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RADIO AUDIENCES CONTINUE TO GROW IN NIELSEN’S MAY PPM SURVEY Radio’s Weekly Reach and Average Audience at Highest Levels Since March 2020 The May 2021 PPM survey saw yet another month of gains in radio listening across the aggregate of markets as America continues to reopen and consumers return to pre-pandemic routines. Radio’s weekly reach is […] […]

Day 3 of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases are now available for Portland, Charlotte, San Antonio, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Columbus. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. iHeartMedia Classic Rock “99.7 The Fox” WRFX leads Charlotte down 7.0 to 6.6. Both Country stations follow with […] […]

Data from Edison Research’s Share of Ear® shows that 47% of all Americans age 13 and older now subscribe to at least one paid audio service. This number is just over double what it was in 2015, when 23% had a paid subscription. Growth has come across the board, from music streaming services such as […] […]

Rebekah ‘Bex” Maroun has announced her departure from “Kiss 108” WXKS-FM Medford/Boston’s “Matty In The Morning” and will relocate back to Philadelphia. Maroun joined Kiss 108 in September 2018 from Audacy’s 96.5 WTDY-FM Philadelphia where she was hosting afternoons. She had been with the station through its Rhythmic CHR “Wired 96.5” and CHR “96.5 Amp […] […]

Way Media has agreed to purchase 99.1 W256CD Fultondale/Birmingham AL from Red Mountain Ventures for $350,000. The translator is currently leased to iHeartMedia, which programs it as Alternative “Alt 99.1” via 103.7 WQEN-HD3. The translator operates with 130w/349m. Way Media already owns 89.9 W210CA Birmingham, which operates from the same tower as W256CD with 180w/349m, […] […]

Veteran programmer Elroy Smith has announced he is launching a talent coaching service for on-air personalities and podcasters. Smith most recently served as Program Director of Bonneville Adult R&B 102.9 KBLX San Francisco from 2016 to January 2021. Smith has also served as Operations Manager and PD for SummitMedia Greenville SC, Radio One Philadelphia and […] […]