Industry News Bits FRI 6/26/26

June 26, 2026

Fundraisers this week .. KAXL/Bakersfield .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net

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MAY 2026 Nielsen PPM release is complete. JUNE PPM starts July 13th…. Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.

AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid MAY 2026
WBKL/Baton Rouge – 4.5
KNOL/New Orleans – 2.2
WYLD AM – 0.9
KYLV/OKC – 4.3
KOKF/OKC – 1.6
WJKL/Puerto Rico – 1.2

KNWI/Des Moines (Life 107.1) announces changes to their on air line-up today. Longtime PD/morning host Taylor Hohulin is moving to afternoons. He’s hosted mornings for 10 years.

Taylor told HisAir, ““It’s been such a privilege to spend ten years in one place, but as my life and family changed, it was time to shift my schedule. It’s been such a sweet season hosting mornings in Des Moines, and I know this next season is going to be beautiful in its own way. Rob and Mercedes are going to rock it!”

Rob Newton (Evening Host/Engagement Specialist) and Mercedes Rich (Afternoon Host/Assistant Program Director) will move to mornings, and Kristy Heilman (former Morning Show host/Assistant Program Director) will cover evenings while we look to fill our open position for On Air/Creative Services.

The changes will take effect Monday June 29.

HisAir Job Alert – sponsored by FaithSearch Partners

At 88.3 WCQR, we believe that media can do more than entertain – it can bring hope, point people to Jesus, strengthen families, and impact communities every single day. As part of Positive Alternative Radio (PAR), WCQR exists to create and deliver experiences that inspire people to live passionately for Jesus Christ. We’re looking for a passionate, creative, and relational communicator to join our team as an On-Air Host / Listener Engagement Coordinator. This role blends meaningful on-air connection with community engagement, events, storytelling, and listener relationships throughout Northeast Tennessee and the Tri-Cities region.

If interested in this opening go HERE.

The National Association of Gospel Radio (NAGR) announces its 2026 Regional Summit Tour. Gospel radio professionals, artists, industry leaders, programmers, station owners, marketers, and media influencers are invited to keep the date for one of the four one-day summits.

Western Region Summit September 25, 2026 Los Angeles, California – Southern Region Summit October 16, 2026 Houston, Texas – Eastern Region Summit October 30, 2026 Baltimore, Maryland – Midwest Region Summit November 13, 2026 Chicago, Illinois.

Visit www.wearenagr.org for additional details.

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WIHS/Middletown, CT has been “morphing” from a Christian Radio Station into a Christian Media Ministry, with more audio and video content being posted online and for the first time ever, on Public Access Television across the State.

WIHS is now recording their program Ministry Roundtable at Community Media Studios in Cromwell. The show is broadcast on Public Access TV at 8 am on Sundays and posted in the On Demand section of their website! And, our content is being made accessible through Community Media Studios’ five systems across Connecticut.

The National Quartet Convention (NQC) takes place in Pigeon Forge, TN Sep 27-Oct 3 2026.

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 and then to Louisville, KY where it was held for 20 years. NQC is currently held at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN.

By now you’ve likely seen the news out of Venezuela. Two catastrophic earthquakes struck last night and more than 180 people are confirmed dead, with many more injured or still buried in the debris.

Survivors are still being pulled from the wreckage, families with missing loved ones are clinging to hope as rescue teams work around the clock. Ethan Forhetz, Convoy of Hope’s national spokesperson says, “The loss of life is staggering. Convoy of Hope is currently working to deliver much needed essential relief supplies to survivors. As we distribute those life sustaining items, we give hope to people who are walking through unthinkable tragedy.”

We’re already on the ground with food, water, and mobile kitchens, and Convoy of Hope is committed to help for the long haul.

In the coming days, your listeners are going to see this on the news and wonder how they can help.

We’d love to connect with you about how your listeners can be part of the response. Whether that’s on-air mentions, a banner on your website, spots, or an interview with Convoy’s national spokesperson Ethan Forhetz, your station has real capacity to mobilize your listeners right now when it matters most.

Would you have a few minutes this week for a quick call? Please connect with Bill Scott at (615) 525-5570 or email bill@vidarecreative.com to explore options.

Nearly three decades into a career GRAMMY-winning rock band Switchfoot continues to reach new heights musically with the release of their highly anticipated new album, Forever Now, available everywhere today via By Design/BMG. Produced by longtime collaborator and accomplished producer Mike Elizondo and recorded largely in part at Elizondo’s Phantom Studios on the outskirts of Nashville, Forever Now is the most thematic and narrative-driven album of Switchfoot’s already storied career, spanning 13 tracks that are both sonically and lyrically provocative.

“So much of our human experience is centered around control,” Jon Foreman, lead vocalist and founding member of Switchfoot, said. “The beauty of the medium of music is that when you release an album, you’re relinquishing control. I think that can be a frightening thing. It can be misinterpreted or misunderstood. But my hope is to embrace this next season as if the record was made by a 14-year-old who just picked up the guitar and started playing Led Zeppelin. To have that same joy.”

Houston based Radio Amistad Network has added the weekly release from Moody Global Media program “Pasos Audaces with Dr. Mark Jobe” to their platform. Spanish listeners can now hear this content on 30 stations in the US, Argentina, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Get details on the program and listen HERE

New research found that large majorities of consumers are less likely to trust ads made by AI and less likely to buy from brands that use AI-generated ads.

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