Industry News

As RBR+TVBR first reported on September 2, a booming Top 40 station, along with its Classic Rock and Country siblings, are poised to leave the Cumulus Media stable. Information including the price Cumulus agreed to sell the trio of FM radio stations for are now known.

After five years, the agreement that saw the Dallas Mavericks partner with an iHeartMedia FM that dropped its Hot Talk/Sports Talk presentation during the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a return to its previous Rock branding ended. Now, the team's games will air on an Audacy FM — joining the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers.

“As media workflows become more software-defined, we have to rethink what monitoring means”

The post Telos to Highlight “Audio Observability” at IBC appeared first on Radio World.

The parent organization of omnipresent noncommercial Christian music audio networks K-LOVE and Air1 has promoted from within to fill the role of Chief Revenue Officer. At the same time, K-LOVE Inc. has selected a new VP of Development.

New capabilities from Comscore AI Intelligence have been brought to market, and the company seeking to provide consumer data and consumption insights believes this can offer brands and publishers the ability to measure sponsored chat-based advertising and establish its impact on digital traffic, engagement, and consumer behavior.

For a quarter-century, she was a senior sales executive at Hearst Television’s Sacramento pair. In August 2020, a promotion was earned, making her President/GM of Hearst's NBC, ABC and Estrella TV channels in the Monterey-Salinas market.  Now, this longtime California local TV executive is planning her retirement.

A transaction first announced on May 13, with details later surfacing in early June, has closed. This puts stations in two South Dakota cities held by the company founded and led by Jeffrey Warshaw in the hands of Carolyn Becker, thanks to a deal brokered by Kalil & Co.

It's a trend likely to spread beyond NBCUniversal Local television stations in the San Francisco Bay Area and, now, North Texas: the time slot formerly held by the now-concluded Kelly Clarkson Show will soon be taken by another station-produced newscast. This one will have a unique quality about its news delivery.

Former Met Opera broadcast stage manager shares her memories from a radio perspective

The post Remembering 9/11: Laurie Squire appeared first on Radio World.

Campaign aims to make sure that radio, apps and voice access are well integrated

The post Radio Ready Highlights the Medium’s Strengths appeared first on Radio World.