Guest Commentaries
How We Took on the Pandemic, and Won
A local broadcaster says this very tough year also has been one of learning...
Programming and Sales
Headlines
World College Radio Day Salutes 10 Stations
Organizers of World College Radio Day saluted 10 stations in six countries that made...
Headlines
Book Takes Scholarly Look at Radio
“Radio’s Second Century” offers views of historical and contemporary issues
Programming and Sales
Determining How Many Ads a Station Needs to Run to Get Results
A new study offers guidance as to how much and how often an audience...
Headlines
Community Stations Share COVID Stories
Annual Grassroots Radio Conference bore witness to pandemic’s impact across radio
Programming and Sales
What’s the Right Tone on COVID-19?
Understanding attitudes is the tricky part of being on-air during the virus
Business and Law
CMT Radio Virtual Holiday Party to Benefit Children’s Hospitals
Affiliates and open markets are invited to download the program on Dec. 14
Programming and Sales
Should Front-Line Reporters Get Early Vaccines?
NAB and PBS are among media groups pushing for that
Programming and Sales
ASCAP Lists Its Top 25 Holiday Songs
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" remains a biggie
Headlines
U.S. Local Ad Revenue to Grow in ’21, BIA Predicts
Radio, it thinks, will have $12.6 billion in ad revenue, or 9.2%
Global
AdTonos Promotes Interactive Audio Ads
Its “YoursTruly” offering was used in a campaign for Audi in London
Programming and Sales
iHeart Lists Top 10 Overall Songs of 2020
”Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd reached 2 billion+ in the United States
Programming and Sales
iHeartMedia PSA to Support HBCU Students
First effort in new program focuses on pandemic’s impact on communities of color
Programming and Sales
NAB Explores “Vaccine Education Messaging”
Regional approach highlighted in partnership with Reynolds Journalism Institute
Programming and Sales
Dallas Station Gathers Cards for Soldiers
“Hawkeye in the Morning” show far surpassed its target
Guest Commentaries
Beyond Broadcast: Building Multiplatform Radio
Pam Johnston of GBH on how to pivot to multiplatform radio
Business and Law
AdLarge and NSN Prep for College Basketball Season
Ad sales for radio settled, now will the pandemic cooperate?
Programming and Sales
Glimpsing History Through New Digitized Radio Programs
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting has released a collection of historic radio programs...
Headlines
Veritone Extends Licensing to Audio
Podcasters and broadcasters are among target users for audio-only projects
Headlines
Entercom-Urban One Deal Shakes Up Four Markets
Radio landscape affected in Philly, St. Louis, Washington and Charlotte
Business and Law
Westwood One’s TM Studios Finds Familiar New Owners
Famed jingle and production house purchased by company vets
Business and Law
Entercom and FanDuel Ink Partnership
New audio offering will combine sports radio with a sportsbook betting platform
Business and Law
Share of Listening to Podcasting Hits All-Time High
New data from Edison Research Share of Ear report reveals jump in U.S. listening...
Programming and Sales
Listening Is Shifting Back to the Car
But Edison Research says at-home listening remains higher than pre-COVID
Programming and Sales
Library of Congress to Archive “Poe Theatre on the Air”
This old-time radio production, produced as a modern day podcast offering, honors the work...
Programming and Sales
Zoom as a Radio Research and Promo Tool
Video conferencing can be used by a station to boost relationships, engagement and ratings
Guest Commentaries
College Radio: Great Hopes, Great Fears
Station managers and staffs grapple with the long-term impact of the pandemic
Business and Law
Survey Says Pandora Popular in Most Listener Groups
Choice of stream source varies among differing formats
Headlines
Radio Show Explores What’s on the Horizon
Conference will explore that question over five days of online sessions
Programming and Sales
Infinite Dial Research Suggests a Variety of Topics Attract Podcast Listeners
Survey says alternative rock demographic rocks podcast listening
Headlines
iHeart Launches Sports Network
Company cites research that 83 percent of sports fans want a daily update
Programming and Sales
NAB Launches Campaign Celebrating the First Amendment
The campaign includes a toolkit with on-air and digital resources for broadcasters
Business and Law
Radio@100: Beasley Celebrates Songwriters
Partners with BMI and Xperi on series “100 Years of Hit Makers”
Business and Law
Trump Nominates NTIA Advisor for O’Rielly FCC Seat
Nathan Simington has been NTIA advisor
Global
EBU Cites Benefits of Public Radio Music
Says music activities of public stations in Europe have massive cultural, economic capital
Business and Law
Pai Calls for Transparency on Foreign Government Sponsored Broadcast Content
Proposed rule change would cover TV and radio content provided by foreign governments
Headlines
WWJ in Detroit: A 2020 Centennial Station
Iconic AM station just celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first broadcast
Global
Producing “Overheard at National Geographic”
Gathering field audio from exotic locales is just another day at the office
Headlines
NAB Ad Campaign Emphasizes Local Broadcasting
Here's the link to download the audio and video spots for your station
Programming and Sales
NPR to Modify “Consider This” to Include Local Content
Podcast to undergo experiment in geo-locating and localized content