Audacy & United Stations Form Alliance
• Audacy and United Stations Media Networks (USMN) have entered into a new strategic alliance which will begin with a content distribution partnership.
As part of this collaboration, Audacy will leverage the United Stations’ national distribution platform to expand its reach for its on-air content and talent beyond its own market footprint. United Stations serves 3,600 over-the-air affiliates nationwide.
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, United Stations will begin representing select Audacy content for affiliation, distribution and sales, including Katie & Company and The Ed Lover Experience.
Audacy’s national country talent Katie Neal broadcasts live daily from Nashville connecting with country listeners across the country and artists daily during her “Superstar Power Hour.”
And from the start of his worldwide fame as the host of Yo! MTV Raps back in the day, Ed Lover will be bringing his perspective, storytelling, and artist relationships to a new weekday throwback show launching in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Las Vegas this fall and available for syndication everywhere.
“We’re pleased to team up with United Stations to forge a stronger national distribution platform for our talent and content, while also positioning Audacy among the leaders of nationally syndicated audio programming,” said Bob Philips, President of Audacy Networks and Multi-Market Sales, Audacy.
Nick Verbitsky, Chairman & CEO of United Stations, remarked, “The power and the quality of both the radio stations and the on-air talent that Audacy brings to the table is unmatched, and the cooperation and interaction of our two respective teams will be tremendously potent. Our organizations share a very similar focus on excellence and results, and we’re looking forward to growing this alliance together.”
United Stations currently has programming and services available to radio stations in any and every imaginable format, and with 34 daily and 36 weekend properties in syndication, and has the framework in place to take on Audacy programming and to turn them into national offerings.
