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One month after completing its acquisition of Alpha Media, Connoisseur Media is again expanding its domain with the purchase of Bonneville International’s San Francisco market stations, adding 98.5 KFOX (KUFX), KBLX, 99.7 NOW (KMVQ), and 96.5 KOIT to its portfolio. The new deal will further expand Connoisseur Media’s holdings to 220 stations in 48 markets. The company already owns Mix 106.5 (KEZR) and Bay Country (KBAY) in San Jose, as well as […]

Urban One Inc.’s Radio One today announced a series of strategic leadership appointments across several major markets, reinforcing the company’s commitment to developing top talent and delivering excellence across its radio brands nationwide. A Plus has been named Operations Manager for Radio One DC (WKYS, WMMJ, WPRS, WOL, WYCB), transitioning from his previous role as Operations Manager for Radio One Cleveland. Matt Myers assumes the role of Operations Manager for Radio One Cleveland (WENZ, WZAK, WERE, WJMO), after serving as Operations […]

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Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of time spent with audio in America. Edison Research surveys 4,000 Americans annually to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. This week’s Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® blog examines the Q2 2025 release. YouTube Music’s fantastical audience claims far exceed audience reality Marketers and media agencies significantly overestimate audience shares to Pandora/Spotify and massively […]

Puerto Rican musical sensation Bad Bunny returned to SNL hosting duties amid conservative outcry at his selection as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer. While live on on stage Bad Bunny addressed the controversy over his scheduled performance at the upcoming 2026 Super Bowl. “I’m very happy and I think everyone is happy about it, even Fox News,” he said during the show’s opening monologue. The line was followed […]

Dave Van Dyke, BridgeRatings For decades, radio was where music discovery and big conversations lived. But for today’s 18- to 30-year-olds, that relationship never really took hold. They stream their music. They binge podcasts. Many don’t even own a radio. And that creates a double challenge for traditional broadcasters: it’s hard to hire young people when they’ve never felt a connection to the medium, and it’s hard to build programming […]

Star 94.5FM (WCFB-FM), a Cox Media Group station, is proud to announce the “Raising Boys to Men” Forum and Dinner, an evening dedicated to empowering young men and supporting the parents and guardians who guide them. The event will take place on October 15 at 5:15 p.m. inside the Stanley Steemer Performance Studio at Star 94.5. Presenting in partnership with BOYS2MEN Mentoring of Orlando (www.b2morlando.org), the forum will spark crucial […]

ATLANTA | CHICAGO | DALLAS-FT. WORTH | HOUSTON-GALVESTON | LOS ANGELES | NEW YORK | PHILADELPHIA | SAN FRANCISCO PPMs coming Tuesday at 5PM(ET): Denver, Detroit, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington, DC.

Nuvoodoo Reasearch: Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert For the coming year in the radio business, you’ll again be asked to do more with less. If you’re a programmer or manager, you may be responsible for more stations in your market – or more stations outside your market. Research and marketing are always on the block as potential cuts. Yet we know that the number one cause of tuneout for music […]