6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (232+ words) Salem Media will commemorate the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death with a special tribute airing Sept. 10 across the Salem Radio Network, Salem News Channel and Townhall Media platforms. The special will chronicle Kirk’s rise from founding Turning Point USA…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (276+ words) The Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, or “Community NEWS Act,” (AB-2222) would provide a broadcaster in California up to $20,000 in state tax credits per journalist for up to five positions each year, plus $15,000 for each additional journalist. A…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (257+ words) U.S. retail sales during the November-December holiday season are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, according to a 2026 holiday forecast from Bain & Company. The consultancy projects holiday sales will increase 4.5% from a year earlier, exceeding the 3.5% growth recorded during…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (224+ words) JD Justice is named PD/afternoon host at Saga Communications country “104.9 The Fox” KDXY Jonesboro, AR. He joins the station from Midwest Communications country “WIN 98.5” WNWN Battle Creek, MI, where he served as Brand Manager and morning host....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (657+ words) The Broadcasters Foundation of America is marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a tribute to the broadcasting professionals who worked through the tragedy and six broadcast engineers who lost their lives at the World Trade Center. The foundation’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) Veteran radio personality Scotty Simmons has been promoted to Program Director of Ohana Media Group’s “Rock 102.1” KRAK-FM Anchorage, adding programming responsibilities to his on-air duties at the station. Simmons will continue hosting afternoons on KRAK and mornings on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (577+ words) The Country Music Association has announced finalists for the 2026 CMA Broadcast Awards, recognizing radio stations and on-air personalities across the U.S. and Canada. Broadcast Personality of the Year finalists were named in six categories — weekly national, daily national and major, large,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (743+ words) FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says she wants to remain on the commission, despite spending much of her tenure as its lone Democrat publicly challenging some of the agency’s most consequential decisions. Gomez’s term expired at the end of June, but…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (202+ words) Holiday shopping is starting earlier, and iHeartMedia says advertisers can use audio to reach consumers during the inspiration and consideration phases of the season rather than waiting for the December buying rush. According to iHeartMedia, 60% of holiday shoppers begin purchasing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (246+ words) I always laugh when a country radio person complains that pop stations are “stealing our music” or simply playing our songs or too many of our songs. Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley (in particular) and Stella Lefty have made the Billboard…...