The U.S. Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sprawling “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a dramatic pre-holiday session, clearing a major hurdle for a legislative package that merges tax reform, spending increases, and key social policy changes into a single…
Lawmakers in both the Senate and House have reintroduced legislation aimed at expanding broadcast ownership opportunities for women and minority-led groups by reinstating long-lapsed tax incentives. The Broadcast VOICES Act — short for Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded…
Audacy has struck a content‑distribution deal with iHeartMedia, making its full slate of more than 240 radio stations and on‑demand podcasts available on the iHeartRadio app. That means listeners who use iHeartRadio can now tune in to leading Audacy sports…
In continuation of the Radio Mercury Awards creative webinar series, the next presentation, “Takeaways from the 2025 Radio Mercury Awards Judges and Winners,” will provide insights and tangible takeaways to those working in the audio creative medium hone their craft…
Voice of America now operates with fewer than 15% of its original workforce after another sweeping round of layoffs last week that cut 639 positions. The move brings the total number of staff dismissed since March to more than 1,400,…
As he prepares to step down at the end of 2025, The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) President and CEO Dan Shelley is calling on broadcasters to confront the industry’s biggest challenges—shrinking access, political pressure, safety risks, and the…
President Trump’s proposed $9.4 billion rescissions package is hitting a wall in the Senate—not over public broadcasting cuts, but because of Republican unease with slashing foreign aid. That friction may end up sparing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from defunding.…
At his first Federal Communications Commission Open Meeting with a Republican majority, Chairman Brendan Carr moved quickly to launch his deregulatory agenda. With Commissioner Olivia Trusty officially sworn in, restoring a GOP-led quorum, Carr oversaw a slate of rollbacks, headlined…
