The Grio

33-year industry vet J. Love is appointed Operations Manager for Alpha Media’s Hot AC KEZR (Mix 106.5) and KBAY (Bay Country 94.5) in in San Jose. He will officially begin his new role on August 1. “This move is full circle for me,” said J. Love. “San Jose is where I started my radio career, so stepping into this role truly feels like coming home. Over the years, I’ve had […]

Cumulus Media has announced that Lloyd Jackson, co-host of JR in the Morning on WJR-AM in Detroit, is named the official voice of the Detroit People Mover. Jackson becomes just the second voice ever used for the city’s elevated public transit system, replacing the original announcer after more than 30 years. As the People Mover marks its 38th anniversary, Jackson’s familiar voice will soon be heard on all trains and […]

iHeartMedia Norfolk has announced the launch of BIN 92.1 FM, marking the new home of the Black Information Network (BIN) in the region. The network, previously airing on WNOH-FM (105.3), now airs from WHBT-FM (92.1), offering listeners the same 24/7 all-news format centered on the Black community. The move displaces Urban 92.1 The Beat, and brings BIN’s continuous news coverage, and community-focused journalism to its new FM frequency while remaining […]

RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS BATON ROUGE  LAFAYETTE, LA  LAUREL-HATTIESBURG, MS  LOUISVILLE NEW ORLEANS  OKLAHOMA CITY Nielsen ratings coming Monday at 5PM(ET): Birmingham, Buffalo, Greenville-Spartanburg, Richmond, Rochester and Tuscaloosa.

WOVU-FM, Cleveland’s Urban Alternative, will make history this Saturday with the debut of The Abbie Knights Show, airing at 1pm. The program, produced in Atlanta and hosted by media personality Abbie Knights, will originate from WOVU as its flagship station, with plans for syndication already in the works. The launch marks a significant milestone for Cleveland radio, as Knights becomes the first Latina to lead an Urban radio show in […]

AP.com reports two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single “Feels So Good” and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy “King of the Hill,” has died. He was 84. Mangione died at his home in Rochester, New York, on Tuesday in his sleep, said his attorney, Peter S. Matorin of Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP. The musician had been retired since […]

Podcast consumption in the U.S. has hit all-time highs across multiple metrics, according to Edison Research’s newly released The Podcast Consumer 2025 report. The study highlights both the continued expansion of audio podcast listening and the surging popularity of video podcasts, which are attracting a younger and more diverse audience. Among Americans ages 12 and older, 73% have ever listened to a podcast, 55% have listened in the past month, […]

Dave Van Dyke, Bridge Ratings  In today’s fast-moving audio environment, radio’s biggest threats aren’t just competition from streaming or too many commercials. Sometimes, it’s the small quirks—those irritating little habits baked into daily programming—that drive listeners away. They’re the quiet killers of loyalty. And worse, many of them are relics from a different era. Listeners consistently report being turned off by clunky segues, especially when a jarring promo cuts between […]

In a major decision impacting the future of media ownership, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s local radio ownership rules while partially striking down key limits on television ownership. The ruling, issued July 23, preserves long-standing caps on the number of AM and FM stations a company may own in a single market — a disappointment for radio broadcasters who argued […]