Industry News Bits THU 9/25/25
Fundraisers this week. .. WNFR/Sanduskey, MI .. WGTS/Wash DC .. KGGN/Hemet, CA .. KTLF/Colorado Springs .. The JOY FM/FL .. KELP/El Paso .. KBHW/International Falls MN .. WPHN/Gaylord, MI .. KNWI/Des Moines .. KGBI/Omaha .. KJNW/Kansas City .. KNWS/Waterloo .. WPOZ/Orlando .. .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
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The Aug 2025 PPM release from Nielsen is complete. Oct 6th we’ll get the new Sep PPM numbers. . Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.
AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid AUG
KQLV/Albuquerque – 1.6
KKLY/El Paso – 3.5
WKHL/Harrisburg – 1.9
Salem Media announced two key promotions that underscore the company’s continued digital growth and dedication to advancing leaders from within its ranks. Linnae Young has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer. A 27-year veteran of Salem, Young has held numerous leadership roles, beginning with Salem Media Reps (SMR) where she led the sales team. Later, she served as Vice President for Salem’s West Region radio markets, and most recently served as Executive Vice President of Revenue Development and West Markets Broadcast Operations.
“Linnae is a proven builder of teams and revenue streams,” said Salem Media CEO Dave Santrella. For nearly three decades she has delivered results across every part of Salem’s business, and she has the rare ability to connect vision with execution. As we move into a ‘One World’ selling environment, Linnae is exactly the leader we need to unlock new opportunities across all of our platforms and deepen our service to advertisers. Her leadership will be central to accelerating Salem’s growth.”
Jamie Cohen has been promoted to Chief Digital Officer, a newly created role designed to unify and oversee all digital operations across Salem Media. Cohen joined Salem more than seven years ago to launch Salem Surround, the company’s in-house digital marketing agency, and later served as Senior Vice President of Broadcast Digital.
“Jamie has been one of the key architects of Salem’s digital transformation. In just seven years, he took a $6 million business and scaled it to over $40 million—proof of both his vision and his execution. This new role gives him the mandate to break down silos and unify all of Salem’s digital assets under one strategy. With Jamie at the helm, Salem is positioned not just to compete in the digital marketplace, but to lead as a fully integrated media company.”
HisAir Job Alert – sponsored by FaithSearch Partners
Christian Family Radio (CFR/WCVK), a 501(c)(3) NCE ministry in Bowling Green, KY, is seeking a full-time Partnership Director to lead its donor development and fundraising operations.
If interested go HERE
Southern Gospel biggest event of the year, the National Quartet Convention (NQC) is happening this week in Pigeon Forge, TN. NQC was founded in 1957 by gospel music legend and former backup vocalist for Elvis Presley, J.D. Sumner who co-produced the event with James Blackwood. The annual convention was moved in later years to Nashville, TN and then to Louisville, KY where it was held for 20 years. NQC is currently held at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN.
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NRB will host a special webinar reflecting on the life of Charlie Kirk with President & CEO of NRB Troy A. Miller and Senior Director of TPUSA Faith Lucas Miles. The live conversation, is open not only for NRB members but also to the public, streaming simultaneously on Zoom and Facebook live. This weninar will honor Kirk’s witness, discern the times we live in, and equip Christian communicators to proclaim the Gospel within this cultural moment.
Friday Sep 24 at 11am CT. To register go HERE
The radio industry, supported by 125 organizations including the American Farm Bureau Federation and Rural & Agriculture Council of America, is advocating to keep AM radio in vehicles, emphasizing its critical role in rural America where it’s often the only available broadcast medium. Edison Research’s Share of Ear report reveals that rural residents aged 13 and older dedicate one-third of their daily audio listening to over-the-air AM/FM radio, 21% more than urban listeners, using traditional devices like car radios and boomboxes. This data reflects total listening, not just ad-supported audio.
More from Edison Research HERE
It’s been two decades after its launch, how widely is HD Radio used in the U.S.? Writer Nick Langan discovered approximately 9% of the U.S. FM stations run HD Radio.
Complete story is on Radio World HERE
K-LOVE has filed to purchase currently dark WXFM/Mount Zion, IL (99.3) from seller Technicoma for $125,000.
Studio C filed to acquire WWPN/Keyser, WV -(Spirit 101 FM) and translator W300BU at 107.9 FM from the estate of Ernest Santmyire.
The Solid Rock Foundation filed a deal to purchase KHWD/Pampa, TX (91.7) for $8,300 from Libertad En Cristo Ministries.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Sep 25 2023
Encouragement Media Group/Tyler (EMG) brings Spanish Christian music to Albuquerque beginning October 1st. The Spanish Christian music station known as Fuzión will air on 104.7 KKTH/Albuquerque.
President/CEO Troy Kriechbaum shares, “God continues to open doors to share hope the hope of Jesus through Fuzión radio. With all of the strife and division in our world, Fuzión offers an encouraging voice that is safe for families and inspires people to grow in their faith.”
Milestones:
Louis Grant celebrates 55 years at WMIT/Asheville
Prayer List:
Lori Cline
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