Industry News Bits MON 11/9/26

Fundraisers this week  .. KCMM/Bozeman .. Passion Radio/NM .. 96threeFM/Geelong, AUS .. 

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KCMM/Bozeman (99.1 The One) kicked off their fall fundraiser today calling it the “Invisible Neighbor” campaign. The theme highlights the something unusual about supporting Christian radio… you may never meet the person you are helping. You’ll probably never know whose morning included a needed reminder of God’s faithfulness. 

KCMM’s Kathy Hart tells HisAir, “We are highlighting ‘neighbors’ who are listening to 99.1 for hope and encouragement. It could be the widow sitting at the dinner table alone. The anxious person in a waiting room, the neighbors doing ‘ordinary’ jobs that keep a community running like a school bus driver. The farmer up before the crack of dawn, the teenager getting into the car after school feeling hopeless, the person new to town feeling overwhelmed, the person who can’t sleep over financial/health worries.”

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended its first noncommercial educational FM translator application window by six days. The new deadline is Monday, November 23, 2026, at 6 p.m. Eastern. The application window originally opened November 4 and was scheduled to close November 17.

The FCC extended the deadline after technical problems with its Licensing and Management System temporarily prevented some applicants from submitting applications.

The extension also affects two related regulatory provisions.

The freeze on certain LPFM, FM translator and FM booster minor-modification applications will continue through November 23.

The FCC’s snapshot date for evaluating competing applications has also moved to November 23.

All other previously announced application procedures remain in effect.

A new report examines renewed efforts to establish permanent daylight saving time and the potential consequences for AM radio. An October AP-NORC survey found that 56% of respondents preferred permanent daylight saving time, compared with 42% favoring permanent standard time.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and Salem Media Group have opposed permanent daylight saving time. Also, many Religious broadcasting organizations have raised concerns about the proposal. National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) previously urged lawmakers to preserve standard time.

The concern involves AM radio’s nighttime transmission restrictions. Under permanent daylight saving time, winter morning drive periods would occur earlier relative to sunrise, potentially limiting coverage for some AM stations.

The House passed related legislation in July, but the Senate has not approved it.

President Trump expressed support for the Sunshine Protection Act, saying, “Too bad the Senate has not yet approved the Sunshine Protection Act or, the I Don’t Want to Change My Clocks Anymore Act.” 

HisAir guest article contributor Loyd Ford released his new book “The Snackable Sales Bible™” today. 

Ford wrote the book for active salespeople in any industry. A seller can use the table of contents to find a chapter on a challenge they’re facing that day, read it in minutes, and try the idea on their next call. A sales manager can bring a chapter to a team meeting and ask each seller how they’d apply it to an account they’re working on.

“I wanted to create a book that works the way a busy salesperson’s day works,” Ford said. “Pick something in the table of contents you’re having trouble with, read that chapter, and use it immediately. You can come back tomorrow for something else.”

The book covers everyday sales challenges such as protecting prospecting time, giving prospects a reason to meet, asking better questions, handling objections, and following through after the sale. Each short chapter gives readers a way to work on one challenge at a time.

The Snackable Sales Bible™ is available right now on Amazon.com. The $14.99 paperback, subtitled Small chapters for the everyday work of winning and keeping customers, features a foreword by Chris Fleming.