The FM sports station serving Portland, Ore., and owned by Audacy that recently replaced a Hot Adult Contemporary brand has become the new flagship radio home for the local Major League Soccer club.
All three vote-making Commissioners on the FCC have said yes to revised foreign ownership review requirements the Republican majority believes "maintain strong national security review processes while providing greater clarity for foreign investment."
It's a transaction that first gained radio industry attention in August 2025. Now, the deal is complete, putting K-LOVE in Milwaukee-Racine with the acquisition of two FM radio stations that are shifting from respective commercial formats to non-commercial Christian music brands.
Dollars derived from Rogers' purchase of the stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment held by the parent of Bell Media played a key role in the year-over-year performance. So did the American League pennant won by the company's Toronto Blue Jays MLB baseball club.
Townsquare Media has announced when it will release its Q4 2025 financial results and subsequently hold a conference call for investors and financial analysts, during which it will discuss the "local first" media company's performance and 2026 projections.
Some 24 names will be selected as nominees to be voted upon by industry personnel later this year, leading to the selection of the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame Induction Class. The 2026 Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held in Chicago at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel on Thursday, October 8.
Are your radio or TV stations serving a unique audience of first-generation Americans or newly arrived immigrants? Here's a sobering statistic that could explain why advertising challenges and revenue growth were so severe for many multicultural media operations in 2025.
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