B-Dub Radio Hits Affiliates Milestone

B-Dub Radio has expanded to 70 weeknight affiliates with the addition of KLAD-FM in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The independently owned country music show, syndicated by Skyview Networks, reached 50 weeknight affiliates in early 2025 and 60 in December.

Its weeknight lineup includes KPNW-FM in Seattle, WIL-FM in St. Louis, KYGO-FM in Denver and KWEN-FM in Tulsa. The separate B-Dub Radio Saturday Night show airs on more than 70 affiliates, bringing the host’s syndicated schedule to six nights a week.

“Reaching 70 stations is an incredible milestone, especially as an independently owned show,” B-Dub said. “We’ve grown one station and one relationship at a time, and I’m grateful to every programmer and station partner who’s believed in what we’re building.”

A four-time ACM Award winner, B-Dub founded B-Dub’s Longest Ride, an annual motorcycle fundraiser that has raised more than $100,000 for the Fisher House Foundation since launching in 2023.

B-Dub Radio offers five hours of programming each day from Monday through Saturday, with options for multiple dayparts, station customization and content-only carriage.

Syracuse Radio: 93Q Scores Nearly $10,500 To Benefit Cancer Research

93Q's Rick Roberts, Samantha Mazza, Patrick Kelley, Holly Sleeth

Cumulus Media announces that Syracuse’s #1 Hit Music station 93Q (WNTQ-FM) has raised a total of $10,442.34 in donations to the American Cancer Society during the month of October, benefitting breast cancer research and raising awareness of breast cancer across Central New York. 

Together with listeners, partners, schools, sponsors, and staff, 93Q, led by WNTQ and WSKO Program Director and fundraiser organizer Rick Roberts, used the power of the popular station’s radio and digital platform to rally support for the fight against breast cancer in Central New York. The fundraiser is part of the American Cancer Society of Central New York’s annual “Men Wear Pink” initiative, which raised a total of $150,000 through various local campaigns this year.

Through the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 93Q’s “Taking Shots at Breast Cancer” campaign focused on raising awareness, engaging the community, and encouraging support for a disease that will affect 1 in 8 women during their lifetime. Through appearances, basketball challenges, school visits, fundraising events, and on-air promotion, the station continued to strengthen its connection with the Syracuse community while supporting an important cause. Beyond the funds raised, the campaign serves as a reminder of the importance of early detection and regular mammograms.

R.I.P.: Dick Lamb, Longtime Hampton Roads Radio Personality

(1938-2026)

Dick Lamb, one of Hampton Roads radio’s best-known voices, died Tuesday morning at 88. He passed away peacefully at home after a lengthy illness, according to a statement.

Lamb began his local radio career at Top 40 station 1310 WGH in the 1960s. In 1978, he and Gene Loving became ownership partners in Max Media and launched adult contemporary station “101.3 2WD” WWDE, where Lamb hosted mornings.

After selling the station to Entercom in 1998, Lamb remained in the morning slot until January 2005. Max Media then acquired its current Norfolk cluster, and Lamb became its director of operations. Following his non-compete period, he returned to the air as morning host at adult contemporary station “92.9 The Wave” WVBW. He stepped down in January 2019 and later worked as program director and midday host at Oldies station 1310 WGH.

Over the decades, Lamb hosted “Breakfast Brunch” on 101.3 2WD for more than 25 years and “The Morning Wave” on WVBW-FM. He also founded and co-owned Hampton Roads’ first adult contemporary FM station.

“His passion for radio, entrepreneurial spirit, and dedication to the industry earned him a lasting place in Hampton Roads broadcasting history,” the statement said. “His legacy lives on through the many broadcasters he mentored, the colleagues he inspired, and the countless listeners whose lives he touched.”

Radio History: Nov 11

In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25, 1971.

Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.

➦In 1928...WGL-AM, Fort Wayne, IN signed-on. The station, now 1250 on the AM dial, was the first to broadcast in the city of Fort Wayne. Chester Keen and Lauer Auto founded what was originally called WCWK when it signed on in 1921. Keen bought the Lauer interests in WCWK in 1925. That same year, WOWO was established by the Main Auto Supply Co., with studios above Main Auto's downtown factory.

In 1928, Keen sold WCWK to WOWO owner Fred Zieg, and the call letters were changed to WGL (What God Loves), taking a callsign previously used by the current WADO in New York City.

WOWO and WGL were owned by the Zieg family until WOWO's sale to Westinghouse in 1936. Westinghouse sold WGL to the Farnsworth Television and Radio Corporation in 1945. On September 24, 1947, the station's power was increased from 250 W to 1,000 Watts.

Subsequently it was purchased by the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. The call letters of WGL were reinterpreted as Wayne's Great Lady, referring to Helene Foelliger, who had markedly improved circulation of the News-Sentinel since becoming publisher less than a decade earlier, when she became the youngest, as well as one of the first female, publishers of a major newspaper. William Kunkle, publisher of the morning Journal-Gazette, followed by establishing WKJG (William Kunkle Journal-Gazette) in 1947, but while WKJG established a television station in 1953, WGL had no television license.

In March 2014, Adams Radio Group, LLC entered an agreement to purchase Summit City's cluster (which includes WGL). Days later, Adams announced they would purchase Oasis Radio Group's stations. To meet ownership limits, Adams will retain WNHT, WGL and WXKE, as well as acquiring Oasis Radio Group's WJFX and WBTU, while selling off WHPP to Fort Wayne Catholic Radio, and selling WGL-FM to Calvary Radio Network. WLYV and two translators (on 96.9 FM and 103.3 FM) will also be acquired by Adams. The transaction, at a price of $6.4 million, was consummated on June 2, 2014. As a result, Adams plans on massive format restructuring. WGL flipped to Fox Sports Radio programming on June 3 after "American Pie" by Don McLean bought a close to WGL and WGL-FM's oldies format.

➦In 1928...WOL-AM, Washington, D.C., signed-on. The station now at 1450 AM is owned by Urban One.

➦In 1928...WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions

➦In 1928...KXO-AM in El Centro CA signed-on

➦In 1930...NBC made first broadcast from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC.

In a major move in 1931, RCA signed crucial leases with the new Rockefeller Center management that resulted in it becoming the lead tenant of what was to become in 1933 its corporate headquarters, the RCA Building, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Under the terms of the lease arrangement, this included studios for NBC and theaters for the RCA-owned RKO Pictures. The deal was arranged through the Center's founder and financier, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., with the chairman of GE, Owen D. Young, and the president of RCA, David Sarnoff.

In 1934...WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC.

Paramount Skydance Earnings Show Mixed Results

Skydance Corp. is preparing for major operational shifts in 2027 following its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, as executives target significant cost reductions to manage a debt load exceeding $80 billion.

As part of a strategy to prioritize streaming, the company announced Monday that it will bundle HBO Max and Paramount+ early next year. The company did not disclose pricing for the combined service.

iHM Reports Higher Q3 Revenue on Podcasting, Political Ads

iHeartMedia reported third-quarter revenue of $1.03 billion, a 3.3% increase from a year earlier, as growth in podcasting and political advertising more than offset declines in its traditional broadcast and network businesses.

Excluding political advertising, revenue rose a more modest 0.9%. The company swung to operating income of $73 million from an operating loss of $116.3 million in the same period last year. Its net loss narrowed to $8.2 million from $65.8 million, while adjusted EBITDA declined to $170.5 million from $204.8 million.

Urban One Reports $126.6M Q3 Operating Loss

Urban One Inc. reported net revenue of about $88 million for the third quarter, down 5% from the same period last year, as lower digital and cable television revenue outweighed growth in its radio division.

The company reported an operating loss of about $126.6 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with operating income of about $2.5 million a year earlier. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was about $119.2 million, compared with a net loss of $2.8 million.

Broadcast and digital operating income was about $19.4 million, down $500,000 from a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA was about $12.3 million, compared with about $14.2 million.

Radio revenue rose to $36.7 million from $34.7 million, helped by the acquisition of KKDA-FM and KRNB in Dallas and political advertising. The increase was partly offset by weaker demand from national and local advertisers.

Financial Warning Signs Posted For MediaCo

MediaCo Holding has obtained a one-month extension on a key loan, giving the multicultural broadcaster a short additional runway while its lenders continue to acknowledge ongoing defaults.

The company entered into a Third Amendment on November 2 to its First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated April 17, 2024, according to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The amendment pushes the maturity of the Delayed Draw Term Loans from October 31 to the earliest of November 30, the date the loans are accelerated or deemed accelerated, or 91 days before the maturity of any other debt exceeding a threshold in the credit agreement.

WhiteHawk Capital Partners, the administrative agent and collateral agent, acknowledged in the amendment that certain Defaults and/or Events of Default have occurred and are continuing. The agent and lenders reserved all rights and remedies. MediaCo and other loan parties reaffirmed their obligations and the security interests under the loan documents, and released the agent and lenders from known claims arising on or before the amendment date. The filing does not specify the nature of the defaults.

Tony Romo Makes TV Return On ESPN2

Tony Romo made a surprise return to television Monday night, appearing remotely on Pat McAfee’s ESPN2 “Monday Night Football Field Pass” alt-cast during the Buffalo Bills-Minnesota Vikings game—his first on-air media appearance since a July operating-while-intoxicated arrest in Wisconsin that led to his departure from CBS Sports.⁠

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and longtime CBS lead NFL analyst joined early in the second quarter via video as McAfee introduced him as the broadcast’s “quarterback expert” (or “quarterback specialist”). 

NFL Removes Steelers, Eagles Game From National TV Slot

The NFL has moved the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 11 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers out of a national broadcast slot.

The game, billed as the “Battle of Pennsylvania,” will be played Sunday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. It had been scheduled for 4:25 p.m.

The league moved the Jacksonville Jaguars-New York Giants game into the later national window. Jacksonville is 6-2, and New York is 5-2-1.

Podcasters Urge Paid Listener Support As Sponsors Exit

Hosts of the progressive podcast “I’ve Had It” is now asking listeners to become paid members and buy a book after multiple advertisers ended or distanced themselves from the show following laughter at a social media post about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Jennifer Welch and co-host Angie “Pumps” Sullivan made the appeal in a nearly 30-minute episode released Monday titled “Not Today, TPUSA.” Welch said, “If you want to sponsor us financially, you can become a member on YouTube or join us on Substack. … Also go buy my book,” referring to her title “Not Today, Fascists.” She added that the show’s audience had grown since the controversy and that the hosts “are not going anywhere.”⁠

The remarks followed a Nov. 5 episode in which Welch read an X post that said, “We’re digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” Welch and Sullivan laughed for roughly 20 seconds. They later stated that Kirk had been shot by someone from a “super MAGA family” or a “MAGA person.” Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.

Kid Kelly Ending Syndication of BackTrax USA

Kid Kelly is ending his nationally syndicated radio program, Backtrax USA, after 34 years. The final new episode is scheduled to air Saturday, Nov. 28.

Kelly announced the show’s end in a social media post on Monday, following several months in which stations had aired repeat episodes.

“After three decades, Backtrax USA 80s and 90s radio show will come to an end,” Kelly wrote. “It’s been a privilege to share the music, memories, and magic of two of the greatest decades in music history with radio stations and listeners. What started as a passion for the music grew into something that became a huge part of my life.”

Kelly launched Backtrax USA in December 1992 while working at WHTZ (100.3 FM, “Z100”) in New York City. The show initially focused on 1980s music, then added a separate edition featuring 1990s hits about a decade later.

R.I.P.: Rochelle Fleming, Lead Singer Philly Group First Choice

1954-2026

Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of the Philadelphia soul and disco group First Choice, has died at 72.

Her manager, George Iz Correia, announced her death Nov. 5 in a post on her Facebook page. “She brought light, laughter and love to the world,” he wrote. A cause of death was not disclosed.

Chicago Radio: Mix Men Raise $311K+ During Wear Pink Campaign

Chris Petlak, Nikki Chuminatto, Whip, and McCabe

 

101.9 The Mix (WTMX-FM) is proud to announce that its Men of the Mix fundraising team helped raise an incredible $311,121 for the American Cancer Society's Men Wear Pink campaign, with The MIX Team finishing first in Chicago for total funds raised.

Saginaw Radio: Z93 Goes Pink to Raise $127K+

Adam Shilling (The Morning After with Matt and Adam), Brooklyn Kennings (American Cancer Society), Tanya Bardy (Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort and Saganing Eagles Landing Casino and Hotel), and Matt Bingham (The Morning After with Matt and Adam)

Rock station Z93 (WKQZ-FM) and Z93 Program Director Matt Bingham have raised $127,950 in community donations for the American Cancer Society as part of the organization’s annual Men Wear Pink fundraising campaign. All funds raised benefit the American Cancer Society in Mid-Michigan and the fight against breast cancer. Z93 and Bingham have participated in Men Wear Pink for the last eight years, raising a total of more than $200,000, which helps provide lodging and rides to treatment for patients, patient education, and breakthrough research that is vital and necessary in the fight against breast cancer.

TV Ratings: CNN, CBS News Show Strength For Skydance

NBC News, powered by data analyst Steve Kornacki, led Election Night coverage on November 3 with 6.74 million primetime viewers, topping every broadcast and cable rival and helping drive a combined audience of 31.2 million across 13 networks—up 23 percent from the 2022 midterms.⁠

Roughly 2.4–2.5 million of those NBC viewers were under 50. Kornacki’s 10.5-hour “Kornacki Cam” livestream peaked at more than 300,000 concurrent viewers on YouTube and generated a record 29 million views across platforms.

However, Skydance, which now owns both CNN and CBS, can point to a different measure of strength. 

Nielsen estimates show the two networks combining for approximately 6.91 million primetime viewers—slightly ahead of NBC alone. Both also grew from 2022: CNN posted a sharp gain of roughly 59 percent in total viewers, while CBS rose a more modest 8–12 percent.

Scorecard Courtesy of Puck

⁠The results underscore a fragmented but expanded election-night audience, with NBC claiming the single-network crown even as the newly combined Skydance properties collectively edged past it.

Get Updated: The Pulse Briefing For Tuesday, Nov 10

Radio Broadcasting

iHM Earnings: iHeartMedia reported third-quarter revenue of $1.03 billion, a 3.3% increase from a year earlier, as growth in podcasting and political advertising more than offset declines in its traditional broadcast and network businesses. MORE

Loan Extension...But: MediaCo Holding has obtained a one-month extension on a key loan, giving the multicultural broadcaster a short additional runway while its lenders continue to acknowledge ongoing defaults. MORE

CEO Change: SiriusXM has announced Anjali Sud will become its chief executive officer on Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding Jennifer Witz, who is stepping down after nearly 25 years with the company. MORE

Media Industry

Big Changes: Skydance Corp. is preparing for major operational shifts in 2027 following its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, as executives target significant cost reductions to manage a debt load exceeding $80 billion. MORE

ESPN Scores: Disney-owned ESPN has secured exclusive media rights to an expanded 24-team College Football Playoff beginning with the 2027-28 season. MORE

Romo Return: Tony Romo made a surprise return to television Monday night, appearing remotely on Pat McAfee’s ESPN2 “Monday Night Football Field Pass” alt-cast during the Buffalo Bills-Minnesota Vikings game—his first on-air media appearance since a July operating-while-intoxicated arrest in Wisconsin that led to his departure from CBS Sports. MORE

U-S News

On Defense: Facing a looming impeachment vote in Congress, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth dug his heels in at a combative news conference Tuesday, the latest show of defiance in the face of persistent questions about his political future.

Gas Prices Dropping: National gas prices in the United States are approaching a sub-$4 per gallon average for the first time since April 2026. Experts suggest this decline is driven by seasonal shifts and increased refinery output rather than the results of the recent election.

Colder Weather Coming: A forecast nor'easter could bring the season's first snowfall to millions of people across the northeastern United States between Nov. 12 and Nov. 14, 2026. While a sharp turn toward cooler conditions is expected, meteorologists note uncertainty regarding the storm's exact track and whether temperatures will be low enough to produce snow in major coastal cities.