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From Radio Online: The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) will present its third in a series of networking Media Mixers on Thursday, June 13 from 5:30-7:30 pm at the New York City studios of iHeartMedia. The event will be hosted by iHeartRadio air personality Gandhi, a member of the syndicated Elvis Duran More...

From Radio Online: In conjunction with RAB's recent announcement that RAB and the Ad Council would launch new model to offer advertisers opportunity to integrate with social good campaigns, RAB will officially kick off the initiative with a joint RAB and Ad Council live presentation featuring an overview of the program and how More...

From Radio Insight: Civic Media has flipped Liberal Talk 1400 WRJN/99.9 W260CV Racine and 98.1 W251BU Kenosha WI back to Full Service Oldies. WRJN had shifted to Liberal Talk in June 2023 following its acquisition by Civic Media. With the change, the station is now positioning as ?Local News and Timeless Hits?. The local morning show hosted by Don Rosen remains in place. Rosen returned to WRJN last fall after previously serving as PD/morning host from 1991 to 2014. Longtime Milwaukee personality Cindy Huber joins as midday host, with former WRJN host Curt Vollman returning to host afternoons. Terry Havel and Rick Johnson will also join the station over the next few weeks. WRJN will also continue to feature “Music of the Stars with Lou Rugani” on Sunday evenings and air Milwaukee Brewers baseball, Green Bay Packers football, along with University of Wisconsin and local high school sports. Civic Media notes that its Liberal Talk programming continues to be heard in the Milwaukee market on 540 WAUK Jackson/101.1 W266DR Waukesha. more

From Radio Insight: Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets. Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, San Diego, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Washington DCPublic News/Talk 88.5 WAMU continues its dominating lead up 11.0 to 11.3. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP dips 7.9 to 7.8. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR inches up 7.5 to 7.6. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH rebounds 5.2 to 5.7. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3” WMMJ is back up 4.5 to 4.9. Classical 90.9 WETA-FM slides 5.0 – 4.2 – 4.1. Christian AC 91.9 WGTS gets a 3.3 to 3.8 boost. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 100.3” WBIG-FM trends up 2.1 – 2.8 – 3.1. BostonBeasley Media’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM expands its lead 9.1 – 9.7 – 10.1. In a distant second is Beasley’s Classic Hits 105.7 WROR down 6.5 to 6.1. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR-FM is down from its record high 6.4 to 5.8. Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX dips 5.9 to 5.7. Ahead of its morning show change, iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX jumps up 4.6 to 5.6. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX continues its post-Christmas slide 6.7 – 6.4 – 5.7 – 5.0. Public News/Talk 89.7 WGBH-FM rebounds 4.6 – 3.8 – 4.3. iHeartMedia CHR “Kiss 108” slips 4.4 to 4.0. Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM gets a Red Sox bump 3.0 to 3.9. Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB slides 4.0 – 3.7 – 3.3, while iHeart’s “101.7 The Bull” WBWL drops 2.1 to 1.5. Northeast Broadcasting AAA “92.5 The River” WXRV trends down 2.1 – 1.9 – 1.5. Miami/Fort LauderdaleCox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 8.3 to 9.0 to grow its lead to over two shares. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR holds in second 6.7 to 6.8. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF is up 6.4 to 6.5. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ dips 6.0 to 5.9. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM moves 5.6 to 5.3. SBS Salsa “Z92.3” WCMQ-FM gains 3.8 to 4.5. Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ trends down 3.8 – 3.6 – 3.3, while iHeart Classic Rock “Big 105.9” WBGG is down 3.2 to 2.6 and Spanish CHR “T? 94.9” WZTU slides 3.4 – 2.8 – 2.3. Seattle/TacomaFor the second straight month, iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK sets a new station record high as it has trended up 5.8 – 6.4 – 7.9 – 8.2 since the arrival of BJ Shea to its morning show in January. Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF is up 7.4 to 7.5 despite the arrival of two new Country stations. Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW is off 5.6 to 5.4. Hubbard AC “Warm 106.9” KRWM holds at a 4.8 share, while sister CHR “Movin 92.5” KQMV rises 3.9 to 4.5. Following their April 1 flips to Country, Lotus’ “101.5 Hank-FM” KPLZ is off 2.0 to 1.8, while Hubbard’s resurrected “98.9 The Bull” KPNW-FM nearly doubles its share 0.6 to 1.1. Classical 98.1 KING-FM trends up 3.5 – 3.8 – 4.2. Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound” KSWD continues its slide 4.8 – 4.3 – 4.0. Bonneville’s “Seattle Sports 710” KIRO jumps 2.7 to 3.8 with the start of the MLB season. iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS is down 4.3 – 3.8 – 3.6. AAA 90.3 KEXP falls 3.7 to 3.1. Audacy Rhythmic Hot AC “Hot 103.7” KHTP drops 3.7 to 2.7, while sister Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD is down 3.2 to 2.6. PhoenixiHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ is off from its non-Holiday high of 10.3 last month to 9.2. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX is second 7.0 to 7.1. iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT continues its surge up 2.7 – 3.5 – 3.9 – 4.7 – 6.0 for what Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its largest share since September 2021. Hubbard Rock 97.9 KUPD dips 5.0 to 4.7. Desert Valley Media Oldies “The Wow Factor” 95.1/94.9 KOAI is off 4.9 to 4.6. Entravison Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 103.5” KLNZ gains 1.6 to 2.6. Chavez Radio Group’s “La Campesina 101.9” 860 KNAI trends up 1.1 – 1.6 – 2.0. Univision Regional Mexican “Que Buena 105.9/105.1” KHOT/KHOV rises 1.3 to 1.9. Entravision Spanish Adult Hits “La Suavecita 107.1” KVVA slides 2.5 – 1.8 – 1.6. DetroitAs host city of the NFL draft, Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM blasts off 7.1 – 7.5 – 9.2 with its stream adding an additional 1.5 share. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD continues its upward rise 4.6 – 6.3 – 6.5 – 6.6 – 7.8 to tie for second with iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC as it drops 9.1 to 7.8. Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF gains 6.1 to 6.5. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI trends down 7.3 – 6.7 – 6.3. Cumulus Hot AC 96.3 WDVD is up 4.4 to 4.9. iHeartMedia Adult R&B “Mix 92.3” WMXD trends down 6.1 – 5.7 – 5.5. Audacy News 950 WWJ drops 5.3 to 4.9, but its stream is up 0.4 to 0.6. Cumulus Conservative Talk 760 WJR tumbles 2.5 – 2.3 – 1.7. Minneapolis/St. PaulNorthwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM drops 10.6 to 8.7 but maintains its Twin Cities lead. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 K-FAN” KFXN-FM rises 7.1 – 7.4 – 8.0 followed by co-owned Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL up 6.7 to 6.9. Hubbard Hot AC “KS 95” KSTP-FM holds at a 6.7 share. iHeart Country “K102” KEEY trends up 5.2 – 5.5 – 6.5. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM falls 7.5 to 6.4 with its stream holding at a 0.8 share. Audacy Variety Hits “104.1 Jack-FM” WZJK climbs up 4.4 – 5.1 – 6.1 for what Huff notes is its largest share since September 2022. iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB rises for the fifth straight month 3.4 – 3.5 – 4.0 – 4.4 – 4.7 – 5.6. Hubbard Talk “My Talk 107.1” KTMY slides 3.0 – 2.5 – 2.3. Tampa/St. PetersburgCox Soft AC 105.5 WDUV is up 10.1 to 10.8 for what is their largest non-holiday share since February 2019. Cox Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL rises 5.6 – 5.9 – 6.6 for its best showing since Holiday 2022. Beasley Media Country 99.5 WQYK is up 5.4 to 5.6. iHeartMedia AC “Mix 100.7” WMTX jumps up 4.5 to 5.5. Cox Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT holds at a 5.1. Cox Hot AC “Magic 94.9” WWRM is up 4.0 to 4.2, but its stream trends up 0.3 – 0.5 – 0.9. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS falls 6.4 to 4.7, while sister Sports 1250/95.3 WDAE climbs 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.3. San DiegoAudacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN maintains its lead 7.6 to 7.3. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is down 7.1 to 6.6. Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC “Magic 92.5” XHRM slips 6.9 to 6.4. Audacy Country 103.7 KSON slides 5.0 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Hot AC “Star 94.1” KMYI inches up 4.4 to 4.5. LMSD Variety Hits “100.7 Big-FM” KFBG rebounds 4.3. – 3.8 – 4.4. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM jumps 3.4 to 4.4. iHeart News/Talk 600 KOGO is down 4.8 to 4.3. Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN rises 3.0 – 3.4 – 4.0. iHeartMedia CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM is down 4.8 to 3.8, while LMSD CHR “Z90” XHTZ follows 3.7 to 3.0. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 102.9” KLQV rises 2.3 to 3.4. DenverBonneville Country 98.5 KYGO takes the Mile High lead up 6.3 to 7.1, while sister AC 101.1 KOSI drops 7.1 to 6.4. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL continues its six month rise 4.2 – 4.4 – 5.0 – 5.5 – 5.7 – 6.0 which Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes is its biggest share since February 2017. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL dips 5.9 to 5.8. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “103.5 The Fox” KRFX trends down 7.0 – 6.5 – 5.7. iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO gains 3.6 to 4.8 with sister CHR “Hits 95.7” KDHT up 2.8 – 3.0 – 3.4. EMF Christian AC “K-Love” 90.1 KLDV is off 4.7 to 3.6. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN is down 4.9 to 4.4, while Audacy’s competing “Alice 105.9” KALC moves 4.6 to 4.0. Audacy Hip Hop “KS 107.5” KQKS slides 2.9 – 2.7 – 2.3. Entravision Regional Mexican “La Tricolor 96.5” KXPK rises 2.7 – 3.2 – 3.4 – 4.4, while sister Spanish Adult Hits “La Suavecita 92.1” KJMN is up 2.8 to 3.6. KSE Media Sports “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM rises 2.2 – 2.4 – 3.0. iHeartMedia News/Talk 850/94.1 KOA gains 2.4 to 3.0. BaltimoreAudacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF holds at a 9.5 share. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM slips 8.8 to 8.3 and is followed by sister Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ off 6.2 to 6.1. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC falls 7.9 to 6.0. Hearst Rock and Orioles flagship “98 Rock” WIYY gains 4.5 to 5.6. Shamrock Classic Rock “100.7 The Bay” WZBA is down 4.0 to 3.4. St. LouisHubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE maintains its lead down 9.7 to 9.1. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU rises 7.6 to 8.3. Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH slips 8.1 to 7.5. Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM risrs 5.9 to 6.9. Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK inches up 6.6 to 6.7. Public News/Talk 90.7 KWMU gains 5.0 to 5.8. Audacy News/Talk 1120/98.7 KMOX surges up 2.8 – 3.0 – 4.5 with its stream up 0.3 to 0.9. Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS drops 5.1 to 3.8. Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT slides 7.4 – 6.3 – 5.8. Audacy Hot AC “Y98” KYKY drops 5.1 to 3.6. iHeartMedia CHR “Z107.7” KSLZ tumbles 4.7 – 4.3 – 3.5. more

From Radio Online: Edison Research releases the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. based on reach for Q1 2024 among weekly podcast listeners age 13 . The list ranks podcasts based on total audience reach from Edison Podcast Metrics. Remaining in the Top 3 from Q4 2023 into Q1 2024 are The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie and The More...

From Radio Insight: One of the best things about Runaway Radio,Houston TV news veteran/media columnist Mike McGuff?s tribute to heritage AOR KLOL Houston, is that it lets the radio people speak.* There are celebrity testimonials to KLOL from artists who actually had a close relationship with the station, and don?t feel forced in as they do in some artist docs. Some are no-brainers (ZZ Top?s Dusty Hill, Sammy Hagar), but some come from outside the dominant era of Album Rock radio (Lyle Lovett, who grew up with the station, and Melissa Etheridge, who somehow ended up in a prank war with legendary host Dayna Steele.) But Runaway Radio — the title comes from a KLOL logo featuring a scampering radio with legs ?also gives voice to a wide swath of managers, programmers, and DJs from the station?s 1970-2004 history. As the radio-station documentary becomes a sub-genre unto itself, McGuff serves by doing what the best radio columnists did: finding a way to speak both to industry people and rock-radio fans. Runaway Radio, which came to streaming services in February, traces the history of Album Rock radio through KLOL?s evolution from early ?70s freeform to a more mainstream challenge from KILT-FM, to AOR?s kickass era (as the ?Rock and Roll Army?), to its battle with ABC-owned KSRR (97 Rock), a station with deep-enough pockets to buy out a Who concert. Eventually, KLOL?s problem was not direct competition, but fragmentation from Alternative KTBZ (The Buzz) (where GM Pat Fant ends up) and the Classic Rock format. Much of the second half of Runaway Radio deals with the Stevens & Pruett morning show, fined by the FCC and so controversial that PD Andy Beaubien recalls, ?There were times when I hated my job.? But there?s ample jock representation from throughout the station?s history: quirky early star ?Crash Collins?; eventual R&B PD Levi Booker, who taunted George Harrison into coming to the station; consultant Ed Shane; ?Rock Army?-era host Colonel St. James; KSRR morning man Moby; and late-era night host Greg-O (Onfrio). One of the strengths of Runaway Radio is showing just how big a star Steele became in Houston radio. She and Fant are executive producers, as is promotions director Doug Harris, whose legendary promotions could have filled a documentary of their own. * McGuff spent 14 years making Runaway Radio. The movie serves as an elegy for an entire era of rock radio, but also for a half-dozen interviewees who didn?t live to see the finished product, including Hill, Shane, Collins, and Jim Pruett. One could as easily wax elegiac for the writer who covers radio/TV on a regular basis, but McGuff?s column lives here. * more

From Radio Insight: Aircom Media has announced the promotion of Steve Murphy from General Sales Manager to Vice President and General Manager for Gospel 1240 WLLV/101.9 W270CR Louisville, Adult R&B ?104.7 Jamz? 1350 WLOU Louisville/104.7 W284AD New Albany IN, and WMYO-TV Louisville. Aircom Media President/co-owner David Smith stated, “Steve Murphy?s appointment to Vice President and General Manager gives us a significant advantage in the Louisville market. His extensive background in radio and TV, coupled with his proven track record in business development, make him the ideal person to lead our properties to greater levels of success.” Murphy added, “I am thrilled to join Aircom Media and lead such esteemed radio and television stations. I look forward to leveraging my experience and expertise to propel WLOU, WLLV and WMYO ? TV to even greater success, while delivering unparalleled value to our clients, listeners and viewers.? more

From Radio Online: TuneIn will make complete coverage of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 availabile through TuneIn Premium in partnership with the INDYCAR Radio Network. Including every practice and qualifying session, INDYCAR Series fans can catch all the action in the lead-up to the main More...

From Radio Insight: iHeartMedia Classic Hip Hop “Throwback 105.3” W287CP/WZCB-HD2 Columbus OH has added Justin Luvv as afternoon host from 2-6pm weekdays. Luvv joins the station from weekends at Radio One Hip Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX/WBMO. Luvv has also served as APD of Hip-Hop ?WAMO 100? W261AX and Rhythmic AC ?107.3 The Beat? W297BU Pittsburgh, Imaging Director and afternoon host at Classic Hip-Hop ?93.9 The Beat? WRWM and followup CHR ?Energy 93.9? WYRG Indianapolis, and spent eleven years in a previous tenure at WCKX as Imaging Coordinator and on-air host/mixer. He also voicetracks nights for Beasley Media Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC Detroit. Luvv shares, “For the first time in over a decade, I?m back on the air during the daytime every day in my hometown! Special shoutout and thanks to Michael McCoy & Terrence ‘City Newwss’ Sigers for this amazing opportunity & my beautiful wifey Alisha Allicock-Cochran for believing in me.” more

From Radio Online: Frequency inks a partnership with Barometer, an independent brand suitability and contextual targeting solution for podcast advertising. The combined offering provides creative tools and targeting to deliver contextually relevant ad creative to make 1:1 connections with podcast listeners. Under the deal, More...

From Radio Online: The Ad Council has unveiled its newly formed Trade Association Advisory Committee. The new committee is comprised of executives from trade associations representing every sector of the media ecosystem. Coming together in a collaborative environment, members of the newly formed committee will offer insights More...

From Radio Insight: Kensington Digital Media Classic Hits “94.5 Hippie Radio” WHPY-FM Bellevue/Nashville TN will launch a weekly show hosted by musician Walter Egan. ?Walt?s Record Vault? will air on Sundays at 10pm. Egan describes the show as, “a lot of original hippie music from the late 60?s early 70?s centered around the Haight-Ashbury era. It?s kind of a post-grad college radio playlist. Should be lots of fun!? Walter Egan had a Top 10 Hit with Magnet & Steel inspired by Stevie Nicks in 1978 and has performed with Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Welch and more. He lives in Nashville and continues to write, record, and perform on tours with Ambrosia, Orleans, Firefall, Yacht Rock Tours and more. more

From Radio Insight: JDD Radio Hip Hop “104.7 The Flame” Palm Beach Shores FL has added a pair of two local hosts to its lineup. ‘DJ Charisse’ joins the station to host middays from 10am-2pm. Charisse previously co-hosted mornings at Zoo Communications Dance “Revolution 93.5” WBGF/WZFL/WMIA-HD2. Erika Jeanine will host afternoons from 2-6pm. Jeanine most recently co-hosted “Zazza Mornings” on Cumulus CHRs 107.1 WAOA Melbourne, 96.5 WZNS Fort Walton Beach, and 97.5 WABD Mobile AL from May 2021 until the show was cancelled in February. She was also Promotions Director for Cumulus Melbourne and previously served as Programming Coordinator at iHeartMedia AC ?Magic 107.7? WMGF and weekend host at CHR ?XL 106.7? WXXL Orlando. WFLM completed its move into the West Palm Beach market in January under Program Director Reggie Dee and features the Rickey Smiley Morning Show View this post on Instagram A post shared by @djcharisse View this post on Instagram A post shared by Erika Jeanine (@erikajeanineonair) more

From Radio Insight: WP Media and Tracy Johnson Media Group have announced that its AI based content-creation service “Radio Content Pro” is now available for News/Talk stations. RCP Info is described as “the company’s seventh format-specific product that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence to Inspire Broadcast Performance.” Features are listed as including: Amazing Content: Breaking stories are gathered and curated within minutes, including national news, entertainment, pop culture, viral stories, “Strange But True” topics, breaking content, and more. Multi-Platform: Each piece of content is summarized as a news story, crafted into a monologue or commentary, translated into personality-based responses, crafted into three compelling teases, rewritten as a blog post, developed as four separate phone topic suggestions, and written as social media posts for the most popular platforms. News Stories Written To Be Spoken: RCP Info is a journalist’s dream. Each story is rewritten in a style to be spoken, not read. Perfect for an overworked news team. Tracy Johnson Media Group President/CEO Tracy Johnson states, “RCP Info is the result of over a year of testing to meet the high standards and demands of news organizations and personalities. This goes beyond a typical prep sheet by putting every topic imaginable at your fingertips and providing inspiration for how to turn those topics into exciting, audience-building content.” WKLB Boston and former talk host Jonathan Wier, who beta tested the service, said, “There?s no shortage of content for a talk radio host, but the big challenge is finding unique angles for every topic hour after hour, day after day. Radio Content Pro Info has fixed that. It?s exactly what a host needs to stay fresh and inspired. Sometimes, all it takes is a unique idea from a different perspective and RCP does just that.” RCP Info is available now on a market-exclusive basis. Barter arrangements are available for qualifying stations based on Average Quarter-Hour performance. more