Industry News Bits THU 11-21-24
Fundraisers this week .. .. The JOY FM/Tampa .. WCLQ/Wausau, WI .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
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OCT Nielsen PPM results are all in for subscriber stations.
Go HERE for latest PPM ratings. NOV release starts 11/25
AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid OCT 24
KEEH/Spokane – 3.5
KPZK/Little Rock – 1.3
WDEK/Columbia – 0.5
This holiday season, ChristianFM Media/SmartRadio Suite is offering a one-of-a-kind, six-week Christmas special to support local radio stations as they gear up for Christmas! Bandkind is a vibrant, artist-driven show hosted by veteran broadcaster Nik Curtis Beal, bringing stations a unique blend of Christmas cheer, compelling artist interviews, and faith-based holiday favorites that increase each week to match the season’s spirit.
Geoff Moore, National Affiliations Director for ChristianFM Media, says “Bandkind is a gift we’re proud to share with our radio family, offering two hours each week of quality, sponsor-ready programming that engages listeners and adds tremendous value for stations and… it’s complementary!”
For more information or to secure your station’s spot, contact Geoff Moore, National Affiliations Director at ChristianFM Media/SmartRadio Suite, at geoff@smartradiosuite.com
HisAir Job Alert sponsored by FaithSearch Partners
88.9 Moody Radio (WMBW Chattanooga) is an actively growing audience-first multimedia ministry that creates and delivers biblical, practical, and relevant content that helps individuals take their next step with Jesus. You appreciate this mission and would love for God to use your promotions and morning show technical producer skills for the sake of the gospel, then 88.9 Moody Radio is looking for applicants like you.
If interested go HERE
Pictured are Rhonda Chafin, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee and WCQR Morning Show Co-Host Rhonda Lacey help with food donations for Project Thanksgiving.
2024, the annual winter clothing collection event hosted by KGGN/Hemet, CA (102.5 The Vine FM) concluded with a heartwarming show of generosity and community spirit. Over October, listeners, local businesses, and nonprofits united with 102.5 The Vine FM to gather nearly a thousand pairs of warm socks for those in need, providing a much-needed resource as temperatures drop.
“The Vine FM team is small but mighty,” said Chris Thompson, General Manager of The Vine FM. “We’re incredibly proud of our three-person team for pulling off Socktober 2024 as a month-long community promotion. We know that socks are the number one requested clothing items at homeless shelters and needs-based assistance nonprofits, and we knew we had just the right listeners to step up and address this need.”
Each pair of socks collected represents a moment of kindness and connection, a small act that will significantly impact the winter season. The Vine FM extends heartfelt thanks to all listeners and partners who contributed to the success of Socktober 2024, making it a memorable month of community giving.
Fall applications for the Gospel Music Association Mentorship program will close tomorrow 11/22. The program is to help connect knowledge seekers (mentees) with knowledge bearers (mentors). These relationships provide mentees the opportunity to connect in meaningful ways with someone whose past experience can help them navigate both career and life within the gospel music community.
Each mentor and mentee is asked to meet at a minimum of 1 time per quarter for a 12 month period (4 times total) for coffee or a meal. If one or more of the parties are out of Nashville, TN then it would be over Zoom. They are free to continue the relationship beyond that, but that is the minimum commitment.
More info is HERE
Recently the TroyResearch “Originals” gathered for a reunion, remembering those early days (late 90’s-early 2000’s) when Internet-based companies were exploding. Bill Troy founded RadioResearch.Com, the first ever Internet-based media research company, in 1997. Jonathan Little left radio management in 1998 and joined Bill. Renamed TroyResearch, soon they were doing online music research in the US, Australia, Canada, and Europe. In no time they were doing Internet-based research for MTV and VH-1, early work for Cellular One, tourism (historic trains) and Sony Motion Pictures.
In 2021, Bill retired from the company he founded to pursue other interests. Jonathan bought TroyResearch and the beat goes on honoring the founding commitment to provide quality music and perceptual research for radio programmers and brand awareness studies for radio sales teams.
L to R: “The Originals” – Kelly Uhler, Joe Jordan, Lou Patrick, Jim Young, Eric Paulsen, Bill Troy, and Jonathan Little. (Dave Ogden was the only “Original” unable to make the gathering)
Salem Radio host Dennis Prager is recovering from a fall last week. Prager, 76, is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a serious back injury.
Salem Media Group released this statement: “Our friend and SRN host Dennis Prager continues to recover from a fall he took last week and remains off the air. Progress has been slow, but steady. There is still a lot of swelling and inflammation around his neck and upper spine. Until that recedes, it’s hard to get a good sense of where this is all headed. Rest assured, the overall trend is positive. Patience is required. As we all know, having patience is hard. His body needs time to heal.
Prager’s nationally-syndicated radio show is heard on 400 radio stations
HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – On This Day Nov 21, 2016
Moody Global Ministries has broke ground for the construction of the Chapman Center on the Chicago campus. The four-story, 50,000-square-foot building will primarily serve as Moody’s global media center, becoming home to Moody Radio and Moody Publishers. Featuring state-of-the-art work spaces and radio broadcast production studios, the Chapman Center will also serve as a hands-on space for Moody Bible Institute’s Communications students to learn from seasoned professionals.
Milestones:
Jeanice Lee 15 years at EMF
Prayer List:
April Wilson
Bekka Eaker (Husband)
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