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Improved Radio Data Makes Media Mix Modeling More Effective.
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (434+ words) With advertisers now having access to as-run radio deliveries vs. planned data, and with Media Monitors" DMA expansion from 106 to 250 markets, these and other factors have improved media mix modeling performance. "New "as run, actual" radio delivery data should be…...
Zero-Click Search Puts Digital Growth Model At Risk, IAB Tech Lab Says.
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (390+ words) The rapid rise of large language models (LLM) is set to reshape the economics of podcasting and digital audio in 2026, according to industry predictions from IAB Tech Lab CEO Anthony Katsur, as AI-driven discovery begins to displace traditional search and platform…...
Storm Fallout: FCC Says 14 Radio Stations Remain Off The Air.
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (250+ words) After the weekend storm, ice and snow continue to cause trouble for the power grid, and for many broadcasters. The Federal Communications Commission reports that more than a dozen radio stations have been knocked off the air. While it doesn't…...
Nine Radio Stations Remain Silent Following Weekend’s Winter Storm.
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (219+ words) The Federal Communications Commission reports eight FMs and one AM station remained out of service Monday following the weekend snow and ice storm that impacted a broad stretch of the country, from Texas to New England. The count, gathered from…...
SBS, Prisa Media And Caracol Launch ‘Caracol Radio America.’
2+ week, 4+ day ago (226+ words) Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), Prisa Media and Caracol Radio have formed a wide-ranging partnership to launch and monetize new Spanish-language audio brands in the U.S., targeting what the companies peg as a $4 trillion Hispanic market. The collaboration brings together SBS, the…...
FCC Issues $80,000 In Pirate Radio Fines Across New York Metro.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (234+ words) The new year brings an old headache for both broadcasters and the Federal Communications Commission: pirate radio. And in a familiar market, as the FCC has just issued $80,000 in combined fines against four alleged pirate radio operators in the New…...
Podtrac: iHeart Tops Charts As YouTube Impact On Global Rankings Grows.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (411+ words) The year-end holiday season disruption to normal listening habits is holding true in 2025. Podtrac says most of the publishers that it measures had softer download and unique listener numbers in November vs. the prior month. It says just three posted…...
ChatGPT Integrations Hint At Future For Radio Apps Inside AI Chat.
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (338+ words) Spotify's just-launched integration with ChatGPT is giving users a glimpse of how artificial intelligence and audio streaming could converge " and it may signal what's next for radio broadcasters by opening the door to possibly integrating their own apps into the…...
Tower Owner Counters Radio Activo With Suit Claiming Unpaid Rent.
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (236+ words) The battle over a Nevada broadcast tower has escalated, with InSite Towers filing counterclaims against Radio Activo Broadcasting in federal court. InSite says the Spanish-language radio operator failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and maintenance fees,…...
Eighth Circuit Preserves FCC’s Local Radio Rules But Strikes Down Some TV Limits.
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) The court also upheld the FCC's decision to retain so-called "subcaps" that limit how many AM or FM stations a company may own within its total allotment. The FCC had warned that relaxing these rules could further erode the AM…...