Radio Broadcasting
Younger Demos Want Local Content: In its latest 56-slide State of the Media report, Crowd React Media discovered that when audiences were asked who actually wants local radio, the most enthusiastic demographic turned out to be younger listeners. Overall, 30 percent of polled listeners named local content and community events as their primary reason for tuning into radio broadcasts.
D/FW Spanish Christian Launches: Encouragement Media Group (EMG) has launched Spanish Christian Fuzion Radio KFZN on 94.5 FM in Dallas-Fort Worth, introducing the region’s first full-power Spanish Christian format to one of the nation’s largest Hispanic communities.
WDRV Line-Up Addition: Hubbard Radio Chicago's 97.1 The Drive (WDRV) has announced the addition of Lauren "Lern" Elwell to the station's on-air lineup.
Media Industry
FNC Leads The 4th: FOX News Channel (FNC) delivered its highest-rated Fourth of July in network history during its marathon America 250 programming across total day and primetime peaking at 5.5 million viewers and 817,000 in the 25-54 demo during President Trump’s speech.
FOX Tops Youtube: FOX News Media closed out 2Q ’26 delivering 1.4 billion YouTube video views across its portfolio, outpacing all news brands in the competitive set, according to Emplifi.
'The View' Caves: Since FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the probe in February, examining whether the show violated the 1930s “equal time” rule, “The View” has not hosted a single candidate running in a competitive midterm race.
U-S News
U.S. Out of the 2026 World Cup: The United States was eliminated from its own World Cup after falling to a timid 4-1 defeat by Belgium in Seattle. Mauricio Pochettino’s side lit up the early stages of this tournament with its freewheeling attacking style, but it fell apart against a vastly improved Belgium.
Demoract Looks Like Toast: U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing a new allegation from a Maine woman who said he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago, which Platner denies.
Erika Flees Coutroom: Erika Kirk fled a Utah courtroom Monday to avoid watching graphic footage of the murder of her tragic husband, Turning Point USA founder Charlie. She made her swift exit right before prosecutors played three videos showing the gruesome moment Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck during an event on the campus of Utah Valley University in September.