listeners think about radio and how they use the medium in 2026. The presentation, scheduled for Thursday, August 27 at 2pm ET, will feature candid interviews with 10 radio listeners from across More

Benztown Produces Frank Beard Audio Tribute

Benztown Frank Beard Tribute

Benztown has produced a special audio tribute honoring longtime ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, who died August 17 at the age of 77. Beard died while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, TX, with family members at his side. The Texas native had been the drummer for ZZ Top for more than five decades, More

Audacy Partners With MeidasTouch Network

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Audacy has entered into a strategic partnership with the MeidasTouch Network that will make the company the independent media network's exclusive audio sales and distribution partner beginning September 1. Under the agreement, Audacy will provide podcast hosting and advertising support while working with More

Conservative Podcasts See Significant Audience Growth

Edison Research at SSRS

The Megyn Kelly Show and The Shawn Ryan Show have more than doubled their weekly U.S. podcast audiences since late 2024, according to new data from Edison Research examining shifts among leading conservative podcasts ahead of the 2026 election cycle. Edison Podcast Metrics compared weekly audiences among More

WLYF Miami Unveils New Weekday On-Air Lineup

Ashley O. and Jess Bonilla

AC WLYF-FM (101.5 Lite FM) in Miami has announced a new weekday lineup following the retirement of longtime personality Gayle Garton, with Ashley O. moving into middays and Jess Bonilla taking over afternoons. Ashley O. has also been named Music Director and will host from 10am-3pm ET. More

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