Radio host: This is why you're the greatest president of all time and the most interesting human being that God ever created. I swear to God you're a genius. I love you.
— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) May 12, 2026
Trump: Yeah, but you mentioned AM radio, and I guess they want to take it off the cars or something? I heard… pic.twitter.com/gjOuyoWFJo
FOX will reach viewers and listeners across TV, SXM, and iHeart.
For fans of the Adult Standards (AKA: America’s Best Music) format, someone pasted a link on Facebook to a Google Drive with some Westwood One Hourly Music Logs, jingles and airchecks of that format.
Also, 97.1 The Fan made its debut yesterday. Had TOTH news updates (soft transition away from the previous format?), as well as continuation of KNX overnight (2.00-6.00am). Production largely described as amateurish, though give it time and we’ll see how things go.
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You’ll also notice some fancy new graphs and charts below the ratings tables for each market. 
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Great to see WXRT doing so well. Quite a unique format for a top rating station in such a large city.
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The Audacy newstalk stations have flipped to ABC News Radio ahead of CBS’ closure tomorrow.
https://thedesk.net/2026/05/audacy-cbs-radio-stations-move-to-abc-news/
The moment of change, as livestreamed on WCCO-AM’s Youtube:
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This is the final CBS News Radio broadcast, aired between 11 p.m. (the top of the hour is first) and 11:30 p.m. (the final special report).
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) May 23, 2026
After 99 years on the air, CBS Radio News has ended.
(Captured by @TheDeskDotNet) pic.twitter.com/JLKcGY2DC0
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US Cume and Share Leaders from the 48 PPM markets for the April 2026 survey (Apr 2 - 29). Cumulus no longer subscribes to Nielsen, so its stations do not show up in public releases.
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With today’s Knicks sweep, it marks the first time that an ESPN Radio “flagship” station* (though currently O&O’ed by Good Karma Brands) carries a dedicated call of the NBA Finals - separated from the national call - since 2020.
*Comprises of NY, LA, Chicago and (until Mar 2022) Dallas
Nielsen insights into America’s most listened to radio formats.
*includes commercial and non-commercial stations
Nielsen PPM Cross-Market AQH Share. Q1 2026. Mon-Sun 6a-Mid.
The largest radio company in the US, iHeartMedia, has undertaken what is apparently the largest round of mass layoffs ever seen in the industry here.
