Radio station WFNI-AM 1070 is challenging some FM music stations in the battle for male listeners.

Abdul-Hakim Shabazz said his morning radio show on WXNT-AM 1430 will be replaced by the syndicated "Wall Street Journal Report" on Monday in a cost-cutting decision by Entercom Communications Corp.

Small Franklin station has survived loss of ESPN affiliation, emergence of better-funded competitors.

A new method of measuring radio listening habits has shaken up local station ratings, sending radio operators scrambling to re-evaluate formats and ad pricing.

Congress is expected this fall to debate the idea of mandating the inclusion of tuners, a move that could boost the struggling radio industry.

Even before ratings arrive, WFNI-AM 1070 officials said they have signed two major advertisers this month due to the recent hire of new afternoon host JMV.

Marco Dominguez turns to WNTS-AM 1590 after the Hispanic daily television news program he launched last year folded.

Local radio operators are bracing for a potential ratings shake-up. The introduction of Arbitron Co.'s Portable People Meter in the Indianapolis market this summer is expected to tighten the ratings race and could dramatically affect how much advertisers are willing to pay for radio spots.

Local advertisers and media buyers said they’ll keep a close eye on the first half of 2010 to see how Patrick, who launched his show Jan. 4, matches up against WFNI-AM 1070’s afternoon drive time show.

WNTR-FM 107.9 has scrapped "The Track" format and tries new approach with an emphasis on listener requests.

Q95's Tom Griswold and Bob Kevoian have maintained their lofty ratings, keeping the Clear Channel Radio station near the top of the Indianapolis radio market.

The latest Arbitron Inc. radio ratings show the central Indiana market is becoming far more competitive, with the top stations separated only by fractions of a point. WFMS-FM slipped, but remained No. 1, while urban stations WHHH-FM and WTLC-FM climbed into the next two spots.

When local radio industry veteran Charlie Morgan stepped down as president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Productions last month, it could’ve appeared he was trying to escape the daunting problems of open-wheel racing. Unless you considered where he was going.

Longtime sports/talk station WNDE-AM 1260 has beaten back newcomer WFNI-AM 1070 in a critical listener demographic despite WFNI's extensive promotion of hosts Eddie White and Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz.

Numerous format changes late last year caused a major shake-up in the first-quarter survey results of central Indiana's radio-listening habits.

If it lives up to the hype, the Portable People Meter could revolutionize radio advertising by providing a more accurate look at who's listening to what. The pager-size device tracks radio-listening habits in real time, rather than relying on ratings survey participants to remember what stations they tuned in during the course of a day.