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Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) has announced that award-winning personality Elaina Smith will return as host of the New Faces of Country Music Show at Country Radio Seminar 2026. The annual seminar is scheduled for March 18-20 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Smith, a nationally recognized Country radio host, currently leads the syndicated program Backstage Country. […]

Connoisseur Media has relaunched KUFO on 102.9 FM in Portland, OR bringing a modern, Active Rock outlet back to the market after a 15-year absence. The KUFO brand returns following a run of on-air stunts that sparked local buzz ahead of its official launch at midnight on February 4. The station spent February 2 looping […]

The Radio Vendor Alliance (RVA) will hold its first-ever seminar, “The Radio Station of the Future: CRS Pre-Show Seminar,” on Tuesday, March 17, in Nashville, immediately ahead of the 2026 Country Radio Seminar (CRS). The half-day event, scheduled from 1:45-5pm with breaks, will be moderated by Mike McVay, recently named Senior Strategic Advisor to the […]

iHeartMedia Las Vegas flips Rock KYMT-FM (93.1 The Mountain) to NEON 93.1, a new high-energy format that launched immediately across the Las Vegas market. Branded to mirror the city’s fast pace, NEON 93.1 features a broad, hit-driven mix spanning pop, rock, and hip-hop. The playlist includes artists such as Green Day, Bruno Mars, Imagine Dragons, […]

JVC Broadcasting has launched WRXB-FM as Rebel Radio (100.1 FM), introducing a new Country format to Panama City Beach, FL that emphasizes depth and variety over tightly focused playlists. The station debuts with nearly 3,000 songs in active rotation, drawing from country music spanning the 1960s through the mid-2010s. Company executives describe the approach as […]

Full Metal Jackie Radio has expanded its affiliate lineup with the addition of Saga Communications’ WLZX in Springfield, MA, and WTMT in Asheville, NC. The weekly two-hour syndicated metal program is hosted by Jackie Kajzer and distributed by Radio Resources. The show blends current heavy music with classic tracks and artist interviews, airing on weekends. […]

Digital advertising revenue totaled $2.3 billion in 2025, accounting for nearly one-quarter of all radio industry ad sales and helping stabilize overall revenue, according to the 14th Annual Digital Benchmarking Report from Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), produced by Borrell Associates Inc. The report found digital sales represented 24.4% of total radio revenue nationwide last year. […]

Consultant Mike McVay, a 2025 Radio Hall of Fame inductee, has joined with SuiteRadio as a strategic advisor to help popularize the company’s full line of original broadcast programming. McVay will also help evaluate new talent to further expand the SuiteRadio line up with shows that get noticed. McVay said, “The level of high-quality content […]

The official mobile app for Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2026 is now available for download on iOS and Android devices. Attendees can find the app by searching “CRS 2026” in their respective app stores. Powered by Backstage Country, the CRS 2026 mobile app offers an expanded, up-to-date agenda with detailed session descriptions, speaker bios, artist […]