Industry News Bits THU 10/30/25
Fundraisers this week. .. The LifeFM/Greenville .. WBGL/Champaign .. KWND/Springfield .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
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The SEP 2025 PPM release is complete. Go HERE for latest PPM ratings. Oct PPM numbers from Nielsen are due Nov 3rd.
Larry Castro has been promoted to Program Director at WCVK/Bowling Green, KY (Christian Family Radio). Full Story HERE.
St Louis based BOOST Radio launched in Austin on KVLR/Sunset Valley, TX (92.1) this week. Austin is the ninth U.S. market Christian-hip-hop format has expanded to. KVLR is an EMF owned station. Gateway Creative Broadcasting operates “BOOST” on EMF-owned translators in several cities, including Chicago, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Portland, and Fayetteville.
In Nov 2024 BOOST Radio, based at KXBS/St. Louis (95.5), expanded to Memphis, launching on EMF’s 96.7 W244BY and 94.9 WWAI-HD2/Bartlett, TN.
At that time BOOST Operations Manager Mike Couchman told HisAir, “We’re excited to introduce Memphis to BOOST Radio, and grateful to partner with K-Love & Air1 to reach more souls for Jesus.”
HisAir Job Alert – sponsored by FaithSearch Partners
Assistant Program Director/Afternoon Show Host. Christian Family Radio in Bowling Green, KY, is seeking a new team member to join our Programming team! This role supports the Program Director in scheduling music, managing clocks and rotations, and ensuring accuracy in traffic logs and reports. You’ll host a daily air show, occasionally voice track weekend shifts, and assist with production, writing, and creative content that connects with our listeners.
If interested in this opening go HERE
KKLA/Los Angeles (99.5) hosted the Southern California Pastors Summit 2025 recently. More than 300 pastors, ministry leaders, and church staff from across Southern California gathered at the Brookside Golf Course for an unforgettable morning of worship, wisdom, and fellowship at the annual KKLA Pastors Summit.
Salem Los Angeles Director of Promotions Darla Kernell says, “The audience was treated to a “special message” from President Donald Trump—or so it seemed. The hilarious video message was actually AI- generated, serving as a creative reminder of just how powerful and persuasive modern technology has become—and why today’s pastors must remain wise, discerning, and spiritually grounded in a rapidly changing world. As the crowd laughed and applauded, the message concluded with the perfect punchline: “By the way… that message from Trump? Fake News.”
The day concluded with an inspiring keynote from Alistair Begg, who reminded leaders that “the strength of the pulpit begins at the feet of Jesus.” His message left the audience encouraged, humbled, and re-centered on the power of Christ’s truth in a world of noise.
Picture is the KKLA team at the Southern California Pastors Summit 2025
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for Heart Share’s Small Market Radio Summit 2026 is on NOW. Register today for $399. The dates for the 5th annual Summit at the beach are January 7-10 2026 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.
More info HERE.
Christmas music programming is right around the corner. Check out the Top Christmas Songs for 2025 courtesy of consultant Brian Wright. See the list HERE.
HisAir is sorry to report the passing of former WRBS/Baltimore GM Tom Bissett. As General Manager of WRBS, Tom led the station to receive the National Religious Broadcasters Station of the Year Award in 1983. Later, as President of Peter & John Ministries, he guided the organization, strengthening its outreach through BRIGHT-FM, RVR, and other ministry initiatives. He was 86.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Oct 30, 2017
“Just to let you know, that after we miraculously received a national broadcast license by the Russian government during these days of restrictions against the evangelical Church, New Life Radio Moscow just started nationwide broadcasting across Russia. NLR went online this week over the YAMAL satellite, giving it 9 time zones of coverage, providing free to air satellite radio access to thousands of communities and remote settlements, 99% of which have no local Christian station to listen to. Our plan is to work on a nationwide campaign to restart a strategic effort to develop local Christian FM channels that can take our satellite programming and re transmit it. Any group of Christians can apply for a channel, and if successful, NLR and our friends in America will provide them a free 250 watt FM transmitter and antenna. This way, a church only needs to find space for the transmitter and simply pay the electricity costs, and a city can have Christian radio 24/7 with no personnel needed!
Milestones:
Brent Anderson celebrates 30 years with KNLR/Bend, OR
Olivia Hoegstrom 6 years at WBVM/Tampa Bay
Adam McCain 16 years at Positive Alternative Radio/TN
KFMK/Austin (Spirit 105.9) FLIPPED to K-LOVE 5 years ago
Prayer List:
Ellis Feaster
Mark Hollingsworth
The HisAir Prayer group is a place where the Christian Radio & Records industry can post prayer requests, and pray for others.
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