Radio World

Radio World is a magazine produced by NewBay Media, designed specifically for radio broadcasting professionals and operations staff around the globe. It releases various editions tailored for audiences in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, available in languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French. The publication features a diverse group of writers, including industry consultants and legal experts who focus on broadcasting matters.

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Futuri Reintroduces Listener Driven Radio

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

Futuri Media announced it has rebranded its Tether programming platform as Listener Driven Radio. The AI technology company said the new name marks its renewed commitment to “empower audiences to actively participate in shaping their listening experience.”It said it initially launched the platform in 2010, which allows listeners to influence on-air content through interactive features.
Time to Stop Slashing and Burning!

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Gary Begin

Time to Stop Slashing and Burning! You preach “live and local” … so do you practice it? Don’t overlook easy ways to connect with your local community. Credit: AI image via ShutterstockThis industry slashes and burns every chance it gets. But the radio industry needs personalities today more than ever. The big radio owners have condensed and homogenized radio so that all stations sound alike. Everywhere. Radio must go back and become part of the entertainment industry.
AV-Focused University in Madrid Trains With AEQ

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: The Core school, located in Madrid, is using AEQ equipment to enhance its radio training. The institution offers bachelors, master’s degrees and vocational training in audiovisual-related fields. It emphasizes a practical approach through its strategic location and the industry experience of its faculty, and its alliances with companies in the broadcast sector.
Podsqueeze Provides AI-Powered Post-Production

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

Co-founder Tiago Ferreira says that Podsqueeze is meant to be the “Swiss Army knife” of podcast production. The startup said it now has 100,000 registered users, including the Portugal-based Bauer Media Group’s Impresa, ECO and Rádio Comercial. Podsqueeze said its AI-powered platform can automate most of the post-production process for a podcast.
SiriusXM Gives Advertisers a New Voice — Powered by AI - Radio World

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: SiriusXM Media announced it is teaming up with software developer Narrativ to deliver AI-generated voice replicas to advertisers.
Crawford Stops All-Digital Service on Birmingham AM

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Crawford Stops All-Digital Service on Birmingham AM The company cites programming, not technical, reasons After operating its AM station WYDE in Birmingham, Ala., in all-digital HD Radio mode for 19 months, Crawford Broadcasting has turned the station’s hybrid (analog-plus-digital) mode back on. As far as I know, this leaves Hubbard’s WWFD in Maryland as the only all-digital AM station in the United States.
Michigan AM Tower Toppled in Farmer Mishap

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

The phrase “tower farm” took on a new meaning in southeast Michigan — as a tractor clipped a guy wire and brought down one of 560 WRDT(AM)’s four towers. The station broadcasts in the daytime hours with a directional 500 watts from a field in Monroe Charter Township, Mich., just southwest of the city of Monroe. Crawford Broadcasting Director of Engineering Cris Alexander told us that on June 9, a farmer was planting soybeans in the field.
Thieves Ravage Memphis AM Radio Transmitter Site

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

1030 WGSF(AM), the longest-running Spanish-language radio station in Memphis, is working to rebuild its transmitter site after it was ransacked in a May copper theft. The station, owned by Butron Media, was left with a myriad of critical components either rendered missing or destroyed, but it has rebounded with the launch of an FM translator from the same transmitter site. On May 18, the station’s Jackson Ave. tower site was targeted.
Man Jumps From WAMU/WTOP Radio Tower After 3 Days

2 weeks ago | radioworld.com | Elle Kehres

Man Jumps From WAMU/WTOP Radio Tower After 3 Days WAMU said its operations were briefly affected Tuesday afternoon A man who scaled a 321-foot broadcast tower in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, entering a three-day-long standoff with local police, has reportedly died.
U.S. House Votes to Rescind NPR, PBS Funding

2 weeks ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a rescissions package to revoke $1.1 billion of already appropriated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The rescissions package now moves to the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53—47 majority. As a result, for the first time since CPB was created, public media stations face a real threat to their source of federal funding. Debate on the floorThe vote was 214—212.