Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs presented findings from Techsurvey 2026 during a webinar, breaking down key takeaways from one of radio’s most closely watched annual audience studies. Launched in the mid-2000s, Techsurvey has spent more than two decades tracking how core radio listeners consume media when they are not listening to radio. The 2026 edition included nearly 31,000 respondents from 506 participating U.S. radio stations, surveyed between early January and early

Triton Digital says the iHeart Audience Network remained in the top spot in March, with 71.5 million average weekly downloads in the U.S. That was a one percent increase from February. Audioboom remained in second place with 16.3 million average weekly downloads in March, a slight tip from the prior month. The Cumulus Podcast Network held on at third, with 3.6 million, which was essentially even with February’s numbers. Triton’s ranking included two new sales networks in Marc

iHeartMedia is strengthening its leadership bench in Kentucky with a key programming appointment in Louisville, naming Christopher Layfield as Vice President of Programming for its cluster of nine stations in the market. In the role, Layfield will oversee programming strategy and day-to-day content operations across the company’s Louisville portfolio, which spans music, news and talk formats. “Christopher brings an exceptional track record of leadership, creativity and strate

WARC has released its 2026 Global Consumer Trends report identifying five key forces that are expected to shape consumer purchase decisions across brands and categories over the coming year. The analysis draws on a wide set of GWI consumer surveys alongside WARC research, case studies and proprietary frameworks. It highlights growing financial pressure, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, tightening regulation of youth social media use, shifting perceptions of Chinese-