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The 2026 Radio Mercury Awards have been presented, with a 35th annual awards presentation held at Sony Hall in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night. The top honor — a "Best in Show" accolade — was awarded for the advertising creative with the theme "Truckers Unite The World."

The experienced broadcaster is its new president and CEO

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“Stream music and radio without paying for data”

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This applies to certain small-market broadcast station employees

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Nearly four hours. That's how much time the average American spent with audio every day in Q1 2026, new data from Nielsen Audio show.  It's an achievement that comes as Americans have access to an ever-expanding menu of listening options.

In a must-read Media Information Bureau column, public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal notes how we live in an age when communication tools are everywhere. Yet despite all these ways to connect, we're speaking to each other less using our voices in real time. Here are some tips to remedy this conundrum.

Featuring recipients of the "Best of Show" Awards

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Across the New York Tri-State Area, Erick Salgado has established himself as a key purveyor of Hispanic evangelical radio programming through a collection of stations licensed to Cantico Nuevo Ministry. Now, he's expanding the broadcast ministry's footprint to Sussex County, N.J.

The National Research Council said its Ottawa transmission site is at end of life

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On May 12, the LPTV Broadcasters Association sent an open letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr asking the Commission to formally recognize the 3GPP 5G Broadcast standard as a voluntary transmission option under Part 74 for Low Power Television stations. The ATBA has spoken, and it doesn't agree with the proposal.