Cameron Coats

A federal appeals court has sided with four Democratic candidates, voting 2-1 to set aside a Public Notice from the FCC Media Bureau that would have extended the lowest unit charge to political parties and joint fundraising committees ahead of this fall’s midterms.

Westwood One is doubling down on Dan Bongino. The syndicator will launch The Bongino Report AM, a new weekday morning program starting September 21, adding a second daily Bongino show to its lineup just days after his afternoon program premiered.

A federal appeals court has sided with four Democratic candidates, voting 2-1 to set aside a Public Notice from the FCC Media Bureau that would have extended the lowest unit charge to political parties and joint fundraising committees ahead of this fall’s midterms.

Malama Media Group has named Rick Thomas as Senior Vice President of Programming, putting him in charge of the company’s Honolulu radio cluster. Thomas heads back to Hawaii after three years as Brand Manager for Beasley Media Group’s Tampa cluster.

Every fall semester brings a fresh wave of college students weighing career paths, and the NAB Leadership Foundation is moving to make sure the pipeline from radio dreams to employment reality is flowing with paid internships, training, and campus outreach.

Ask radio listeners why they still tune in, and one word keeps coming up: connection. That’s the theme of a new qualitative study from Coleman Insights, presented on August 27 as “ The Listener Truth ” by Coleman VP/Consultant Jay Nachlis, drawing on interviews with ten radio listeners.

Radio’s attribution case studies keep getting more granular, and the latest example ties football directly to website clicks. A home improvement brand’s radio campaign running alongside NFL and NCAA broadcasts generated a web traffic boost, per Katz Radio Group.

Cox Media Group and two marketing partners have reached a resolution with federal regulators over an ad-targeting service pitched as artificial intelligence capable of listening in on consumers’ smart devices that the FTC said never actually existed.

Connoisseur Media has again identified another former Alpha Media market where the broadcaster says it could not “make a meaningful difference with the focus and approach we bring to radio,” and is divesting its stations to a locally owned, independent operator.

Audacy is winding down Creator Lab, the free podcast hosting and brand-sponsorship marketplace it built for independent creators, effective November 1. The company notified partners, calling it “a difficult decision” and thanking them for their partnership.