Audacy (formerly Entercom) [$AUD] is a national broadcast company that primarily owns local AM and FM radio stations in the United States.
Audacy consists of legacy Entercom stations and stations formerly owned by CBS Radio. The company also operates streaming service Radio.com. Audacy is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Radio broadcasters iHeartMedia and Audacy have reached a content distribution deal that will see dozens of news and music streams from Audacy-owned radio stations being offered through the iHeart app for phones, tablets and cars.
Audacy on Monday named Kelli Turner to the role of chief executive on a permanent basis, part of a broader shake-up of the company’s C-suite
Around 100 employees received layoff notices on Thursday, and more than 300 could be let go by mid-March, according to sources.
Alex Silverman is stepping down from his role as News Director of Audacy’s all-news radio station in Los Angeles.
Rich Schmaeling, the Chief Financial Officer at radio broadcaster Audacy, has resigned his post about two months before the expiration of his employment contract.
David Field has resigned as the president and chief executive of Audacy; Kelli Turner will succeed him on an interim basis.
Billy DiMaio, 25, joined Audacy in 2023 as a performance sales executive; he was promoted just two months ago to the role of enterprise account executive.
Starting next year, the show will be distributed by Westwood One and moves from afternoons to early evenings.
Audacy’s news and talk stations will continue to use Bloomberg Audio segments for a while longer as part of a new multi-year agreement.
The station airs a country music format on a hybrid-digital signal of KQKS, utilizing artificial intelligence software.
The sports broadcaster partnered with A+E Networks and Range Digital Ventures to bring the Jim Rome Show to Freevee, Samsung TV Plus and other FAST platforms.
Federal broadcast regulators said Audacy did not carry out the contest as it advertised.
Audacy Sports will distribute live coverage of games from more than 150 college- and professional-level sports teams.
A federal judge in Texas has signed off on Audacy’s plan to restructure a majority of its debt, a move that will allow it to emerge from bankruptcy.
Billionaire George Soros is set to become the largest individual shareholder of troubled radio broadcaster Audacy, according to court documents.
Audacy is looking for new on-air talent for one of the country’s biggest alternative radio stations — and no prior broadcasting experience is required.
Audacy says it is moving forward with plans to develop and launch a subscription-based streaming audio service.
Audacy, the largest radio broadcaster in the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over the weekend as it seeks to reduce its $1.9 billion debt load.
Several former CBS-owned radio stations will continue airing “CBS World News Roundup” and other programs.
Audacy’s journey on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has taken a tumultuous turn, culminating in its official delisting from the Big Board.
Audacy has inked an agreement with Fox News Media that will allow users of its audio apps to listen to a simulcast of Fox Weather.
Lotus Communications will turn over two of its Sacramento-area radio stations to the morning wake-up program “RAD Radio,” starting in November.
KNX says an article written by a robot and posted to the app NewsBreak wrongly claims it stopped airing news programming on AM radio.
Audacy has engaged in discussions with two groups of creditors to restructure around $1.9 billion in debt, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
Audacy has carried out a reverse stock split as it seeks to regain compliance with the NASDAQ stock exchange’s policies.
Bob Shannon, a well-known radio personality who spent most of his career at WCBS-FM, died Wednesday at the age of 74.
The bonuses were doled out this month, just weeks after Audacy was de-listed from the NASDAQ for its faltering stock price.
A former on-air reporter at KCBS Radio has left the station to join San Francisco’s flagship newspaper.
Audacy and TuneIn have reached a deal to bring more than 200 live radio streams to the digital audio platform.
Audacy revived the “Live 105” branding for its radio station at 105.3 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday.
The radio broadcaster wanted at least $2.5 million for the domain; despite interest, no one submitted a minimum bid.
It is the first totally-free, around-the-clock simulcast of the Weather Channel on a streaming platform.
Audacy has been removed from the New York Stock Exchange after its stock price fell below a required threshold.
Net revenue during its first financial quarter was down nearly 6 percent, blamed on a weak ad market and higher operational expenses.
Mitch Thompson, whose traffic reporters aired on KCBS Radio for two decades, died this week at the age of 63.
Two key executives will step down from their roles at radio broadcaster Audacy this month, according to a report.
Audacy is exploring a plan that would allow users of its streaming radio app to listen to commercial-free music, news and sports programming for a monthly fee. [EXCLUSIVE]
Three major radio broadcasters have been nominated for potential Webby Awards this year.
Audacy has extended an online auction for the Radio.com domain name after its earlier efforts failed to produce at least $2.5 million in bids.
Audacy has sold six of its transmission towers for $17 million as the company works to bring in more capital amid a downturn in business.