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Stephen King's radio stations will shut down at the end of 2024

Stephen King’s Money-Losing Radio Stations Will Shut Down in 2025

December 3, 2024

Stephen King is saying goodbye to several Maine radio stations he helped keep afloat for several years. The impacted radio stations include WKIT 100.3 FM, WZLO 620 AM, and WZON 103.1 FM. All three will stop b... Read More...

iHeartMedia Slots Damiano David Into Heavy Rotation Across CHR, Hot AC, and Alt Formats

Ashley King

November 26, 2024

iHeartMedia promotes Damiano David’s solo single, “Born With a Broken Heart,” across multiple formats as their latest “On The Verge” artist. Today, iHeartMedia announces Måneskin frontman Damiano David as it... Read More...

AM Radio Is Still in 98% of New Car Dashboards, Latest Survey Finds

Ashley King

November 24, 2024

A new survey finds AM radio is still present in 98% of car dashboards, while FM radio is present in 100%. Car tech research company Quu has released its inaugural 2024 In-Vehicle Visuals Report, which examin... Read More...

Los Angeles Station KFI 640 Decimated Following iHeartMedia Cuts

Ashley King

November 12, 2024

Most of the news team at Los Angeles’ KFI 640 was decimated following the rampant iHeartMedia cuts, with 17 people at the station losing their jobs. Most of the news team at KFI 640 in Los Angeles lost their... Read More...

Cumulus Media Layoffs Loom Following iHeartMedia Reduction

Ashley King

November 10, 2024

Cumulus Media starts layoffs in Indianapolis and Central Pennsylvania following iHeartMedia’s job cuts last week. Cumulus Media has started layoffs in Indianapolis and Central Pennsylvania this week ahead of... Read More...

iHeartMedia Restructuring $4.1 Billion in Outstanding Debt as Layoffs Trim $150 Million in 2025 Costs

Ashley King

November 7, 2024

iHeartMedia announces its Q3 financial results, with layoffs trimming $150 million in 2025 costs to curb outstanding debt. iHeartMedia’s third-quarter financial results spell positive news for the company am... Read More...

Widespread Layoffs at iHeartMedia as Music Radio Gets Downsized

Ashley King

November 5, 2024

Radio giant iHeartMedia gears up to cut hundreds of jobs as music streaming continues to crush music radio. The biggest broadcast company in the world, iHeartMedia, has started laying off hundreds of employe... Read More...

RMLC-SESAC Rate Officially Set for 2023-2026 Following Lengthy Dispute, Arbitration Battle

Dylan Smith

November 4, 2024

One lengthy dispute – and one arbitration proceeding – later, the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) and SESAC have resolved their rate-negotiation disagreement for 2023-2026. Both the performance rights o... Read More...

Green Day banned in Las Vegas radio stations

Calling Las Vegas the ‘Worst Sh*thole in America’ Gets Green Day Banned from Vegas Radio Stations

Ashley King

October 1, 2024

After comments lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong made on-stage at a concert in San Francisco, two Las Vegas radio stations are refusing to play Green Day songs. Here’s why. Armstrong publicly called out John ... Read More...

Major Streaming Platforms and Labels Push Back Against Applying Radio Regulations to On-Demand Listening in Canada

Dylan Smith

September 26, 2024

Major streaming platforms and record labels are once again pushing back against Canada’s controversial Online Streaming Act as well as wider broadcasting reforms, purportedly including an effort to apply radi... Read More...

More Staffing Cuts at NY Public Radio — Digital Formats, Declining Radio Listenership Blamed

Ashley King

September 13, 2024

New York Public Radio is making cuts to staffers and programming across several of its stations, including canceling multiple podcasts. NYPR CEO & President LaFontaine Oliver delivered the news to staffe... Read More...

Apple Music for Artists now tracks radio spins

Apple Music for Artists Adds Radio Monitoring—Track Spins For Over 40,000 Stations Worldwide

Ashley King

July 26, 2024

Apple Music for Artists can now track radio spins from more than 40,000 radio stations across the globe. Here’s a peek at the new feature. Apple says it offers radio monitoring for 40,000 radio stations from... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

HBCU Radio Preservation Project Receives $750,000 from the Ford Foundation to Support Radio Stations at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Music’s Big Week in Congress: AM Radio, Online Ticketing, and International Music Tourism Bills Move Forward

‘AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act’ Inches Closer to Becoming Law

TikTok + iHeartRadio Promo Engine Strikes Again—This Time for Alex Warren

AM/FM Radio Refuses to Die: Even in 2026, Broadcast Radio Audience Share Is 10X Larger Than Spotify’s Ad-Supported Tier, Report Finds

Stephen King’s Money-Losing Radio Stations Will Shut Down in 2025

iHeartMedia Slots Damiano David Into Heavy Rotation Across CHR, Hot AC, and Alt Formats

AM Radio Is Still in 98% of New Car Dashboards, Latest Survey Finds

Los Angeles Station KFI 640 Decimated Following iHeartMedia Cuts

Cumulus Media Layoffs Loom Following iHeartMedia Reduction

iHeartMedia Restructuring $4.1 Billion in Outstanding Debt as Layoffs Trim $150 Million in 2025 Costs

Widespread Layoffs at iHeartMedia as Music Radio Gets Downsized

RMLC-SESAC Rate Officially Set for 2023-2026 Following Lengthy Dispute, Arbitration Battle

Calling Las Vegas the ‘Worst Sh*thole in America’ Gets Green Day Banned from Vegas Radio Stations

Major Streaming Platforms and Labels Push Back Against Applying Radio Regulations to On-Demand Listening in Canada

More Staffing Cuts at NY Public Radio — Digital Formats, Declining Radio Listenership Blamed

Apple Music for Artists Adds Radio Monitoring—Track Spins For Over 40,000 Stations Worldwide