Industry News Bits FRI 1/31/25

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Nielsen Holiday PPM arrive this week. Day 4 includes Nashville & more.

Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.

AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid FALL 24
KNWS/Cedar Rapids – 5.3
KDNW/Duluth – 4.8
KFNW/Fargo – 7.3
WBZF/Florence – 6.9
WPDT/Florence – 4.6
KNWS/Waterloo – 6.4

Seven Salem Music stations said goodbye to listeners for the final time today. Full story HERE.

Montana based Your Network of Praise (YNOP) radio group recently completed  3 new full-power FM stations…the last of 11 new stations it has built since February, 2024. The stations added to YNOP’s coverage in Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska.

The latest 3 stations are located in Jordan and Glasgow, Montana, and Dickinson, North Dakota.

YNOP President & General Manager, Roger Lonnquist (pictured), said “We are grateful that the Lord has given us the opportunity to reach many more people with the good news of Jesus! We are grateful to our listeners for faithfully providing all of the funds needed, and grateful to YNOP’s staff…especially our Vice-President & Operations Manager, David Brown, and our Technical Director, Nick Tobiason, for the hard work it took to get this done.”

YNOP operates stations in a 7-state region in the western United States, and is the parent ministry of New Life Africa Networks which operates 2 satellite radio channels in Africa, a podcast network, a content distribution service, and distributes solar MP3 players in Africa.

Educational Media Foundation (EMF) announced today that it has added Brooklyn Belk to its Ministry Leadership Team as General Counsel for the Ministry.

Belk has nearly 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. She has served as a federal prosecutor, employment lawyer, in-house counsel, law firm partner and professor. Most recently she was the Senior Employment Corporate Counsel at Ing ram Content Group LLC, where she managed global employment and labor matters s as the sole attorney responsible for those investigations and litigation in the U.S., Canada, UK and Australia. She is also an adjunct professor of law at Vanderbilt University Law School.

“Brooklyn’s strong faith, combined with her impressive legal expertise, makes her an ideal addition to our leadership team,” says Tom Stultz, Interim EMF CEO. “Her heart for service will be invaluable as we continue to fulfill our mission of reaching people with the Gospel.”

HisAir Job Alert – sponsored by FaithSearch Partners 

Kinship Radio Network is seeking an additional RF engineer who will support the many technical aspects of its growing network of stations and online platforms. Located in the heart of “Minnesota nice” (Mankato, MN), Kinship Radio touches people living in the south Minneapolis suburbs all the way into Story City, Iowa. The scope of oversight includes, but is not limited to: installing and maintaining broadcast equipment at transmitter locations and studios, and installing and maintaining engineering’s IT hardware and software. A

If interested go HERE

Sonshine 98.5/Perth, AUS CEO Bevan Jones has exited after 13 years.

The station posted on social media that, “His leadership, vision, and dedication have shaped our ministry in ways that will be felt for years to come. Bevan’s heart for this community and passion for sharing hope has been an inspiration to us all. From guiding us through seasons of growth to ensuring our mission remained strong, his impact has been truly remarkable.

“I feel proud and privileged as I finish” Bevan said. “Proud that Sonshine Media came out of a challenging period both culturally and financially in 2011 to now be an integral part of the WA community, partnering with numerous organizations and individuals impacting thousands with hope and practical service.

Columbus, MS based Southern Gospel online station New Journey Radio announces it has added  WCVO/Columbus morning show with Josh, Chad and Hannah to the line-up,  The new show will run Mid-Mornings, Weekdays 8-11am.

Every week songs “Going For Adds” (all Christian formats) can be previewed on the HisAir playlist located on Spotify  HERE

To submit a song to be included in the playlist please fill out the form HERE.

Warner Chappell Music Nashville President & CEO Ben Vaughn has passed away. He was 49.

Vaughn spent over a decade at the helm of the company, overseeing all creative and commercial activities across A&R, administration, business development, finance and human resources. Vaughn also worked with staff songwriters, while actively engaging in songwriter advocacy and rights protection initiatives.

HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – On This Day Jan 31,  2018

Trans World Radio (TWR) is broadcasting from its new tower on the island nation of Bonaire in the southern Caribbean. TWR has been broadcasting Christian programming from Bonaire since 1964.  Yesterday’s first broadcast from the new transmitter marks the culmination of five years of work. The new Nautel NX400 is a 450kW, 800kW, three-pattern transmission system that will extend the range of Shine 800 AM to more countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – On This Day Feb 1,  2017

KFMK/Austin ( SPIRIT 105.9) morning personality Steve Sunshine has added the role of Program Director to his duties. Meanwhile Lisa Keil will now serve as Promotions & Marketing Director.

KFMK has operated without an inhouse PD since Kevin Peterson exited the station Dec 2015. At the time Christa Media sister station KCMS/Seattle PD Matt Stockman handled the programming. Last week Stockman announced he is joining EMF as KLOVE PD.

Milestones:
Mike Kankelfritz celebrating 7 years at Family Life Radio/Tucs
Ron Corino 23 years at KBCU
Becky Carlson 43 years at WCSG/Grand Rapids
Stacie Vining 17 years at Vining Media Relations
Becky Alignay 26 years with WGTS/Wash DC
Kaley Herman 2 years at KDNW/Duluth
Bill Ingram 27 years at KSBJ/Houston
Becky Carlson 43 years at WCSG/Grand Rapids
Claude Jennings 21 years with WGTS/Wash DC
John Lundy 3 years at TWR
Craig “Elmo” Johnstone 2 year at Stuff Ltd/New Zealand

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Jon Hamilton celebrates 34 years at WSCF/Vero Beach (Christian FM)
Spirit Radio/Ireland celebrating its 14th year
Hope Media Group launched “Vida Unida” on WLFE/Miami 2 years ago

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