State broadcaster associations are using local media outlets to help galvanize support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. Among several recent examples, Chad Mahoney, President of the Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA), appeared on News-Press & Gazette’s “ABC 17” KMIZ-TV Columbia during a news segment discussing the merits of the bill, which has bipartisan support in Congress. “AM radio is the backbone of the emergency alert system in the United States," Mahoney sai

The radio deal market may not have roared during the first half of the year when fewer than 200 stations were sold, but buyers are still to be found—and that trend continues into the second half. BIA Advisory Services says Urban One’s just-closed $22 million Dallas deal to buy urban “K-104” KKDA and “Smooth R&B 105.7” KRNB from Hymen Childs’ Service Broadcasting holds the crown for the biggest sale so far this year. It is more than twice the size of the second-largest transac

The podcast search engine and database Listen Notes reports 8,257 new podcasts launched worldwide in June, the lowest number of any month so far in 2026. The total was 1,200 fewer than the prior month. It brings the total number of podcasts launched this year to 82,642. At the current pace, it will mean 2026 is set to have the fewest launches since 2017. While launches may be softer than in recent years, active show numbers remain robust. Listen Notes says 519,708 podcasts ha

Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” McKelvey, the co-host of Premiere Networks nationally syndicated daily radio show “The Breakfast Club,” is getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He’ll have the distinction of being the lone radio personality chosen for the Walk of Fame’s Class of 2027. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced the honor Thursday (July 24) during a ceremony hosted by actress Ming-Na Wen and musician Sheila E. The 48-year-old Charlamagne has become o