Industry News Bits THU 11/12/26

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BREAKING: After 16 years with WayFM Joy Summers announced today she is exiting the station.

A tearful Joy told her afternoon WayFM listeners she is entering a new season and her time at WayFM is ending.

She started as an intern at WayFM/Ft Myers and most recently hosted middays.

KLRC/Siloam Springs (90.9) and John Brown University have launched a new radio signal serving the Arkansas River Valley at 94.5 FM.

The new signal provides full coverage of the Fort Smith metro area and surrounding communities, including Fort Smith, Van Buren, Greenwood, Poteau, Sallisaw, and Alma. The expansion gives up to 250,000 more people access to KLRC’s positive, uplifting contemporary Christian music.

“At KLRC, our mission has always been to share hope in Jesus with as many people as possible. The launch of 94.5 FM is an incredible milestone in that mission,” said Sean Sawatzky, general manager for 90.9 KLRC. “We’re so excited about what this means for Fort Smith and the River Valley, and incredibly grateful for the generosity of our listeners and supporters who made it possible. This is about so much more than a stronger radio signal. It’s about more lives being touched, more stories of hope being written, and more opportunities to make a positive difference. We can’t wait to see how God uses this new chapter to impact lives throughout the River Valley.”

KLRC has served the River Valley since launching a translator at 101.1 FM in the spring of 2020, covering the immediate Fort Smith and Van Buren areas. With KLRC moving to the larger 94.5 FM signal, that 101.1 FM frequency will become the new home of KLRC’s sister station, Real FM, beginning this December. Real FM will also be available in the River Valley on 94.5-HD2 for listeners with an HD Radio receiver.

The expansion was made possible in large part by KLRC listeners. In June, the station hosted a one-day on-air fundraiser called “Turn Up the Hope,” inviting listeners to help cover the costs required to bring both stations to the airwaves in the River Valley. Listeners responded by donating over $100,000 in a single day.

Tim Egan joins WMUZ/Detroit (The Light) as an account representative.