What if you could learn how to improve your local direct sales techniques, and as a result, score bigger sales the rest of the year and beyond? Would that help make your station budget — and increase your bank account as well?[read more]
iHeartMedia has filed a document with the bankruptcy court requesting an extension, "within which the debtors may remove actions." The company is requesting they be given until at least June 7 to resolve time-sensitive matters critical to their restructuring. iHeart has received approval for several similar extension requests.[read more]
After yielding the top spot on Media Monitors list of leading national radio advertisers to GEICO for the past four weeks, The Home Depot is back in a familiar place. The big-box home improvement chain ran 55,786 spots across the country last week. [read more]
On Monday, Hubbard Radio Minneapolis-St. Paul announced it would be unveiling a new sports product called SKOR North, a digital-first sports content brand that will be broadcast on 1500 AM.[read more]
It’s something new for the NAB Show: a Product of the Year awards program for 2019 NAB Show exhibitors. The awards will recognize the most significant and promising new products and technologies on the Show floor. [read more]
This is the fourth year for this popular Radio Ink list. We've watched so many great broadcasters who make this list climb the ladder into management and leadership positions in the radio industry. Make your nomination for the 2019 African-American Future Leaders in Radio issue of Radio InkHERE. [read more]
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WICC 600 has extended its contract to broadcast NY Yankees baseball through 2021. WICC will also carry pre- and post-game coverage of all regular season games.[read more]
Panoply Media announced on Monday that iHeartMedia has selected Panoply’s Megaphone platform to distribute select podcasts across its iHeartPodcast Network. Those podcasts are...[read more]
Spanish Broadcasting System have appointed Victor Roque Vice President and General Manager of the Puerto Rico market, La Mega 106.9FM, La Nueva 94FM, Zeta 93FM, Play 96.5FM, LaMusica App, and MegaTV.[read more]
CEO Bill Wilson makes the announcement that Alyssa Goldberg is promoted to Senior Vice President for Human Resources. Goldberg has been with Townsquare for the past five years after working for Phillips Consumer Goods, Viacom and World Wrestling Entertainment. [read more]
Jennifer Sulik has been named to the newly created position of Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Beasley XP, the company’s recently announced esports division.[read more]
Cox Atlanta has named Terri Avery Program Director at WALR-FM Kiss 104.1. Most recently, Avery served as Radio Station Manager and instructor at Carolina School of Broadcasting in Charlotte, NC.[read more]
Westwood One launched The Ben Shapiro Show LIVE on Monday, January 7, along with the partner podcast component. It can now be heard on more than 150 stations nationwide, including eight of the top 10 markets. The live radio show will air for two hours.[read more]
Imaging company Benztown has signed a multi-year extension with Cumulus and Westwood One. Under the new deal, Benztown will provide imaging, production, voiceover, programming, and jingles to Westwood and to Cumulus stations. The companies have been working together since 2011.[read more]
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What if you could learn how to improve your local direct sales techniques, and as a result, score bigger sales the rest of the year and beyond? Would that help make your station budget — and increase your bank account as well?
iHeartMedia has filed a document with the bankruptcy court requesting an extension, "within which the debtors may remove actions." The company is requesting they be given until at least June 7 to resolve time-sensitive matters critical to their restructuring. iHeart has received approval for several similar extension requests.
After yielding the top spot on Media Monitors list of leading national radio advertisers to GEICO for the past four weeks, The Home Depot is back in a familiar place. The big-box home improvement chain ran 55,786 spots across the country last week. 
On Monday, Hubbard Radio Minneapolis-St. Paul announced it would be unveiling a new sports product called SKOR North, a digital-first sports content brand that will be broadcast on 1500 AM.
It’s something new for the NAB Show: a Product of the Year awards program for 2019 NAB Show exhibitors. The awards will recognize the most significant and promising new products and technologies on the Show floor. 
This is the fourth year for this popular Radio Ink list. We've watched so many great broadcasters who make this list climb the ladder into management and leadership positions in the radio industry. Make your nomination for the 2019 African-American Future Leaders in Radio issue of Radio Ink 
Newsradio KDKA in Pittsburgh reports that Marty Griffin says he's cancer free after having a PET-CT. Griffin had HPV-related cancer near his throat and went through weeks of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy.
WICC 600 has extended its contract to broadcast NY Yankees baseball through 2021. WICC will also carry pre- and post-game coverage of all regular season games.
Panoply Media announced on Monday that iHeartMedia has selected Panoply’s Megaphone platform to distribute select podcasts across its iHeartPodcast Network. Those podcasts are...
A radio edition of the poetry podcast The Slowdown is now available to public radio listeners in several regions across the country.
Spanish Broadcasting System have appointed Victor Roque Vice President and General Manager of the Puerto Rico market, La Mega 106.9FM, La Nueva 94FM, Zeta 93FM, Play 96.5FM, LaMusica App, and MegaTV.
CEO Bill Wilson makes the announcement that Alyssa Goldberg is promoted to Senior Vice President for Human Resources. Goldberg has been with Townsquare for the past five years after working for Phillips Consumer Goods, Viacom and World Wrestling Entertainment. 
Jennifer Sulik has been named to the newly created position of Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Beasley XP, the company’s recently announced esports division.
Cox Atlanta has named Terri Avery Program Director at WALR-FM Kiss 104.1. Most recently, Avery served as Radio Station Manager and instructor at Carolina School of Broadcasting in Charlotte, NC.
Westwood One launched The Ben Shapiro Show LIVE on Monday, January 7, along with the partner podcast component. It can now be heard on more than 150 stations nationwide, including eight of the top 10 markets. The live radio show will air for two hours.
Longtime north central Florida morning man Barry Michaels is out at Saga-owned WYND Gainesville/Ocala.
Imaging company Benztown has signed a multi-year extension with Cumulus and Westwood One. Under the new deal, Benztown will provide imaging, production, voiceover, programming, and jingles to Westwood and to Cumulus stations. The companies have been working together since 2011.
Entercom's Channel Q has expanded into Seattle, moving onto 103.3 FM and 107.7 The End HD2 (KNDD-FM).
