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A year after the first AI-related product offerings ignited controversy at radio, it’s clear that AI has made its most real inroads at places other than behind the microphone, such as writing or voicing spec spots. The usages I’m most excited about are those that potentially free up PDs to deal more with on-air creativity. […] […]

High Plains Radio Network has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. The company, founded and led by Monte Spearman, is claiming both assets and liabilities worth between $1 million and $10 million. Many of its stations have been silent over the past couple of years, with a few having […] […]

Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs announced on Tuesday that they will retire from afternoons at Hubbard Broadcasting’s female focused Talk “MyTalk 107.1” KTMY Coon Rapids/Minneapolis MN at the end of June. Barghini and Cobbs have been part of the station since its flip to Talk in 2002. They first met in the early 1990s when […] […]

Nielsen begins its releases of the February 2024 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include monthly ratings for Baton Rouge, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Puerto Rico. Other markets coming this week include: On Wednesday, March 27: Monthly ratings for Birmingham, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Fort Myers, Greenville/Spartanburg, Richmond, and Rochester, and Tucson. On Thursday, March 28: […] […]

When radio stations or their hosts submit airchecks for radio awards, they’re usually heavily edited “greatest hits” reels. They start out with a barrage of big-name morning-show guests. There are usually highlights from radiothons or other public service promotions. In between, there’s very little sense of what the station sounds like in real time.  When […] […]

Boston University Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR-FM Boston will initiate a round of contract buyouts in an attempt to prevent layoffs. WBUR CEO Margaret Low sent a letter to employees highlighting the need for the station to cut 10% of its budget ahead of the start of the new fiscal year on July first accounting for […] […]