BIA Releases the 2nd Edition of its Hispanic Radio Directory: It Reveals Diversity of the Population, Formats and Ownerships Author: MacKenzie Lovings, SVP Marketing, BIA Advisory Services BIA is excited to release the second edition of its Hispanic Radio Station Directory,…
Todd Handy, SEBPO's chief revenue officer joined BIA's Rick Ducey for a Leading Local Insights Podcast, Unraveling the Future of Local Media Revenue, to discuss how traditional media companies can grow digital revenues both in Q4 2023 and more so…
BIA’s MEDIA Access Pro™ (MAPro) has long been recognized as the premier resource for broadcast information, delivering thousands of fields of data on television and radio organizations. The BIA team is proud to continuously serve a large customer base that…
About 30% (or about 460) of the commercial radio owners with an estimated $80 million or less in total revenue in the U.S. made their most recent acquisition or launched their newest station 20 or more years ago. Nearly 15%…
A large and growing list of radio stations in the U.S. are serving a diverse and fast-growing portion of the Hispanic population. To deliver a resource for this important and vibrant segment in media, BIA is pleased to publish its…
Recently, we released our annual list with the Top 10 Radio Stations by over-the-air revenue. Now, let's look through the filter of radio station owners and see who made it onto the top billing list for 2022. First, it's worth…
In an announcement that should surprise no one in the radio industry, BIA today announced that Hubbard Radio, LLC’s WTOP-FM in Washington, DC continued its winning streak in 2022 and was once again the top-billing radio station. If you're keeping…
A long under-utilized but growing asset in local radio’s ad portfolio is in-screen visual display inventory comprising text and images. Basic RDS technology available in 70-80 percent of cars on the road allows FM broadcaster to deliver program and advertising…
Looking at the last two years offers insights into the broadcast transaction landscape. Let's start with television. The 2021 and 2022 television transaction landscape was marked by megadeals by Gray and Standard General. Total TV deal volume more than doubled…
2022 has been a busy year. Reaching our 39th year in business, we’ve been focused on investing in our products and data, growing our team and expanding our insights and analytics services. Plus, we’ve been spending a lot of time with…
On Thu, Sep. 1, 2022, BIA’s CEO & Founder, Tom Buono, sent a brief, yet significant, email to his team saying that on that day, the company was celebrating its 39th year. He thanked everyone for their dedication and BIA’s…
Top Billing Radio Stations in 2021 In a streak lasting since 2014, Hubbard Radio, LLC's WTOP-FM in Washington, DC was once again the top billing radio station in 2021. BIA estimates that WTOP-FM pulled $70 million in revenues in 2021,…
As part of welcome and burgeoning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, marketers and agencies are making commitments to invest more of their ad spending in minority owned media. The problem has been finding a definitive listing of these media. According…
The local Audio advertising marketplace is becoming more competitive with more streaming services and podcasts. While the shares of local Radio OTA (Over-the-Air) advertising is eroding, Radio Digital is increasing, providing Radio Stations an avenue to still increase their sales.…
Idil Cakim, SVP Research & Insights, Audacy Recent neurological research buttressed by follow-on survey research reveals audio is a highly engaged media platform to create human connections and communities. Results reveal that audio across Radio OTA and Digital is trusted…
Even while the country marches toward an economic recovery, the impact of the pandemic on the radio industry still continues to have an effect. However, there are several areas of good news for radio. In the podcast, Radio Moves on…
BIA's recent forecast for 2021 shows Radio as #5 among the top five ad media for local spending. Mobile (smartphones, tablets) and Online (desktops, laptops) claim the #2 and #3 positions. If we combine the spending across these three media…
The $15.7 billion BIA is estimating in ad spend for local television (broadcast and online), while down from 2020 levels of $16.8 billion, represents a strong recovery for the media when you remove the unprecedented amounts of political ad spend.…
BIA Advisory Services estimates total local advertising revenue across all media in the U.S. will reach $137.5 billion in 2021, up 2.5 percent year-over-year from $134.1 billion in 2020. Even without the presence of significant political advertising, BIA expects this…
The next six months will be an interesting time for Radio operators. As we get to the next stage of the pandemic and start to see unemployment numbers drop and businesses re-emerge, Radio is uniquely positioned to benefit from this…