2026 in radio

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The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2026. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, station launches, closures, and format changes, as well as information about controversies and deaths of radio personalities.

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Notable events

January

DateEventSource
2Dutch DJ Tiësto launched his new weekly trance radio show, Prismatic, succeeding his previous EDM weekly show Club Life . [1]
5The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which disbursed federal subsidies to public broadcasting stations in the United States, dissolves after it was defunded in a rescissions act passed the previous year. [2]
31In a maneuver tied to the loss of revenue from the CPB dissolution and a decline in Canadian donations due to international tensions, WNED-FM in Buffalo, New York, which had operated as a noncommercial classical music station for the previous 50 years, reverted its license to commercial operation and began exploring the sale of commercial advertising. [3]

February

DateEventSource
3The Buffalo Bills Radio Network announces the end of its 14-year relationship with Audacy, Inc. and announces that Good Karma Brands will assume control over affiliate relations from the 2026 Buffalo Bills season onward, hoping to expand its network throughout the United States and into Canada. Good Karma does not own a station in Buffalo, leaving it unclear where Bills games will be carried terrestrially in the Buffalo market. This change will also eventually affect the Sabres Hockey Network upon the conclusion of the 2025–26 NHL season. [4]
In the Philippines, Aidoru Radio launched it's community radio online services. [5]
8 DWAR Abante Radyo (DWSS 1494 AM) and DWBL 1242 announced they will go off-air for a month starting midnight of February 9, 2026 until March 10, 2026 as the station is upgrading its transmitter to improve its coverage, while its cable channel counterpart, Abante TV and online livestream remain available. [6]

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ Kennedy, Aidan (6 January 2026). "Tiësto Follows Club Life Ending With New Radio Show, Prismatic". EDMTunes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Schneider, Michael (2026-01-05). "Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding". Variety . Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  3. ↑ Rodriguez, Francisco (2026-02-09). "Buffalo Toronto Public Media applies to make classical station commercial". Current. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
  4. ↑ Staff, WKBW News (2026-02-03). "Buffalo Bills announce end of 14-year broadcast partnership with WGR-AM 550". WKBW 7 News Buffalo. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FcgTU4Hj8/
  6. ↑ Janer, Rose Ann (2026-02-08). "DWAR 1494 AM broadcast pansamantalang off-air simula Pebrero 9" . Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  7. ↑ Deliso, Meredith (January 6, 2026). "Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, has died, family says". ABC News . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "È morta Raffaella Bragazzi, storica voce di «Ok, il prezzo è giusto», aveva 66 anni". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Seyderhelm, Jennifer (14 January 2026). "Vale Brian Wilshire". RadioInfo Australia. radioinfo. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Behringer, Eva; Wobser, Jochen; Scherm, Christiane; Gläaser, Jürgen (15 January 2026). "Radio-Legende Ado Schlier mit 90 Jahren in Würzburg gestorben". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2026.

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