First Listen: Country and CHR Get Together Again September 10, 2026 0 Programmers in both camps are still trying to figure out how to deal with the convergence of Country and CHR/Hot...
9/11 Plus 25: How New York’s FMs and TVs Found New Stability September 10, 2026 0 Over the past quarter-century, my NorthEast Radio Watch column has frequently revisited the state of New York City's FM and...
Mason’s Observations: Redefining Top 40 September 9, 2026 4 Next week, I’ll be in Minneapolis for the 46th and final Conclave. Events like this are always important opportunities to...
The Song of Summer 2026 Is … September 8, 2026 12 Sometimes there’s suspense about the Song of the Summer.
Mason’s Observations: Listeners Love Dolly This Week, Too! September 2, 2026 0 Liveline just launched this week in market #11 on Seattle’s legendary KQMV (Movin’ 92.5). In one of Top 40’s fiercest...
Stations Lose Their Frequency On SiriusXM And Elsewhere September 1, 2026 0 With today's launch of the Audacy Sports stations on SiriusXM's platform what stuck out to me was that many of...
Dolly Parton Radio: Then and Now August 31, 2026 0 In 2019, SiriusXM launched a temporary radio station called Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings Radio. At the time, taking a First Listen...
Now, The Artist Who Fits Everywhere August 27, 2026 4 The thing that has been most multiply noted about Dolly Parton in the last 24 hours, as I write this,...
Mason’s Observations: Relevant & Relatable Now! August 26, 2026 0 One of the biggest movies of the year is Spider Man: Brand New Day. It's been out for less than a month...
First Listen: New Country vs. Newer Country August 24, 2026 2 It has been an ongoing question for Country radio for more than a decade. What are you promising the listener...
Is Country the Center of the Chart Universe? August 21, 2026 1 If Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is the Song of the Summer, and much of the consumer press has already decided...
Mason’s Observations: Morning Show Boot Camp ‘26 August 19, 2026 0 I left Morning Show Boot Camp in Cleveland feeling good about radio. Two people in particular were responsible for that:...