The Grio

The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) proudly announced the historic acquisition of the former Black Entertainment Television (BET) Campus, a 7.88-acre landmark once home to Robert L. Johnson’s groundbreaking media empire. USBC will transform this iconic site into the USBC Innovation Campus, serving as The Epicenter of Business and Commerce. This momentous achievement marks a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the future of Black enterprise, creating a national hub for business […]

Every year around this time, we’re encouraged to pause, reflect, and acknowledge what’s still working — even in industries that feel perpetually under pressure. Radio certainly fits that description. But despite the headlines, the consolidation, the aging transmitters, and the dizzying rise of digital competitors, radio continues to thrive in ways that are easy to overlook. So here it is — a Radio Gratitude List. Ten reasons this medium still […]

KJLH, Los Angeles is saddened by the passing of Jacquie Stephens. A fierce voice, a trusted broadcaster, and a pillar of the KJLH family. Her legacy lives on in every story told and every life uplifted. Our radio community thoughts and prayers are with her family.

The FCC has released an announcement that all FCC filings due between October 1 and November 17 (Monday) are now due Tuesday, November 18. You can find the Public Notice HERE. It added that it may release additional announcements of further extensions for specific types of filings, which in past shutdowns has largely meant that it would monitor its filing systems to see if any collapse from the massive number of filings, […]

RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS BIRMINGHAM | BUFFALO-NIAGARA FALLS | GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG | RICHMOND | ROCHESTER, NY Nilsen ratigns coming Wednesday at%PM(ET): Ft. Myers-Naples, Grand Rapids and Tulsa.

Nielsen ratings coming Monday at 5PM(ET): Greenville-Spartanburg, Richmond and Rochester, NY.

BridgeRatings: Dave Van Dyke The Age of the Local Power Listener: How Radio Can Identify and Activate Its 1,000 True Fans For decades, radio didn’t have to find its fans — they just showed up. They called the hotline, brought donuts to the morning show, and packed every van hit. Fandom wasn’t a strategy; it was a side effect of great local radio. But in the past decade, as consolidation thinned […]

Nuvoodoo Research: Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert NuVoodoo founder, Carolyn Gilbert is not known for mincing words. About national callout, she has said, “National music research is great if you’re programming a national format. Regional music research works fine for programming a regional format. And to make the best music decisions for programming a local station, you need local research. Your market. Your listeners. The specific songs you want to know about.” If you’re faced with subscribing to […]

Jasmyn Fritz is happy to share Let’s Rap Card Game! Creating this game started as a personal project and quickly turned into an entrepreneurial endeavor I’m proud to have stepped into. Let’s Rap is a rap debate card game rooted in connection, art appreciation and the development of skills to critically think and talk about art – something I feel is imperative for our today and tomorrow. Please check out […]