Industry News Bits FRI12/26/25
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NOV 2025 Nielsen PPM numbers are complete… DEC arrives 12/30. Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.
Main Street Media has expanded its Christian AC brand in Tennessee, flipping two additional stations to “The One” following the October launch of WAKI/McMinnville, TN.
WAKI CEO/co-owner Chad Graves told HisAir, “We saw firsthand in McMinnville how deeply people connected with Contemporary Christian music. The response told us this wasn’t just a format change—it was a community need. Expanding into Sparta and Crossville allows us to serve listeners with encouragement, hope, and a positive message at a time when that matters more than ever.”
The National Association of Gospel Radio (NAGR) announces various leaders whose voices, vision, and service have shaped gospel radio in 2025.
Willie Moore Jr. as the Gospel Radio Announcer of the Year – 2025. Willie is a nationally syndicated radio host heard across the country through Urban One
Nicky Sparrow as the Gospel Radio Executive of the Year – 2025. Nicky serves as Executive Vice President of Multicultural Sales at iHeartMedia, where she leads multicultural advertising strategy and revenue across broadcast radio, digital, podcasts, live events, and data platforms.
Sherman Kizart as the 2025 Gospel Radio Salesperson of the Year. Through his leadership at Kizart Media Partners, he has set a standard of integrity, innovation, and influence in gospel radio sales.
HisAir Job Alert – sponsored by FaithSearch Partners
KSLT in Rapid City, South Dakota, is looking for a Creative Services professional who is not only a strong writer and communicator, but also a relatable and engaging on-air host. The ideal candidate can connect with listeners on a deeply personal level, bringing authenticity, vulnerability, and real-life experiences to both their writing and their on-air moments.
If interested in this opening go HERE
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Call 225-306-8383, email news@hisair.net or submit online HERE. Merry Christmas!
Heart Share’s Small Market Radio Summit 2026 is coming up. 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..
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Dec 26, 2017
A new CCM station is set to debut on Tuesday Jan 2nd. Radio vet Chris Lash says he will launch WERF LP/Gainsville (Next FM) at 105.7 with a Christian CHR format targeting the 18 to 34 demo including the 44,000 students at the University Florida.
Next FM will feature Keep The Faith with Penny at night and Aaron and Dee mornings. Local Pastor Caleb James will handle afternoons and Joe Szymanski is the imaging voice.
Milestones:
Rick Killingsworth 1 year at Pray.com
Prayer List:
Paul Martin (wife)
Shannyn Caldwell
The HisAir Prayer group is a place where the Christian Radio & Records industry can post prayer requests, and pray for others.
Go HERE to join the private HisAir Prayer Group group.
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