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Urban One has added The Rickey Smiley Morning Show to mornings on WPPZ (Classix 107.9) in Philadelphia, marking Smiley’s return to the market. The syndicated program launched Monday, May 4, airing weekdays from 6-9am. Hosted by comedian and radio personality Rickey Smiley, the show blends music, entertainment, news and commentary, along with community-focused content. The

Alicia Keys has revealed that her upcoming album is “very close to being cooked”.The Fallin’ singer-songwriter has teased that she is nearing completion of her next album, dubbed Keys II, which is reportedly set for release later this year. The record will follow her 2021 eighth studio album, Keys, which featured tracks including Best of

The Milwaukee Courier and W269DL (101.7 The Truth) are transitioning to community ownership under a newly created Milwaukee Black Media Trust, a move designed to preserve independent Black media in Milwaukee for the long term. The trust structure, established by Civic Media, places the historic newspaper and Talk outlet into an employee benefit model that

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has opened the nomination window for the 2026 Marconi Radio Awards, with entries accepted through May 31. Winners will be announced during a special dinner program sponsored by Xperi on October 20 at the Edison Ballroom. The event precedes NAB Show New York, scheduled for October 21-22. Stations and

Do not be invisible on the conservative SCOTUS vote regarding the Voting Rights Act. This was a vote against all people of color. Urban radio your job is to talk about this and even invite guest to come talk about it. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, the Voting

Cumulus Media is expanding its data-driven sales strategy through a new partnership with The Media Audit and TOMA.Solutions, bringing enhanced consumer and competitive insights to stations in a growing number of U.S. markets. The collaboration integrates The Media Audit’s detailed local market data on consumer lifestyles, purchasing behavior and cross-platform media usage with TOMA.Solutions’ “Top-of-Mind Awareness”

A deal has been reached for Curtis Media Group to acquire a group of North Carolina radio outlets from Capitol Broadcasting Company, with an application to be filed with the FCC. The transaction includes 100kW WRMR-FM (98.7) in Jacksonville, NC; 0.8kW WMFD-AM (630) and translators W269DF-FX (101.7) and W240AS-FX (95.9) in Wilmington, NC; 26kW WKXB-FM