Overview
- CBS News Radio aired its final newscast late on Friday, May 22, 2026, closing with a recorded Edward R. Murrow sign-off and a retrospective program that marked the end of the World News Roundup's run.
- CBS announced the shutdown in March and said it would eliminate the radio team because a shift in how stations program their schedules and persistent financial losses made the service unsustainable.
- The Writers Guild of America East criticized the decision as reckless and shortsighted and said 26 of its members who worked for the unit lost their jobs.
- Major affiliate groups have already moved their network news feeds to alternatives such as ABC News Audio, and a small number of displaced staff quickly found roles at the newly launched Worldwide News Network.
- The closure highlights a wider industry trend of declining terrestrial radio revenues, a pivot by legacy outlets toward podcasts and digital audio, and pressures tied to recent corporate changes at Paramount Skydance and related merger activity.