Industry News Bits FRI 10/31/25
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WAKW/Cincinnati ( STAR 93.3) has makes it’s traditional flip to all Christian-music at midnight Friday evening.
WAKW says, “It has made it a tradition for many families in the Cincinnati area to listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. hearing from new listeners to the station during this time. Each year we hear from many who began listening because of the Christmas music and then continued to listen when we returned to regular programming because of the message of God’s Hope and Love that many heard for the first time while listening to Christmas music.”
Syndicated Christian Music Spotlight with Brian David won the Spin Award for Best Late/Evening Show of the Year at the 9th Annual Spin Awards held in Atlanta recently. This is the shows second year in a row to win the award. Forty shows are nominated in the category.
Christian Music Spotlight was first launched in May of 2009. The Spin Awards honors those who spin the Gospel message.
Pictured show host Brian David poses with his award.
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According to Finney Media’s “Top Five On-Air Topics among CCM” for November 2025, programming elements like Bible-based commentary (81 %) and local concert info (53 %) remain highly popular among Christian radio listeners.
Read more HERE
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has extended the 2025 Crystal Radio Awards entry deadline to November 4. The awards, celebrating their 40th anniversary, recognize radio stations for exceptional community service. The ceremony returns to Washington, DC, on March 3, during the NAB State Leadership Conference—shifted from the April NAB Show in Las Vegas to align with broadcasters’ Capitol Hill lobbying.
Brent Anderson celebrates 30 years at KLNR/Bend, OR where he serves as station Morning host/Music Director and Traffic Director. Back then the Central Oregon community was a much smaller mountain town. Bend alone was 34,000 people and has grown to over 105,000 people.
Brent told HisAir, “It’s been an honor to encourage Central Oregon with Christian Music at the same station for 30 years. It started with CD’s and went digital pretty early on. But the message has remained the same.”
Brent got his start at WONU/Kankakee, IL in 1988 and had stops in the early 90’s at KCBI/Dallas (intern), KPHP-AM/Portland and KCCS-AM/Salem, OR.
Pictured is a 30 year “younger” Brent at the mic.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – Oct 31, 2033
WPOZ/Orlando (Z88.3) morning host Ellis B Feaster visited the 450,000 watt transmitter site of Trans World Radio, on the island of Bonaire, in the Dutch West Indies recently.
Ellis says, “I used to listen to this Caribbean radio station every night. I especially loved the radio drama they ran called, Unshackeled.”
Milestones:
John Harrison 48 years at Family Life Radio/Tucson
Brent Anderson celebrates 30 years with KNLR/Bend, OR
KFMK/Austin (Spirit 105.9) FLIPPED to K-LOVE 5 years ago
11/1
Zoraida Brown 6 years at WPOZ/Orlando
TJ Jackson 21 years at KJNW/Kansas City
Carrie Parsons 26 years at KVNE/Tyler
Tony Weir celebrates 33 years at KZTH/OKC
Joe Battaglia 33 years at Renaissance Communications
Bill Carl Media celebrates 5 years
Worship 24/7 went on the air 6 years ago on KURT/Prineville, OR
InSpiritRadio.online celebrates its 5h anniversary
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