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CBS News Radio to end in May, 700 affiliates scrambling for new national programming

The move reflects broader challenges facing radio amid competition from streaming audio and digital platforms.

March 20, 2026

Paramount's CBS News & Stations has named Scott Rates as its news director for the company's Sacramento market duopoly.

March 18, 2026

EXECUTIVE MOVES

WGA East members at CBS News 24/7 staged a two-coast walkout after failing to reach a new contract with Paramount.

March 17, 2026

Paramount Global swung to a quarterly loss and posted sharply lower profit during 2025 due to programming and legal costs.

February 25, 2026

EARNINGS REPORT

Paramount's CBS News & Stations is launching a new morning show for its fledging owned-and-operated TV station in Atlanta.

January 29, 2026

Bari Weiss told CBS News staff the network must pivot from broadcast-first to a streaming-led future or risk decline.

January 27, 2026

The program failed to top 10 million viewers in early January, with sharp declines in the key A18-49 demographic.

January 7, 2026

FIRST TO REPORT

RATINGS

Viewership fell from 10.35 million to 4.89 million week over week, with sharp declines in the key A18-49 demographic.

January 5, 2026

EXCLUSIVE

CBS News pulled a segment on a controversial El Salvadorian prison that houses detainees of the Trump administration.

December 22, 2025

Nearly 20 million Americans watched President Donald Trump's prime-time address to the nation on top broadcast and cable networks this week.

December 19, 2025

RATINGS

Sweeping layoffs at Paramount Global have impacted several programming initiatives at CBS News.

October 29, 2025

Paramount has expanded its licensing deal with Veritone to include distribution of clips from CBS Media Ventures titles.

October 28, 2025