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Cumulus Media — The First Company to Ban Morgan Wallen — Reinstates the Artist on Multiple Radio Stations

March 17, 2021

Cumulus Media was the first media company to ban Morgan Wallen in early February. Now, the artist is quietly reappearing on its member stations. Back in February, Digital Music News first reported that multi... Read More...

German Radio Host Forced to Apologize for Comparing BTS to COVID-19

Ashley King

February 28, 2021

Photo Credit: Yun_Q / CC by 3.0 A German radio station is apologizing for comments a host made comparing BTS to the COVID-19 pandemic. Matthias Matushick caused an uproar after a live show on Wednesday in wh... Read More...

KCRW President Apologizes Following Accusations of 'Blatant Racism' and 'Gaslighting'

KCRW President Apologizes Following Accusations of ‘Blatant Racism,’ ‘Gaslighting,’ and ‘Microaggressions’

Ashley King

February 26, 2021

Photo Credit: KCRW Santa Monica radio station KCRW-FM is under fire after allegations of 'blatant racism' surface. A former news producer named Cerise Castle shared some of her experience on a recent podcast... Read More...

Country Radio Station In Knoxville Reinstates Morgan Wallen After Discovering 92% of Listeners Disagreed With the Ban

Paul Resnikoff

February 25, 2021

Knoxville-based WMYL — aka 96.7 Merle FM — has broken ranks and become the first radio station in America to reinstate Morgan Wallen following a poll of its listeners. Other stations may soon follow. We've r... Read More...

Country Radio Stations Are Quietly Planning to Reinstate Morgan Wallen — “We’re Losing Core Listeners”

Paul Resnikoff

February 6, 2021

After abruptly removing Morgan Wallen from their playlists last week, country radio station program directors say they're getting flooded by fans demanding his reinstatement. "We're losing core listeners," on... Read More...

Morgan Wallen Says the N-Word Outside His Home, Gets Removed From Hundreds of Radio Stations Nationwide

Paul Resnikoff

February 3, 2021

photo: VEVO Fast-rising country singer Morgan Wallen is now getting dropped by hundreds of radio stations after video emerged of him saying the n-word outside of his home. Update: The list of cancellations a... Read More...

iHeartMedia Layoffs Continue Across Multiple Radio Markets — Here’s the Latest

Dylan Smith

November 3, 2020

Back in April, following a series of personnel cutbacks that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, iHeartMedia revealed that it planned to trim $250 million in costs this year. Now, the company has parted with seve... Read More...

Independent Broadcasters Slam Nielsen’s ‘Outdated System of Ratings Gathering’

Dylan Smith

November 2, 2020

Photo Credit: Eric Nopanen The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) has slammed Nielsen’s “outdated system of ratings gathering” ahead of the “Subscriber First” policy’s 2021 rollout – besides indicatin... Read More...

Radio Listeners Spend Just 10% of Listening Time Streaming Broadcast Radio Stations

Dylan Smith

June 30, 2020

Photo Credit: Christian Lue Radio listeners age 13 and up spend just 10 percent of their total listening time streaming broadcast radio stations, according to a new study. In turn, radio listeners age 13 and... Read More...

Traditional AM/FM Radio Is Growing During COVID-19 Quarantines

Dylan Smith

April 13, 2020

photo: Eric Nopanen With government-issued stay-at-home orders and non-essential business closures continuing to affect schedules across the United States and the world, many are turning from music streaming ... Read More...

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees

Dylan Smith

February 28, 2020

SAG-AFTRA is upping the ante in its multiyear quest for a contract with the Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), a large owner and operator of Hispanic radio stations (namely La Raza and Mega) in the United Sta... Read More...

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Cumulus Media — The First Company to Ban Morgan Wallen — Reinstates the Artist on Multiple Radio Stations

German Radio Host Forced to Apologize for Comparing BTS to COVID-19

KCRW President Apologizes Following Accusations of ‘Blatant Racism,’ ‘Gaslighting,’ and ‘Microaggressions’

Country Radio Station In Knoxville Reinstates Morgan Wallen After Discovering 92% of Listeners Disagreed With the Ban

Country Radio Stations Are Quietly Planning to Reinstate Morgan Wallen — “We’re Losing Core Listeners”

Morgan Wallen Says the N-Word Outside His Home, Gets Removed From Hundreds of Radio Stations Nationwide

iHeartMedia Layoffs Continue Across Multiple Radio Markets — Here’s the Latest

Independent Broadcasters Slam Nielsen’s ‘Outdated System of Ratings Gathering’

Radio Listeners Spend Just 10% of Listening Time Streaming Broadcast Radio Stations

Traditional AM/FM Radio Is Growing During COVID-19 Quarantines

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees