Industry News Bits MON 10-21-24

October 21, 2024

Fundraisers this week .. The Family/Appleton .. The Life FM/Greenville .. WYGS/Columbus, IN .. WGCA/Quincy. IL .. WRVL/Lynchburg .. KWFC/Springfield .. KEEH/Spokane .. WBGL/Champaigne .. .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net

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SEP 2024 PPM release is complete. OCT Nielsen PPM arrives 10/28.

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AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid SEP
KVUU HD2/Colorado Springs – 0.9
WMXC HD2/Mobile – 4.6
WGOK/Mobile – 2.0
KEEH/Spokane – 3.8

Killer Bee Marketing has officially rebranded to KillerB Digital. This name change reflects their broader focus beyond marketing services, signaling a significant shift in how they serve businesses and organizations across digital platforms

Brian Curee, CEO of KillerB Digital, shares the reason behind the rebrand below, “The decision to rebrand stemmed from multiple considerations. Our previous name, Killer Bee Marketing, contained the word ‘marketing’ which often flagged our email communications in promotional and spam filters, limiting our ability to connect effectively with clients. Additionally, the word killer, we believe, was preventing us from reaching our full potential due to negative associations in search engine indexing and across social media algorithms.”

“After much prayer, reflection, and discussions with team members and business acquaintances, it became clear that a change was necessary to better align with our business goals moving forward. We are more than just a marketing company- we’re helping businesses develop digital strategies, create impactful content, and leverage new technologies like AI and virtual reality. We’re also known for our custom WordPress website designs and development, and soon KillerB Digital will take an exciting step into the world of custom app development, expanding our capabilities to serve clients in even more dynamic ways. KillerB Digital better encapsulates the full scope of what we do and the direction we are headed.”

Effective immediately, the company will be operating under its new domain, kbdigital.com, which removes the negative connotations associated with their old domain name killerbeemarketing.com.

After 8 years on the air weekends KLTY/Dallas Kally Brockett exits to raise her baby boy.

HisAir Job Alert sponsored by FaithSearch Partners

WBCL Radio Network has an opening for full-time Midday Show On-Air Talent and Music Director! We’re looking for an energic air talent to join our live and local Midday show in addition to leading our Music Team in selecting, adding and reporting new music. This position will be a direct report to the Program Director. If interested go HERE.

The 4th annual Small Market Radio Summit 2025 takes place January 8-11, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, SC.

SMRS is an event designed to help you as a leader in a smaller market better tell your story to your donors, partners, and supporters so as to steward the resources that have been given to them. Informal conversational sessions will include content that will help you learn to tell their stories, find out what a partner really wants (and needs) to hear, and how to take your story and gain support for your cause.

Speakers include Jason Sharp, Jon Hamilton, Bill Sammons, Todd Stach, & more. More info HERE.

Disciple has released “If You Say So” the first in a series of single releases from last year’s Skeleton Psalms.

“It felt like a mission statement,” band founder and frontman Kevin Young shares. “It’s the call and the cost of being a disciple of Jesus. Sometimes you’re going to have a lot, sometimes you’re going to have a little. That doesn’t matter; we’re on a mission. It’s a fun thing to sing about because I feel like that has been our life as a band.”

Encouragement Communications President Don Hawkins has announced that Dallas Theological Seminary has become a partner in the weekly live: program Encouragement Live. Various DTS faculty and administration will be guests each month, covering a variety of topics.

“Our mission, biblically-based encouragement and insight is a perfect fit for Dallas Seminary, with guests like President Dr. Mark Yarbrough, Dr. Bill Hendricks, Dr. Josh Winn, Rebecca Carrell and others,” said Hawkins, who graduated from Dallas Seminary in 1974. “The seminary is celebrating 100 years of teaching truth and loving well, and I’m honored to share in getting the word out about the variety of courses and programs available through DTS (dts.edu).

Encouragement Live airs weekly from 7:05-8pm Central Time, and is available for release through Amb-OS. For more information contact Jim Glogowski at LifeBridge Media, (713) 385-5470 or jim@lifebridgemedia.com

Southern Gospel WLJA/Ellijay, GA (101.1) WPGY/Jasper GA (1580) and translators 93.7 W229CE and 98.1 W251CZ are being sold to Carriage Radio for $1.5 million.

KURM/Gravette AR (100.3) sells to John Brown University for $450,000. John Brown University owns KLRC/Siloam Springs, AR.

The CP for WPWM/Wheatfield IN (90.9) sells to American Christian Radio for $1. The buyer holds construction permits for 91.3 KHBN/Beloit KS, 90.1 KYPT/Minot ND, 88.7 KYAS/Artesia NM, 88.1 KNHO/Roswell NM, and 88.1 KFCA/Aberdeen SD.

HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – Oct 20, 2022

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it has awarded UCB an additional four frequencies – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kelowna and Kamloops, British Columbia, and Scarborough, Ontario. This week UCB Canada celebrates its 19th anniversary.

Milestones:
Don Koehler 8 years at ACR Strategies
Darin Patzer celebrates 25 years at KEEH/Spokane
Jeri Rusk 13 years at WBCL/Ft Wayne
Noah Meier 3 years at WayFM
Mike Murray 22 years at GSF Media
Amy Allison 1 year at WLAB/Ft Wayne
SOS Radio/Las Vegas celebrating 52 years

10/22
Heidi Larson 5 years at 5 years at KPAR/Dickinson, ND
Lourdes Dejesus 1 year at LaZ/Orlando
Kim Wier 13 years at KSBJ/Houston
Byron Poirier 7 years at Moody Radio
WBDX/Chattanooga celebrating 29 years on the air
UCB Canada celebrates 21 years
Maurice “Maury” Schwen Kinship Radio/Blue Earth founder passed
Karl & Crew on WMBI/Chicago celebrate 6 years