The fight to keep AM radio inside all dashboards, including electric vehicles, played out in front of a New Jersey Tesla dealership on Monday, as Rep. Josh Gottheimer announced a new battlefront. He is calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to act against automakers that exclude AM, including adopting a requirement that cars without AM have a safety warning on the car window that says “Warning: No AM Radio. Vehicle Unsafe in Certain Emergencies.” Read moreCongressman Wants ‘Warning Labels’ On Cars That Don’t Have AM Radio.
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Sonya Blakey, PD and morning host at iHeartMedia gospel “Inspiration 1390” WGRB Chicago, adds PD responsibilities at co-owned gospel “Heaven 600” WCAO Baltimore. Blakey succeeds Lee Michaels, who retired at the end of 2023 after a 40-year career. She will remain based in Chicago, where she has been for the past 20 years. Read moreWGRB Chicago’s Sonya Blakey Adds PD Role At WCAO Baltimore.
YEA Networks, which syndicates “The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show,” “Tino Cochino Radio,” “The Greg Beharrell Show” and other radio programming, will tap into Frequency’s workflow automation and ad management system. In a joint announcement, the companies say YEA Networks will take advantage of Frequency’s workflow automation tools, such as brand and campaign approvals in which hundreds of requests can be submitted to shows at the click of a button, to accelerate deal flow, close sales, and service more opportunities with ease. Read moreYEA Networks Has Growth In Mind. Up First Is Workflow Automation.
Crossover Media Group, the content production and ad-sales rep firm, has bought an equity stake in Take On The Day, the production company co-founded in 2005 by longtime talk radio advice host and podcaster Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The deal follows a multi-year advertising-sales and production partnership between the two organizations. Terms of the transaction were not announced. Read moreCrossover Media Group Buys Stake In Dr. Laura’s Production Company.
With local and national ad spend estimates as high as $10.5 billion, and political's share a potential $400 million – all while 71% of advertisers say they will up or maintain their radio ad budgets – the outlook for the year ahead is bright, according to Marketron's just-released 2024 Radio Revenue Outlook. “It will be an interesting year with plenty of opportunity,” says Marketron's report, which cites data from multiple industry sources. Read moreReport: Ad Revenue-Wise, 2024 Will Hold 'Plenty Of Opportunity' For Radio.
Mere days after Meruelo Media stopped subscribing to Nielsen’s PPM ratings service in Los Angeles, the broadcaster and the ratings giant have quickly come to terms on a new agreement. That means listening data for heritage rocker KLOS (95.5), rhythmic CHR “Power 106” KPWR, classic hip-hop KDAY (93.5), and Spanish CHR “Cali 93.9” KLLI are once again included in the summary dataset that fuels the major buying systems used by agencies and advertisers. Read moreMeruelo Media and Nielsen Hammer Out A Deal.
Changes to how Apple Podcasts approaches the automatic downloads of back episodes has seen overall industry numbers dip in recent months. But the larger state of podcasting is one of growth, says Cumulus Media, with the changes sought after by dozens of podcast companies bringing more reliable data that should make ad buyers confident download counts are getting closer to listening. “Actual podcast audience is exploding,” says Cumulus’ Pierre Bouvard. Read moreApple Downloads Are Down From iOS Changes, But Podcast Listeners Are ‘Exploding.’ Report Says.
Looking back on what they called a challenging year across the media ecosystem, RAB President and CEO Erica Farber and Board Chair Jeff Warshaw looked ahead to 2024 in a video message to members that accompanies the RAB’s 2023 Annual Report. Warshaw said the “struggle” the industry faced during the past 12 months has rallied RAB members to work closer together. Read moreRAB: Difficult 2023 Brought Radio Industry Closer Together.
The estate of comedian George Carlin has sued the Dudesy podcast and its hosts Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen for copyright infringement over an episode they released Jan. 9 titled “George Carlin Resurrected.” The show said it used AI to develop what a Carlin comedy special would sound like more than 16 years after his death, including what the lawsuit says is a “sound-alike” voice to perform the script. “It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work,” the suit says. Read moreThe ‘Dudesy’ Podcast Sued By George Carlin Estate Over AI-Generated Parody Episode.
Every Historically Black College or University that has a radio station in the country stands to benefit from a grant to WYSO, the public radio station licensed to Yellow Springs, OH, in the Dayton market. The Miami Valley Public Media station is receiving $5 million from the Mellon Foundation to support The HBCU Radio Preservation Project. Read moreWYSO Gets $5 Million Grant To Continue HBCU Radio Preservation Pilot Project.
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Jose Gonzalez is appointed PD of Bonneville's “Sactown Sports 1140AM” KHTK, succeeding Brian Gebhardt, who was named PD in January 2023. Gonzalez, who will assume his new role on Feb. 12, most recently served as PD/morning host at Fat Dawgs Broadcasting “790 ESPN” KFPT and “1430 ESPN” KFIG in Fresno. Read moreJose Gonzalez
Cosette Nowik is named PD and afternoon host on Cumulus Media’s modern rock “96.9 The Fox” WWWX Appleton-Oshkosh, WI. Nowik transfers to her new role from co-owned talk WLS Chicago (890), where she served as a board operator, Associate Producer, and Podcast Technical Director for the afternoon show. Read moreCosette Nowik
Desert Valley Media rhythmic CHR “Power 98.3” KKFR Phoenix names Nina Cruz Assistant Brand Manager and midday host. A Phoenix native, Cruz began her career at KKFR as an intern and has worked at several stations in the market. Read moreNina Cruz
Binnie Media Maine names Stella Mars Regional Director of Operations. Mars, who started her career at WBLM Portland, ME, spent several years with Greater Media Boston in various on-air and off-air roles, joins the company from Maine Public where she served as an announcer and producer for three years. Read moreStella Mars