Radio news profitability rises after a 30-year low. Details from Correspondent Bernie Bennett. VERBATIM: The latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey found that radio news profitability rose to 13% in 2025. That has a rebound from last year’s 30-year Survey low of 10.1%. Clear patterns of profitability are hard to identify. Stations in major […]
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Radio News Shows Profits after a 30 Year Low
Radio news profitability rises after a 30-year low. Details from Correspondent Bernie Bennett.
VERBATIM:
The latest RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey found that radio news profitability rose to 13% in 2025. That has a rebound from last year’s 30-year Survey low of 10.1%.
Clear patterns of profitability are hard to identify. Stations in major markets are just as likely to profit from news as those in smaller markets, and the same holds true regardless of staff size. For whatever reason, stations in the South and Midwest are more likely to show a profit from news than stations in the Northeast or West.
Bernie Bennett, Washington.
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