Latest Share of Ear Report Indicates Radio’s Strengths

The latest Share of Ear report from Edison Research reveals radio continues to dominate in several key areas. But can one go so far as to say that AM/FM radio shares are pandemic proof? The fourth quarter 2021 report examines American audio listenership in several ways, including examining ad-supported audio use among key voter segments […]

PILOT Announces Innovation Challenge Winners

A web-based tool that allows newsrooms to search transcripts of local government meetings is one of the winners of the 2022 PILOT Innovation Challenge. The National Association of Broadcasters announced the recipients of its contest on Mar. 8, 2022. “Minutes,” created by Michigan Radio, saves time on research and gives reporters the ability to create […]

FCC Names 15 Tentative Winners of FM CPs

Fifteen hopefuls are an important step closer to securing construction permits for new noncommercial educational FM stations. The Federal Communications Commission released the results of a “threshold fair distribution analysis” of 15 groups of mutually exclusive applications from the recent filing window for new NCE FMs. In each case, two applicants applied to serve separate […]

U.S. Public Stations Plan Call for Peace

Much like their counterparts in Europe did on Mar. 4, public broadcasters across the U.S. are planning to play “Give Peace a Chance” simultaneously. The broadcast is planned for Mar. 11, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. EST. The coordinated broadcast is backed by the Public Radio Program Directors Association, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters and […]

Broadcasters Foundation Plans Annual Breakfast at 2022 NAB Show

The Broadcasters Foundation of America will hold its annual Breakfast, Wednesday, April 27 at 7:00 am in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel during the 2022 NAB Show, which takes place April 23-27 in Las Vegas. The Broadcasters Foundation is the only charity devoted exclusively to providing financial aid to broadcasters in acute need […]