http://www.radioonline.com/ Daily News and Headlines en-us Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:11:00 -0000 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:11:00 -0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ROL Editor 1.0 radionews@radioonline.com (Radio News) radionews@radioonline.com (Radio News) 5 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18443 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:57:22 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18443 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted Nielsen a stay pending appeal of a federal judge's order requiring the ratings company to offer its Nationwide radio ratings product to Cumulus Media on commercially reasonable terms or face sanctions of $50,000 per day. The September 16 ruling https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49437 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:09:40 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49437 Cumulus Media has promoted Mike Sheffield to Program Director of Classic Rock WGRF-FM (97 Rock) in Buffalo and WQHZ-FM (Z102.3) in Erie, PA. Sheffield, who serves as Programming Operations Manager for Cumulus Erie, will continue programming Country WXTA-FM (Erie Country 97.9), AC WXKC-FM (Classy 100) and https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49438 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:18:08 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49438 K-Love, Inc. has named Debashree "Dee" Sethmajhi Chief Technology Officer, effective September 21. She will join the Ministry Leadership Team and report to CEO Tom Stultz. In her new role, Sethmajhi will lead K-Love's technology strategy across broadcast infrastructure, engineering, digital products, data https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49433 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:35:01 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49433 The iHeart Audience Network maintained its lead in Triton Digital's August 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, recording 65.9 million average weekly downloads during the August 3-30 reporting period. Audioboom remained second among sales networks with 14.9 million average weekly downloads, https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49434 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:57:40 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49434 The Texas Radio Hall of Fame (TRHOF) will honor JAM Creative Productions founders Jonathan and Mary Lyn Wolfert with its George Baches Award for Broadcast Marketing Excellence during its November 7 Induction Ceremony and Radio Reunion Weekend in Kilgore, TX. The Wolferts are being recognized for their https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=c42964 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:47:56 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=c42964 Beasley Media Group will move "The Maney andamp; LauRen Morning Show" to WKQC-FM (K104.7) in Charlotte beginning September 21. The show, featuring Maney, LauRen and producer Big Al, moves from sister station WNKS (Kiss 95.1), where it has aired for more than a decade. The change comes ahead of Beasley's https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=c42965 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:04:03 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=c42965 WLXT (Lite 96) in Traverse City/Petoskey, MI, has named Riley Couture co-host of "The Lite Breakfast Show," joining Mark Elliott beginning Monday, September 21. Couture arrives at the MacDonald Garber Broadcasting station with previous stops at Power 96.1 in Atlanta and "The Kane Show" in Washington, DC. https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49436 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:20:36 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49436 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley (pictured) have established the Young Broadcasters Development Fund to encourage students and young professionals to pursue careers in broadcasting. The fund, managed by the WBA Foundation, was launched with a donation from the https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49435 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:14:35 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49435 The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released a new industry guide addressing how the growth of video podcasting is changing the planning, buying and measurement of podcast advertising. "Podcasts Continue to Evolve: When Listeners Become Viewers," released in conjunction https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49431 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:16:36 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49431 Radio news salaries increased for the second consecutive year in 2025, rising 7.64% and outpacing the 2.9% U.S. inflation rate, according to the latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey. The increase was considerably smaller than the 14.5% jump reported a year earlier. News reporters, https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18442 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:20:38 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18442 MARC Media Group has agreed to acquire five radio stations along Florida's Gulf Coast, continuing an expansion that has more than doubled the company's station holdings in the state during 2026. Pending FCC approval, MARC will acquire WGHR (Hits 106), WXCV (Citrus 95.3), simulcast https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49430 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:13:22 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49430 The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) will hold its next Media Mixer on October 7 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, featuring iHeartMedia Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman as a special guest. The event, scheduled from 5:30-7:30pm CT, will serve as a kickoff https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49428 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:46:57 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49428 Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) has announced its 2026-27 Board of Directors, adding four new members to the group that oversees the organization and its annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS). Returning officers include Townsquare Media's Kurt Johnson as President, Country's Radio Coach's John Shomby https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49432 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:24:47 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49432 Podcast topic and host are the two most important factors for U.S. weekly podcast consumers when choosing a show to listen to or watch, according to new data from Edison Research at SSRS. Edison Podcast Metrics found that 64% of weekly podcast consumers consider a show's topic important when selecting a https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49427 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:40:57 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49427 The syndicated "Bob andamp; Sheri Show" will end its radio syndication run on December 31, 2026, after 30 years and transition to a paid direct-to-consumer model beginning in January. The show's approximately 50 affiliates have been notified of the decision. The move will end a syndication run that began in https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49429 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:58:15 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49429 Longtime Roxboro, NC broadcaster and Radio Roxboro owner and General Manager John David "Dave" Bradsher died Saturday, September 12, at his home with his family by his side. He was 84. Bradsher had been a fixture on Roxboro radio for more than three decades after purchasing hometown stations WRXO and https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49426 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:33:14 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49426 Bleav has named Jim Thompson Vice President of Sales, overseeing the company's advertising sales organization and revenue efforts across its audio, video and social platforms. Thompson joins Bleav from Gemini XIII, where he served as Vice President of Sales across the company's podcasting, radio and https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=c42963 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:27:44 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=c42963 Audacy's WXBK-HD2 (New York's Country 94.7) in New York has added "Jenny and Jagger in the Morning," featuring Jenny Matthews, Jagger and Matt Gapske, to its weekday lineup. The show will air from 6-10am ET. The show will continue to be heard on co-owned Country WDAF-FM (106.5 The Wolf) in Kansas City, where https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18441 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:40:11 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18441 Norsan Media has closed on its $3.5 million acquisition of KGSR-FM (93.3) in Austin, TX, from Waterloo Media. The 100,000-watt station serves the Austin market with a Classic Hip Hop format branded as Vibe 93.3. The deal was originally announced in June. Norsan Media, headed by Norberto Sanchez, adds https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49424 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:07:52 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49424 The U.S. House of Representatives passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act on Tuesday, advancing legislation that would require automakers to maintain access to AM broadcast radio in new passenger vehicles sold in the United States. The measure, H.R. 979, was approved by voice vote https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18439 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:43:20 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18439 Cumulus Media and Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri are urging the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate its local radio ownership limits, arguing in separate ex parte meetings that rules unchanged since 1996 no longer reflect today's competitive audio and advertising marketplace. The filings come as https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49423 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:50:25 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49423 Saga Communications has promoted Tyah Sartler to Vice President and General Manager of its Milwaukee Media Group, succeeding longtime executive Bob Bellini, who has retired after more than 36 years with the cluster. Sartler moves into the top Milwaukee post after 25 years with the company. She joined https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18440 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:46:49 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=b18440 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on an application asking the agency to overturn Media Bureau guidance concerning which political advertisers are entitled to broadcasters' lowest unit charge rates. The challenge was filed by Democratic candidates Sherrod Brown, Jon Ossoff, https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49422 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:04:32 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49422 Gemini XIII is expanding its audio sales operation with the addition of veteran media executive Kelly Parker as Senior Vice President of Sales. Parker joins the company from Yea Networks. As part of the move, Gemini XIII will become the exclusive advertising sales representative for Yea Networks' podcast https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49418 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:47:58 -0000 https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n49418 Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) has named Tracy Walker, General Sales Manager for Connoisseur Media in Saginaw, MI, as the 2026 mentee for its Speak Up! Mentorship Program. Developed in partnership with Media Staffing Network and the late Laurie Kahn, Speak Up! is a year-long program for