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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

R Dub! Launches 'Greetings from Slowjamastan' Series

R Dub! (photo credit: Darrell Cornett)

Radio veteran Randy "R Dub!" Williams is taking his self-declared Republic of Slowjamastan to the screen with the launch of a new unscripted comedy series, "Greetings from Slowjamastan." The series premieres Thursday, August 27 at 5pm PT on Slowjamastan State Television's YouTube channel, with new episodes More

Disney, ABC Sue FCC Over Early License Renewals

ABC

The Walt Disney Co. and ABC have filed a federal lawsuit against the FCC seeking to halt an accelerated license renewal process for eight ABC-owned television stations, alleging the agency is using its regulatory authority to retaliate against the network over its programming and editorial decisions. The More

Aiir Scheduler Adds Automatic Music Log Scheduling

Aiir

Aiir has added automatic music log scheduling and exporting to Aiir Scheduler, its web-based music scheduling platform, allowing radio stations to generate and deliver music logs to their playout systems without daily staff intervention. The new functionality enables stations to automatically create and More

The Yacht Club Adds First International Affiliate

The Yacht Club

"The Yacht Club with Meredith Marx" is expanding its affiliate roster, adding several U.S. stations along with its first international outlet in the Cayman Islands. Recent additions to the three-hour weekly Yacht Rock program include WEBR Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY; WGFT Youngstown, OH; WFRT/WKYL More

''Scam Goddess'' Joins iHeart, Big Money Players

''Scam Goddess''

Comedy podcast "Scam Goddess" is joining iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell's Big Money Players podcast network while expanding into full-length video episodes for the first time. Hosted by comedian Laci Mosley, "Scam Goddess" explores fraud, scams, robberies, rackets and other schemes with a comedic approach More

Cox Urges FCC to Ease Local Radio Ownership Rules

Cox Media Group

Cox Media Group is urging the FCC to eliminate or significantly reform its local radio ownership limits, arguing that the regulations no longer reflect the competitive environment facing broadcasters. CMG Radio President Rob Babin, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Alysia Long and More

Alissa Pollack Named President of Mediabase

Alissa Pollack

RCS Worldwide has promoted Alissa Pollack to President of Mediabase, expanding her leadership responsibilities across the music data and analytics company. Pollack will retain her current role as President of Global Music Marketing at iHeartMedia while leading Mediabase's strategic direction, global More

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