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Radio Job Openings May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025Click the Jobs tab to browse openings or submit a job for free! You can also email your job listing to jobs@radioupdate.com.

Storytelling
May 13, 2025Sharing a great story is like giving your audience a gift because it will stay with them. Brenda Wong Aoki, an acclaimed playwright, storyteller, and performer, once said, “The best way to reach all people is to go to a personal story. Everybody is a human being, and everybody can relate on that level.”

New Music Mondays May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025Here are fourteen of the songs we’re watching this week. For more insight on how we choose these songs or to get a sneak peek at some of the data we track on 500+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.

Managing Clients at a Live Broadcast
May 12, 2025Let’s be honest—clients can make or break a sponsored event. Not because they intend to interfere, but because they’re invested in outcomes they often don’t fully understand. Your job is to deliver results while protecting the integrity of the show. Managing the client at a live broadcast starts by managing expectations in advance!

Radio Update Top 10 Content
May 11, 2025According to our internal data, these are the top ten things you all clicked on this week. If you’d like to create content for Radio Update email submissions@radioupdate.com.

#1 Songs This Week
May 10, 2025Out of this week’s data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. Medford, Oregon Hot AC/Top 40 #1 Teddy Swims “Lose Control”.

Get Your Summer On
May 09, 2025As summer approaches, there are special radio programming considerations. This week, we offer our checklist for making your late spring and summer sizzle with listeners.

The One Day Station Website Tune-Up
May 08, 2025One day of effort can make a big difference. A sharp, engaging website keeps listeners coming back and shows advertisers you’re serious about your digital space. Your online presence deserves the same energy as your on-air signal—give it a tune-up every so often and watch it perform.

Radio Job Openings May 7, 2025
May 07, 2025Click the Jobs tab to browse openings or submit a job for free. You can also email your job listing to jobs@radioupdate.com.

Stationality
May 06, 2025While music, talents, and promotion are essential, creating a one-on-one relationship with each listener requires instilling a distinctive on-air personality or Stationality. It requires more than just playing the right music or having the best contest. The depth of programming knowledge necessitates reaching out and touching the listener, developing new ways of marketing radio, and being a music source.

New Music Mondays May 5, 2025
May 05, 2025Here are fourteen of the new songs we’re watching this week. For more insight on how we choose these songs or to get a sneak peek at some of the data we track on 500+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.

Putting Show Prep In Perspective
May 05, 2025Imagine being asked to deliver a message to a jam-packed stadium before the start of an event. 75,000 fans are gathered to watch a game or concert, and you have a chance to influence them or at least make an impression.

Radio Update Top 10 Content
May 03, 2025According to our internal data, these are the top ten things you all clicked on this week. If you’d like to create content for Radio Update email submissions@radioupdate.com.

#1 Songs This Week
May 02, 2025Out of this week’s data here are a few of the songs that topped those lists nationally in the US and Canada along with a few random specific markets. The United States Hot AC/Top 40 Alex Warren “Ordinary” (Overall #1).

Increasing Your Market Value with Digital By Andy Meadows
May 02, 2025The reason radios evolution to digital and the massive influx of competition doesn’t frighten me is this. I have spent my entire life honing a very specific skill set that used to only apply to a handful of businesses, but now that skill set literally applies to all businesses.

On-Air and On Campus
May 01, 2025When creating promotions, you don’t have to ONLY look at the big picture. Find out what schools near you have events coming up: Easter Seals fundraising, homecoming games, dances, sports…pick one a week and show up!

Radio Job Openings April 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025Click the Jobs tab to browse openings or submit a job for free! You can also email your job listing to jobs@radioupdate.com.

The Perfect Break
Apr 29, 2025PDs often ask, “What makes a perfect break?” The answer is the proper mix of branding, engagement, and commitment, measured in the audience’s terms.

New Music Mondays April 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025Here are fifteen of the new songs we’re watching this week. For more insight on how we choose these songs or to get a sneak peek at some of the data we track on 500+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.

Local Content Is Hard – This Makes It Easier
Apr 28, 2025Let’s face it — finding local content that’s actually good is like trying to find a clean bathroom at a county fair (sorry, fair organizers, but come on!). Even if you can find a great source, turning that content into something that fits your show, your voice, and your audience? That’s a full-time job. Local content is hard, but it’s never been more important. There’s a solution that will inspire your creativity and save hours every day.
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