Urban One has expanded its partnership with veteran radio personality and comedian Rickey Smiley with a five-year extension of the nationally syndicated The Rickey Smiley Morning Show and the launch of a new video podcast series. The company announced that Rickey Smiley On The Spot will debut March 24 on the Urban One Podcast Network

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Urban One reported lower revenue and a wider loss in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting weaker advertising demand and the absence of political advertising seen in the prior year. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Silver Spring, MD-based media company posted net revenue of $97.8 million, down 16.5% from $117.1 million

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BridgeRatings: Dave Van Dyke From Dominant Medium to Mature Medium After studying media trends for decades—and watching the rise of digital audio, streaming platforms, and social media—it’s clear that radio’s story isn’t about collapse. It’s about gradual evolution. If we look at radio’s prospects over the past 30 years on a simple 1–100 scale of industry

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iHeartMedia and TikTok have partnered to launch TikTok Radio from iHeart, a new music and culture station that blends trending songs with the creators and viral moments driving discovery on TikTok. The fast-paced format will debut March 13 on the free iHeartRadio app and across 28 stations nationwide in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta,

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Local Radio Networks (LRN) has acquired Radio Workflow (RWF), combining programming and operational technology into a single platform aimed at streamlining radio station operations. The deal brings together LRN’s 24/7 music programming services with Radio Workflow’s cloud-based management system, which includes tools for traffic, billing, sales, production and analytics. The combined offering is positioned as

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Dave Van Dyke, BridgeRatings Does the radio industry know that its future depends on great air talent?  There’s just one problem. We’re not producing much of it anymore. Radio research shows that personality is radio’s real competitive advantage. Not algorithms. Not massive music libraries. Not technology. What radio does better than almost any other medium is create companionship

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Hey Women In Radio Family, Yesterday, we proudly announced Drea Nicole and Lex P of the Pour Minds podcast as our honorees for the Atlanta stop of the Women In Radio 2026 National Tour, and the excitement has been incredible to see. Now the countdown is officially on. We are 10 days away from our dinner

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Cumulus Media’s Westwood One, one of America’s largest audio networks and the official network audio broadcast partner of the NCAA, will once again be home to every bounce, basket, and buzzer beater of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Westwood One’s coverage will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET prior to the First Four® on Tuesday, March 17 and continue with play-by-play

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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is urging policymakers to modernize federal broadcast ownership regulations, arguing that outdated rules could threaten the ability of local stations to keep live sports free and widely accessible. In a recent blog post, NAB Director of Communications and Social Media Grace Whaley pointed to growing concerns about how live

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Cumulus Media’s proposed Chapter 11 restructuring would eliminate existing shareholders and convert the company into a privately held broadcaster, according to the company’s prepackaged Plan of Reorganization filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Under the plan, all current equity interests in Cumulus Media would be canceled with no recovery for shareholders. The filing states that on

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