Industry News Bits MON 7-22-24

July 22, 2024

Fundraisers this week .. WGTS/Wash DC ..

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Nielsen JUNE 2024 PPM is complete. Go HERE for latest PPM ratings. Look for the July releases starting 8/5.

The 39th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards took place on Saturday, July 20th, in Las Vegas. Hosted by TV personality and comedian Loni Love, along with radio/TV personality and comedian Rickey Smiley, the event gathered gospel music’s brightest stars for what was billed as “The Greatest Night in Gospel Music.” The awards ceremony will premiere on the Stellar Network on Saturday, August 3rd, at 8 PM and 10 PM EST, and will be broadcast in syndication from August 10, 2024, to September 8, 2024.

Gospel radio station of the year
Top market of the year
WNZN/Cleveland

Medium market of the year
KOKA/Shreveport

Small market of the year
WXHL/Wilmington

Internet station of the year
GODRadio1.com

Syndicated gospel radio show of the year
Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell, Erica Campbell & Arlen “Griff” Griffin

Gospel announcer of the year
Cheryl Jackson, WPRS/Wash DC (Praise 104.1)

KNWI/Des Moines (Life 107.1) adds Kristy Heilman to the morning show to co-host with Taylor Hohulin starting Monday July 29th.

Kristy joined KNWI in June 2022 as a part-time announcer. In November 2022 she was hired full-time for evenings and Creative Services Assistant.

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Josh & Yvonne Jones hosts of the KKEQ/Grand Forks (Your QFM) “Waking Up With The Joneses” morning show wins Best Morning Show in Grand Forks in the local Community Votes poll. Also, KKEQ is names as Best Radio Station in Grand Forks

Far East Broadcasting (FEBC) Ukraine is ensuring soldiers on the frontlines of the war with Russia can hear the Gospel message through their distribution of solar powered radios.

Read more HERE.

Radio World reports A faulty Windows software update deployed to computers ended up grounding flights, disrupting medical services and knocking banks offline, but had little effect on U.S. radio stations. Australian broadcasters Sky News Australia and ABC were forced off air.

Former WFFH/Nashville (The Fish) afternoon host Doug Griffin lands weekends at WJXA/Nashville (Mix 92.9).

A four-alarm fire destroyed the 134-year-old Historic Sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Dallas on Friday night. KCBI/Dallas is operated by the church.

KCBI/Dallas PD Kelly Corday told HisAir, “The fire was across the street and did not impact our building.”

Dr. Robert Jeffress, Senior Pastor, expressed gratitude to Dallas Fire Rescue and the 100 firefighters who worked to contain the fire to the Historic Sanctuary on Friday. The rest of the campus, spanning six blocks of downtown Dallas, was preserved. He also thanked officials, including President Donald Trump and others, for their sentiments.

Consultant John Frost has been named as a Texas Radio Hall of Fame nominee.

John says, “I’m deeply humbled to be nominated for induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame! 50 years has passed since I rode my bicycle down to KERC in my hometown of Eastland, Texas to do my little radio show. My good fortune has allowed me to be a part of winning teams in Dallas-Ft.Worth, Austin, Abilene, and Houston. I appreciate being considered worthy of being included in this group of talented Texas broadcasters.”

TRHOF members will vote thru Monday, August 5th.

HisAir NEWS FLASHBACK – July 22, 2019 – Duluth based The Refuge Media Group is donating its stations to University of Northwestern-St. Paul. Refuge operates WJRF/Duluth (89.5 FM) and KRFG/Nashwauk-Hibbing (102.9 FM), & KTGM/Marshall-Redwood Falls (89.9 FM) and 13 regional translators. The donation was first reported by regional media website NorthPine.com, stating that “the FCC application to transfer the licenses states that UNWSP will assume Refuge’s existing or outstanding liabilities in the amount of $46,680.70 and will fund operation of the stations until closing”.