Atlanta urban radio had a lot to talk about after the Tuesday night primary election. In Georgia, congratulations goes out to Keisha Lance-Bottoms on her primary victory! Yesterday, we won our primary election. I am officially the Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, and I need your help to start the first 24 hours of the
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APR ’26, 6+ Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, OH, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Pittsburgh
URBAN RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL | CINCINNATI | CLEVELAND | COLUMBUS, OH KANSAS CITY | LAS VEGAS | ORLANDO | PITTSBURGH, PA Ratings coming Thursday at 5PM(EST): Greensboro, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Raleigh-Durham and West Palm Beach.
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Rick Thomas Exits Beasley Tampa
Beasley Media Group announced that Rick Thomas will step away from his leadership role in Tampa effective June 1, as he shifts his focus toward spending more time with his family. Thomas joined Beasley Media Group in January 2023 as Brand Manager for the company’s Tampa radio cluster, overseeing WLLD-FM, WQYK-FM, WRBQ-FM, WYUU-FM, WPBB-FM, and
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Comedy, Sports Fuel Podcast Growth
Triton Digital has released its Q1 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, showing Comedy, News, and Society & Culture remained the top podcast genres by reach during the first quarter of 2026, while Kids & Family and Health & Fitness posted the strongest quarter-over-quarter growth. Comedy reached 43.6% of listeners, followed by News at 23.7% and Society
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Insite | Commuting Rebounds for Media Buyers
A new blog post from Cumulus Media | Westwood One’s Audio Active Group says commuting among marketers, media agency executives, and average Americans continues to rebound, helping reinforce AM/FM radio’s position as a dominant advertising platform for in-car listening. The report combines findings from two April 2026 studies commissioned by the Audio Active Group –
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APR ’26, 6+ Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philly, San Francisco
RADIO RATINGS FOR SUBSCRIBING STATIONS ATLANTA | CHICAGO | DALLAS-FT. WORTH | HOUSTON-GALVESTON | LOS ANGELES | NEW YORK | PHILADELPHIA | SAN FRANCISCO Ratings coming Tuesday at 5PM(EST: Detroit, Miami, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, DC.
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“Stopping The Music-To-Silence The Violence”
Cox Media Group Urban stations are uniting nationwide for a powerful, urgent initiative, Stopping the Music to Silence the Violence, a live national broadcast airing Sunday, May 31 from 7-9 pm ET across participating stations. The broadcast will originate from WCFB-Star 94.5 in Orlando and is dedicated to raising awareness around domestic violence and its
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This Was Only The Beginning, Are You In?
Hey Urban Radio, your every day vocal support is needed in every black community. There’s a effort to turn back the clock and even take away your voting rights. This is all happening in real time across the SOUTH. This past weekend, All Roads Lead to the South mobilized thousands of people across generations, from the
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Fans First Approach To Radio
Why It Matters: It is tempting to dismiss the Savannah Bananas as a startup success story – a team without decades of internal habits, existing business models, or recurring revenue streams to protect. Radio does not have that luxury. Stations have heritage, format expectations, ratings pressure, advertiser commitments, and revenue that must be protected. But
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Lenny Green Partners With Compass Media
The Quiet Storm with Lenny Green has selected Compass Media Networks to manage all aspects of marketing, distribution and advertising sales of the program effective June 1, 2026. When the lights go low and the world slows down, there’s only one place to be—The Quiet Storm with Lenny Green. The Quiet Storm sets the perfect
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Digital Won’t Save Radio. It Will Expose It.
Dave Van Dyke, BridgeRatings There’s a growing belief in our industry that the future of radio will be solved by digital. Streaming. Apps. Smart speakers. Connected dashboards. And yes—those platforms matter. They expand reach. They remove geographic limits. They meet listeners where they already are. But let’s be honest about something most people are avoiding:
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