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Radio Update Top 10 Content
Feb 22, 2025According to our internal data, these are the top ten things you all clicked on this week. If you want to create content for Radio Update and get paid for it email submissions@radioupdate.com.

Artist to Watch: Inhaler
Feb 21, 2025Inhaler was originally formed in 2012. The singer had asthma most of his life so his friends started calling them the Inhalers, and it just stuck. Elijah Hewson, Josh Jenkinson, Robert Keating, and Ryan McMahon met in school and bonded over guitar music.

Radio Job Openings February 21, 2025
Feb 21, 2025Click the Jobs tab to browse openings or submit a job for free! You can also email your job listing to jobs@radioupdate.com.

Paul Harvey the Original Influencer
Feb 20, 2025Paul Harvey was incredibly good at a lot of things, hence why he stayed popular and relevant for so long. His News and Comments morning/midday and The Rest of the Story afternoon segments ran from 1951 to 2008, a year before he passed. Those programs were heard on over 1,200 radio stations and 400 American Forces Network stations.

Based On Subscriber Feedback
Feb 20, 2025From our first newsletter on we’ve been surprised by the overwhelming amount of feedback our subscribers have given us through that single poll question each week. So, we thought we’d list the top 20 so far along with the results.

The Difference in Country Radio
Feb 19, 2025The difference between country radio and other formats is pretty simple…it’s the connection. I’ve been on-air for 20 years and in that time I’ve had the opportunity to work in a plethora of formats: CHR, Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Rock, Country, Rhythmic Top 40…the main difference among the stations is how the station interacts with the public.

Program for Higher Ratings
Feb 19, 2025The spring ratings begin April 3 if you’re in a diary market. Plan now for a successful sweep. As you drive through the spring each week, consider these “Rules of the Road” – the drive to get higher ratings.

Radio Job Openings February 18, 2025
Feb 18, 2025Click the Jobs tab to browse openings or submit a job for free! You can also email your job listing to jobs@radioupdate.com.

Using Data and a Cross-Media Strategy to Sell Your Station
Feb 18, 2025It’s natural to emphasize our station; it’s how we make our money. However, another way of showing a potential client that you care about their business and want to help them is to talk about cross-media campaigns.

New Music Mondays February 17, 2025
Feb 17, 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 350+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.

Managing Imaging For High-Profile Personalities
Feb 17, 2025Whether it’s a simple personality positioning campaign or a series of promos, stations should use every opportunity to spotlight character traits. Personalities can be stars if they’re positioned and promoted to increase their profile.

Artist to Watch: Ty Myers
Feb 16, 2025Listening to the lyrics of Ends of the Earth brings you back to the root of country music. The deep sound and slow moving melody creates an ambiance of living on a ranch and taking each day as it comes. That’s exactly how Ty Myers grew up. Ty was raised on his family’s cattle ranch, […]

What’s Your Station’s Personality Score?
Feb 16, 2025If we want to succeed it’s vitally important that we establish a station with personality. When we break it down there are only so many possible formats and potential hit songs we can play if we want to win the ratings game. So, typically it’s what happens between those hit songs that sets winning stations apart from losing stations.

Radio Update Top 10 Content
Feb 15, 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 and get paid for it email submissions@radioupdate.com.

Refresh Your Brand
Feb 14, 2025People brighten their houses with a new coat of paint, shampoo the rugs, and Simonize their cars to make them shine. While your station may need painting and rug cleaning, and the station van needs waxing, what do you do with your programming to brighten the sound? Here are some ideas to spike listening and increase your ratings:

Radio Job Openings February 14, 2025
Feb 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.

What the Eagles’ Team Win Can Teach Radio
Feb 13, 2025Within minutes of the first quarter it was evident to everyone watching that the Eagles were in fact the far superior team and this wasn’t going to be close. So, what lessons can radio learn from the example Philadelphia set this year, and how can we apply those same philosophies to lead our stations to our own version of team wins, ratings and revenue dominance in our markets? Here’s some thoughts on that.

Localize Your Radio Show
Feb 12, 2025Focus your prep content on local relatables. Commit to sounding local to cater to your audience’s interests to keep listeners connected and engaged. Take your national show prep and make it sound local. Share things that are fun or interesting to see or do in the area.

Radio Job Openings February 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025Click the Jobs tab to browse openings or submit a job for free! You can also email your job listing to jobs@radioupdate.com.

New Music Mondays February 10, 2025
Feb 10, 2025Here are fifteen 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 350+ new songs across radio formats, email me at Andy@RadioStationConsultant.com.
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