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Dan McClain Returns to 102.1 WDRM After Six-Year Retirement

"I TRULY couldn't be more grateful"

Steve Sanchez Leaving K-DAWN for AM 670 KMZQ

Steve Sanchez is leaving K-DAWN for AM 670 KMZQ...

106.3 The Raider Abilene Debuts “Raider Mornings” with Chad Ray

"We've known the pair personally, around town, and around the station off-air for some time,"

WRVA Afternoon Host Jeff Katz Inks Contract Extension

Katz has spent 14 years at the Audacy station and brings 35 years of talk radio experience.

Solutions to Help Nielsen Improve Radio Ratings in 2025

The plan is to take Nielsen out of the buy/sell process beyond supplying data.

Nielsen Reports 15% Uptick in Radio Ratings After Move to 3-Minute Qualifying Time

Contemporary Christian (43%) and all-news (41%) each saw gigantic upticks in their average quarter-hour listening compared to the previous quarter.

Eastlan Ratings Adds Services for Three Top 100 Markets

“Quietly, we are watching radio broadcasters gracefully pivot."

Is Nielsen Standing in the Way of Better Radio Ratings?

Why don’t we have this kind of competition in the audio measurement field?

How to Use Nielsen Ratings Data to Prove Every Minute Counts in 2025

Let’s look at an analysis that may help you reel in some more minutes and as a result, more quarter hours.

What Data Says About the Health of the Radio Industry

Much like the expected demise of radio in the ‘50s after television took off, the business is not dead yet, but there are plenty of competitors who would gladly help kill it off.

Looking at New Nielsen Data After the Debut of the 3-Minute Rule

Nielsen’s initial data using “apples to apples” masked the fact that radio listening has been on the decline for years.

How Nielsen is Affected By the Opportunity Costs of DEI Initiatives

Now that the company is owned by private equity, you can bet that every expenditure is scrutinized. If Nielsen is big on DEI, what are Nielsen’s opportunity costs?

How to Create Nielsen PPM Custom Measurement Periods

In the past, I’ve described some of my “tricks” to help understand Nielsen rating results more fully. The best way to get to the...

How Radio Can Avoid Overestimating Its Audience

All of us who write for the radio and media trades are always looking for ideas and on occasion, we use atypical sources for...

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Steve Sanchez Leaving K-DAWN for AM 670 KMZQ

Steve Sanchez is leaving K-DAWN for AM 670 KMZQ...

106.3 The Raider Abilene Debuts “Raider Mornings” with Chad Ray

"We've known the pair personally, around town, and around the station off-air for some time,"

WRVA Afternoon Host Jeff Katz Inks Contract Extension

Katz has spent 14 years at the Audacy station and brings 35 years of talk radio experience.

MS NOW Names Antonia Hylton Host of New Weekend Program

Hylton joined MS NOW in April 2025 as a reporter and co-anchor of The Weekend: Primetime. Now, her first solo anchoring role gives the network an opportunity to showcase her journalism across a larger platform.