By Matt Bailey Originally published at Integr8 Research Do People Really Ask Alexa to Play Local Radio? This post is the second in a series exploring how changing technology impacts radio listening, music consumption, and radio’s role at introducing listeners to new music. Our previous post revealed that the majority of 15- to 39-year-old radio listeners* no longer own a …

By Justin Chase Originally published at All Access https://www.allaccess.com/power-player/archive/27209/justin-chase In these technologically advanced times, Beasley Media Group realizes that radio can’t afford to be reactive anymore; to succeed you need to be proactive – and not just when it comes to utilizing social media. EVP/Programming Justin Chase and the programming team at its Philadelphia cluster have jumped on the growing …

By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Inside Radio http://www.insideradio.com/alexa-is-listening-so-should-radio-with-many-opportunities/article_2cc6d9ba-acce-11e7-8fcd-8b5faae89a59.html Smart speakers—from Alexa, to Google Home, to a slew of models coming on the market—are giving AM/FM another chance to return and rule in-home listening. Signs for success and growth are everywhere; the industry need only take the bait to be reenergized. The numbers indicating the popularity of the devices speak …

By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Inside Radio http://www.insideradio.com/smart-speakers-can-bring-radio-deep-into-on-demand-revolution/article_4fa7dc7c-acce-11e7-a931-c3f23726cdce.html Among the most exciting opportunities that the smart speaker revolution brings to radio is the potential to become an on-demand content provider. As technology evolves, radio should be everywhere its audience is and for a growing number that’s smart speakers. One of AM/FM’s strengths is being live; with smart speakers, that …