Riding Radio’s Wave, Losing Local Voices
A quarter-century of consolidation and the rise of streaming has changed the listening landscape. read more >
A quarter-century of consolidation and the rise of streaming has changed the listening landscape. read more >
Insiders and regular listeners say paid advertising has been sparse. read more >
Four radio personalities in Cumulus Media Inc.’s Little Rock operation have been laid off, including KURB 98.5 morning co-host Robyn Cisar and several stalwarts in KARN’s newsroom. read more >
KARN radio reporter and newscast anchor Donna Kelley died at her home Sunday of natural causes, the station reported. She was 66. read more >
Little Rock TV/radio veteran Bob Steel is back with Cumulus Media-Little Rock as affiliate relations director for the Arkansas Radio Network. read more >
KMJX-FM, 105.1 “The Wolf” has taken the top spot in winter 2014’s radio ratings, usurping longtime leader KSSN-FM, 95.7, in a dramatic ratings shift. read more >
Talk radio, long a bastion of charismatic, conservative show hosts, may be reaching a turning point as ratings fall and audiences change. read more >
On-air personalities Dave Elswick and Bob Steel and News Director Jack Heinritz were terminated Thursday by KARN-FM/AM, 102.9/920, the Little Rock talk-radio station. The shakeup was apparently ordered by corporate owner Cumulus Media of Atlanta. read more >
Arkansas Business talks to former Arkansas governor and rising media personality Mike Huckabee, who is contemplating his future, including the return on investment of his year-old syndicated radio show. read more >
