Business and Law
FCC Still Pondering Petition for A10 FM Service
New class of FM could help rural broadcasters, but Cumulus worries about increased interference
Cumulus Media
News and Business
AM/FM Radio Leads the Way for Ad-Supported Audio in the Car
Overall, in-car listening has rebounded from its pre-pandemic dip, per Edison Research
Business and Law
Cumulus Revenue Drops 2.5% in Q2
Berner highlights progress in managing the company's debt obligations
Business and Law
Cumulus Opposes a New FM Station Class
Cites risk of interference and potential harm to translators, LPFMs and minority owned stations
Headlines
“Podcast Consumption Is Not Always a Solo Act”
Listening is being undercounted, Cumulus and Signal Hill find
Business and Law
Cumulus Gets Some Debt Relief, Posts Q1 Revenue Decline
Berner said restructuring provides “additional time and flexibility” to meet its goals
People News
MAB Announces 2024 Broadcast Engineering Award Recipients
Cumulus Media's Dave Grant receives the radio distinction
Business and Law
Cumulus Adopts “Poison Pill” Against Possible Takeover Attempt
Shareholder group with 10% stake in broadcaster wants more
Business and Law
FCC Fines Cumulus $26,000 in EEO Case
The NAB had sought to intervene without success
Products
Cumulus Will Use Barometer for Podcast Brand Safety
Barometer uses AI to analyze podcast content
Programming and Sales
Westwood One Renews Deal With TM Studios
Agreement covers barter representation and audio services
News and Business
Cumulus Earnings Strained Under Slow National Ad Market
Broadcaster completes sale of WDRQ(FM) for $10 million in Q3
Headlines
Westwood One Will Market an AI-Based Weather Service
It will be the exclusive marketer of Weathercast from Super Hi-Fi
Business and Law
FCC Proposal to Boost HD Power Receives Strong Support
Comments to the commission show major broadcast groups fully back idea
People News
Forrest to Head Atlanta Market for Cumulus
Most recently she ran iHeart’s San Diego cluster
Business and Law
Cumulus Saw Q2 Revenue Dip by 11%
But company highlights recent progress in debt reduction
News Makers
The Big Kahuna in Ad-Supported Streaming Is Radio
Pierre Bouvard on streaming for radio and its huge, underappreciated audience
Programming and Sales
iHeart and Cumulus Highlight Podcast Trends
The two big media companies each point to new consumption data
Business and Law
Cumulus Posts Q1 Net Loss and Revenue Decline
Revenue for the first three months of 2023 was off 11% year to year
Programming and Sales
Bouvard Laments “Yawning Gap” in Marketer Perceptions About Radio
Cumulus publishes analysis to counter prevailing sentiments about AM and radio in general
Business and Law
Broadcasters Criticize FCC’s Foreign Sponsorship Proposal
One radio group says new proposal would create “a massive regulatory regime”
News and Business
8 Misconceptions Brands Have About Radio
In a new report, Cumulus Media says "the prevailing narrative is wrong"
Show News
Xperi Unveils DTS AutoStage User Dashboard
Bouvard of Cumulus says platform’s analytics capabilities are “historic”
Programming and Sales
KGO Flips Format as Sports Betting Talk Arrives in San Fran
50 kW outlet dumps news format and bets on sports gambling programming
News and Business
Has the Smart Speaker Spurt Stopped?
8 takeaways from the Cumulus Media 2022 Audioscape Report
Programming and Sales
Cumulus and TuneIn Expand Partnership
They add several hundred Cumulus podcasts to TuneIn
People News
Cumulus Names Falter in West Michigan
He becomes VP and market manager for Grand Rapids and Muskegon
Programming and Sales
Bouvard: Conventional Wisdom Wrong on In-Car Listening
“AM/FM radio dominates in-car ad-supported listening with nearly a 90% share”
Facilities
Slammed by Storms, a Cumulus Cluster Rebuilds
Studios for six stations in Lake Charles, La., spring up after hurricanes
Programming and Sales
Bouvard: Listeners Are Engaged With Betting Brands
Cumulus says AM/FM listeners show significantly more interest than TV viewers
News and Business
Cumulus Rejects Buyout Offer at Q1 Revenue Meeting
The company recorded $232 million in first three months of 2022
People News
Cumulus Taps John Rowe to Lead Northeast Wisconsin Operations
A 30-year media veteran, Rowe joined Cumulus in 2014
People News
Cumulus Promotes Philips to Chief Content Officer
He has been with the company since 2019
Programming and Sales
Encouraging News for AM/FM Streaming
New Nielsen study offers new insights on who, how and where AM/FM radio streaming...
Programming and Sales
Cumulus Releases Report on Podcast Audience, Smart Speaker Owners
Shares findings on listener habits and demographics
Business and Law
NAB Asks FCC to Drop Cumulus Penalty
Association thinks a planned $32,000 EEO fine is “unlawful and unjust”
Headlines
Latest Share of Ear Report Indicates Radio’s Strengths
Edison Research study surveys 4,000 Americans quarterly to measure daily reach, listening trends
Business and Law
FCC Has Harsh Words for Cumulus
“Repeated disregard of these rules by a broadcaster of Cumulus’ size and scope is...
Programming and Sales
Latest ‘Share of Ear’ Provides New Audio Listening Insights
AM/FM radio streaming is growing, but there's a gap between perception and reality when...