Radio news content held broadly steady in 2025, with 76.7% of surveyed stations reporting they run local news — up 6.2 points and marking a third consecutive year of growth, according to the latest ...

Radio news profitability slipped again in 2025, with 11.8% of stations reporting a profit, down from 13% the year before, according to the latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey.

Algorithmic playlists may be hitting a wall with younger listeners, and radio could be the beneficiary. A new report argues that live radio’s human curation and spontaneity are exactly what younger ...