It's Friday Morning: Start With the Pulse For April 10

Radio Broadcasting

Radio Tops Ad-Supported Audio:  AM/FM radio maintains its position as the dominant force in the expanding audio landscape, capturing 61% of all ad-supported listening time and reaching 93% of U.S. adults monthly, according to a new analysis by Katz Radio Group.

Promotion In Vegas: iHeartMedia Las Vegas’s Neon 93.1, Playing Anything, Everything for Vegas, has named Sammi Tempesta Afternoon Host and APD for Neon 93.1. As Afternoon Host and APD, Tempesta will be responsible for on-air PM Drive duties.

iHM Shifts:  iHeartMedia overhaul this  week of its sales divisions, resulting in targeted layoffs across its local market portfolios signals a fundamental shift in how the audio giant approaches advertising sales, moving away from traditional, market-specific account executive teams toward a more centralized, regionalized, and digitally-focused model.

Media Industry

Judge Orders DOD: A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Pentagon is unlawfully restricting journalists' access to the U.S. military headquarters, blatantly defying a prior court order to fully restore press credentials. Judge Paul Friedman stated that the Defense Department cannot bypass his earlier ruling by simply issuing a slightly revised "interim" policy. Siding with The New York Times and other media organizations, Friedman wrote that the Pentagon's latest actions were a "blatant attempt to circumvent a lawful order of the Court" and demanded compliance with his previous injunction.

DOJ vs. NFL: The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League (NFL) has engaged in anticompetitive practices that harm consumers, according to sources familiar with the inquiry. The investigation will examine how the NFL’s media rights deals contribute to the increasing difficulty and cost for fans to watch their favorite games, particularly as content fragments across multiple cable and streaming platforms requiring various subscriptions.

Value of X questioned: Journalists are increasingly finding X (formerly Twitter) to be an ineffective platform for driving traffic and engagement, with new research suggesting that tweets containing links are being algorithmically throttled. Citing analysis from Nieman Lab, media strategist Simon Owens argues that journalists are deluding themselves about X's current value, as data indicates a significant suppression of reach for content that aims to direct users off the platform.

U-S News

Trump Lashes Out: President Donald Trump is lashing out at Iran just two days into the ceasefire agreement, saying they are not holding up their end of the bargain. "Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz," the president said in a statement Thursday evening.

Trump Unhappy: President Donald Trump lashed out at MAGA media figures who have criticized him in recent days over the Iran war, declaring that MAGA as a whole is on his side and accusing the conservative influencers of trying to get "cheap publicity." The president took aim at Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones, all of whom raised concerns about the president's recent threats against Iran.

Stormy Weather: Top hurricane scientists have issued their outlook for 2026, warning that while activity could run below average, there is a significant chance of impact on the US. Researchers from Colorado State University released the annual prediction on Thursday, forecasting a 32 percent chance that a major hurricane will make landfall along the coastline during the 2026 season, roughly a one-in-three chance.