Rolling List of Stories for the Past Year Subscribe for 27¢ a Day here Cumulus Expense Cuts Coming - April 24, 2024 Beasley Tees Up Pre-Bankruptcy - April 23, 2024 The Risky Cumulus Re-fi - April 22, 2024 Will the Soros/Cumulus Rollup Succeed? - April 19, 2024 The Meaning of Vinyl Outselling CDs - April 17, 2024 Alfred is Looking After Alfred (Not Urban One) - April 16, 2024 Details in the Audacy/Cumulus Rollup - April 15, 2024 The P1 Podcast Model of the Future - April 12, 2024 Tough Times Ahead for iHeart - April 10, 2024 Nielsen’s Ties to Boeing - April 9, 2024 Why a 3rd Cumulus Debt Extension - April 8, 2024 The Missed Lesson of TikTok - April 5, 2024 Radio’s Mid-Market Management Purge - April 3, 2024 Cumulus Testing a “Prepack” Bankruptcy - April 2, 2024 How EMF Is Cleaning Up - April 1, 2024 Brutal iHeart Firings - March 29, 2024 Suddenly Cumulus Is in Play - March 27, 2024 The Grooming of Audacy - March 26, 2024 Salem’s Quick Cash Strategy - March 25, 2024 The Viability of Radio Bankruptcies - March 22, 2024 Radio’s Zombie Companies - March 20, 2024 What to Expect When You’re Expecting Audacy’s New Board - March 19, 2024 Cumulus Default Jitters - March 18, 2024 AI to Decide iHeart Playlists - March 15, 2024 Radio’s Untapped Political Spend - March 13, 2024 The Sale of Cumulus - March 12, 2024 ‘Skrinkstation’ - March 11, 2024 Cumulus Slipping Away - March 8, 2024 Hostile Radio Group Takeovers - March 6, 2024 Audacy Under Soros - March 5, 2024 iHeart’s Overly Emphasized Earnings - March 4, 2024 Cumulus Sharpens Axe - March 1, 2024 Soros Eyes Rolling Up 3 Radio Groups - February 28, 2024 Cox Media Group Came Within Days of Being Sold - February 27, 2024 Cumulus Fears Takeover Bid - February 26, 2024 Beasley Is Next - February 23, 2024 The Hole in the Market for Radio - February 22, 2024 No Rush to Pay iHeart’s Debt - February 21, 2024 What Soros Wants by Buying Audacy’s Debt - February 20, 2024 Young Demos and Podcasting - February 16, 2024 SiriusXM Is Retreating from Cars - February 14, 2024 Investors Turn Negative on Cumulus - February 13, 2024 Investor Trying to Block Audacy Bankruptcy - February 12, 2024 Podcasting Panic - February 9, 2024 Audacy Bankruptcy Hurdles - February 7, 2024 Private Equity Still Investing in Radio - February 6, 2024 Universal’s Yanking TikTok a Radio Warning - February 5, 2024 A Must Have Audacy Format is in Trouble - February 2, 2024 The Unspoken Threat of Christian Music Formats - January 31, 2024 Non-Radio Buyers for Audacy? - January 30, 2024 Why iHeart Is Consolidating Sales - January 29, 2024 Changes Expected Under Audacy’s New Owners - January 26, 2024 The Next 3 Bankruptcies - January 24, 2024 The Audacy Retention Bonuses - January 23, 2024 The Dissolution of Cox Media Group - January 22, 2024 Competing Against Bankrupt Operators - January 19, 2024 Audacy’s Confidential New Startup - January 18, 2024 Shutting Down Unprofitable Stations - January 17, 2024 Audacy’s New CEO - January 16, 2024 The New Audacy - January 12, 2024 Audacy Fails to Dump Enough Debt - January 10, 2024 Audacy Asset Sales Coming Next - January 9, 2024 Bankruptcy Details Audacy Is Still Hiding - January 8, 2024 The Return of Dan Mason to Audacy? - January 5, 2024 New Owners for Audacy – What We Know - January 4, 2024 2024 Predictions (17 for 18 Last Year) - January 3, 2024 Mergers Ahead for Radio - December 21, 2023 A Surprise for Control of Audacy - December 20, 2023 Executive Pay Concessions Eyed at Urban One - December 19, 2023 Future in Jeopardy at Beasley - December 18, 2023 A Warning about Hubbard Radio - December 15, 2023 A Wall Street Warning About iHeart - December 13, 2023 A Last Chance for Audacy - December 12, 2023 BMI Windfall at iHeart - December 11, 2023 Spotify, Cumulus, Townsquare Layoffs - December 8, 2023 Salem’s High Stakes Gamble - December 6, 2023 The Sale of Westwood One - December 5, 2023 Audacy’s Troubled Bankruptcy Talks - December 4, 2023 The Fix is in for Radio Boards of Directors - December 1, 2023 A Surprising Winner in Post-Pandemic Radio Revenue - November 29, 2023 Radio’s Cash Infusion Secrets - November 28, 2023 One Side Ready to Blink in Audacy Bankruptcy - November 27, 2023 What if Audacy Employees Threaten to Leave Unless Board Quits - November 21, 2023 Unraveling at Urban One - November 20, 2023 iHeart Trade/Barter Secrets - November 17, 2023 New Cash Crisis at Audacy - November 15, 2023 What iHeart Is Covering Up - November 14, 2023 A Rude Awakening for Townsquare - November 13, 2023 Has Radio Reached Peak Digital? - November 10, 2023 The Leash Gets Shorter for Salem - November 8, 2023 The Incompetent Radio CEO - November 7, 2023 Losing Confidence in iHeart - November 6, 2023 Why 30 More Days - November 3, 2023 Audacy’s High-Stakes Showdown - November 1, 2023 Pay Raises for Failing Radio CEOs - October 31, 2023 Cumulus Q3 Brings 2nd Bankruptcy into Focus - October 30, 2023 How Much Time Does Audacy Have - October 27, 2023 Podcasting’s Reverse Effect on Radio Revenue - October 25, 2023 Concern Over iHeart’s Earnings - October 24, 2023 Cumulus Q3 Revenue Reveal - October 23, 2023 The 2 Never-Mentioned Radio Bankruptcies - October 20, 2023 Changes in Musical Listening Habits - October 18, 2023 Greg Ashlock’s iHeart Demotion - October 17, 2023 Beasley Faces Stock Delisting - October 16, 2023 iHeart Investors Sensing Something Troubling - October 13, 2023 Modernizing Radio - October 12, 2023 What Audacy’s Bankruptcy Means for Employees - October 11, 2023 Calculating Audacy’s Bankruptcy Date - October 10, 2023 Horizontal Radio Monopolies - October 6, 2023 Relaxation of Ownership Rules Is Back On - October 4, 2023 Audacy on the Clock - October 3, 2023 Potential Buyer Awaits Audacy Bankruptcy - October 2, 2023 New SiriusXM - September 29, 2023 What’s Stalling the Audacy Reorganization - September 27, 2023 Is Radio Ready for a Comeback? - September 26, 2023 Younger Demos Want These Radio Changes - September 25, 2023 Surge Pricing for Radio - September 22, 2023 Stupid On-Air AI Tricks - September 20, 2023 How Nielsen Is Killing Audience Gains - September 19, 2023 iHeart Fast-tracking AI at Stations - September 18, 2023 Blocking TikTok’s Knockout Punch to Radio - September 15, 2023 The Stakes in Audacy Bankruptcy Talks - September 13, 2023 Class of ’27’s Changing Views on Radio - September 12, 2023 iHeart is Coming After Your Spot Revenue - September 11, 2023 The Effect of Nielsen’s Financial Problems on Radio - September 8, 2023 A Radio Station That Got Music Discovery Right - September 6, 2023 The Meaning of the “White Noise” Podcast Boom - September 5, 2023 Radio’s Fate Hangs in the Balance: 4th Quarter Pivotal for Survival - August 31, 2023 Music Radio’s Secret Weapon Against Streamers - August 30, 2023 How Consolidators Plan to Change Ad Sales - August 29, 2023 Field in Denial About the End - August 28, 2023 The End of the Market Manager - August 18, 2023 Bottom Feeder Buying Cumulus, Audacy Debt - August 16, 2023 The Audacy Reorganization Talks - August 15, 2023 Shockers Ahead from iHeart, Audacy - August 14, 2023 What’s for Sale at Audacy - August 11, 2023 Audacy To Renege on Pension Plans - August 9, 2023 Airplay and Attention Span - August 8, 2023 Bankruptcy Talks Accelerate After Audacy 2Q Earnings Disaster - August 7, 2023 What to Expect from 2nd Quarter Revenue - August 4, 2023 Record Labels Confirm the Decline of CHR - August 2, 2023 The Big Consolidators Plan for the Future - August 1, 2023 Chaos at Cumulus - July 31, 2023 The Race to Rebrand Radio - July 28, 2023 Listeners Paying Streaming Rate Hikes Rather Than Free Radio - July 26, 2023 Religion Is Soaring, Salem Is Not - July 25, 2023 The Core Needs of Listeners Have Changed - July 24, 2023 Satellite Has a Radio Problem - July 21, 2023 The Golden Bachelor Warning - July 19, 2023 Audacy’s Screwed Up Bankruptcy - July 18, 2023 The Rise of Unions in Media - July 17, 2023 Spillover Effects of a Disney TV Sale - July 14, 2023 The Projected Outcome of Audacy Bankruptcy Talks - July 12, 2023 Audacy Hedges Its Bets - July 11, 2023 Threads, Twitter & Radio - July 10, 2023 Breaking Down Audacy’s 1-for-30 Reverse Stock Split - July 7, 2023 AI’s Projected Impact on the Music Business - July 5, 2023 Not That Format Hot Clock, This One - June 30, 2023 iHeart’s Misleading AI Goals - June 28, 2023 Cash-Strapped Audacy Paying Millions to Retain Execs - June 27, 2023 Radio’s Streaming Mistakes - June 26, 2023 Radio Rethinking Digital - June 23, 2023 Listeners Demands to Return to Radio - June 21, 2023 Competing Against Failed Radio Groups - June 20, 2023 The New Station Owners - June 16, 2023 Cumulus All in On Exiting Radio - June 14, 2023 Turmoil Over Who Controls the Car Radio - June 13, 2023 Audacy’s Copycat Bankruptcy - June 12, 2023 How Audacy Is Sportswashing Investors - June 9, 2023 Chaos at the Big 3 Radio Monopolies - June 7, 2023 Saga’s Pat Paxton Hire - June 6, 2023 What Post-Bankruptcy Audacy Might Look Like - June 5, 2023 Local Advertisers Dumping Radio - June 2, 2023 Audacy Preps for Bankruptcy by Increasing Spending - June 1, 2023 Ford Won the AM Radio Battle - May 31, 2023 Audacy Bankruptcy Negotiations - May 30, 2023 The Surprise Audacy CEO After Bankruptcy - May 26, 2023 Crocodile Tears for AM Radio - May 24, 2023 Cumulus is Panicking - May 23, 2023 The Value Destruction of Audacy - May 22, 2023 iHeart’s Future in Artificial Intelligence - May 19, 2023 Lenders Pressure Audacy for Deeper Cuts - May 17, 2023 How the Fields’ Intend to Keep Audacy - May 16, 2023 Audacy On the Brink - May 15, 2023 Radio Is Changing Layoff Rules - May 12, 2023 Bankruptcy Update on Audacy, Cumulus, iHeart & Beasley - May 10, 2023 The “Bowtie” That Is Choking Radio - May 9, 2023 iHeart’s True Financials - May 8, 2023 Investors Rejecting Cumulus Earnings Charade - May 5, 2023 Voice Cloning Is Starting in Radio - May 3, 2023 ESPN Radio May Disappear - May 2, 2023 3 Cumulus Myths - May 1, 2023 Top Listener Gripes - April 28, 2023 Subscription Info