According to the government-supported British Broadcasting Corp., “new, distinctive digital music stations” that will serve as “extensions” of BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 3 are in the works. While ...

(By Larry Rosin) Longtime radio consultant Mike McVay published a great article in Radio Ink last week, giving suggestions on how radio can ‘bring back the audience’. Fairly and correctly, he focused ...

Digital ad revenue is playing an important role in stabilizing overall industry sales for the U.S. commercial radio business. That’s according to RAB’s 14th Annual Digital Benchmarking Report, ...

The NAB and SoundExchange have announced an agreement on performance rates for commercial stations that stream their broadcasts online. The deal covers “non-subscription streaming” by commercial ...

Anna Chu, director of business development at Commercial Radio, said the changes would create more openings for advertisers. "There are more opportunities for them to do tailor-made integrated on-air ...

Australia’s commercial radio industry collective revenue fell by almost 2% in the first quarter of 2026, despite continued ...

(By Bob McCurdy) I referenced a study in last week’s blog that focused on radio’s audience retention during commercial breaks. We’ve all run into advertisers who claim that whenever a commercial break ...

A photo from inside the KDKA radio facility in 1920. Pittsburgh is the site of the first commercial radio broadcast, which marks its centennial anniversary on Nov. 2. To commemorate the event, the ...