Industry News Bits FRI 12-2-22
Fundraisers this week .. KZTH/OKC .. WPOS/Holland, OH .. Family Life Radio/Tucson .. Vision Christian Radio/AUS
Nielsen Nov PPM day 3 release today. Numbers from subscribing stations in Charlotte, Kansas City, Las Vegas & more arrive today. Christian Radio Ratings are sponsored by Dunham+Company on HisAir. The latest ratings are HERE.
The 2022 Daywind Worship Christmas Musical, Glorious Impossible: The Miracle of Christmas is available to stations to air for FREE. Stations can share the special with their audience as they see fit between now and Christmas. If you’re planning on airing it, Daywind requests call letters, city of license, and air dates and times. Let Greg Goodman know at ggoodman@daywind.com.
Download the Daywind Christmas special HERE.
Moody Radio’s Production team produced the new radio special, MBI Excerpts from Handel’s Messiah. airs on Moody-1 Saturday, December 24 | 3-3:55 p.m. CT / 4-4:55 p.m. ET
This 54-minute special consists of a variety of selections from the Messiah, an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, which had been an annual presentation and performance by the Sacred Music Department of the Moody Bible Institute through 2017. Messiah celebrates the awesome power of God and the gift of his Son, encompassing both the lyrical art of music and God’s word. This special 2022 release of MBI Excerpts from Handel’s Messiah was produced from past Moody Bible Institute Music Department performances. Many favorite excerpts from The Messiah are included.
Since RadioU/Columbus says “It is now socially acceptable to listen to Christmas music” the RadioU Christmas Channel has launched.
Morning hosts Hudson and Nikki as they play holiday hosts for the best Christmas music you won’t hear anywhere else, from your favorite RadioU artists like twenty one pilots, Anberlin, August Burns Red, Social Club Misfits, and many more!
Stream RadioU Christmas HERE
Dove Award-winning vocal trio Selah joined GRAMMY®-winning Amy Grant in Nashville earlier this week for Lipscomb University’s 18th annual Lighting of the Green. Presented by FirstBank and hosted each year by Grant, the event also featured GRAMMY®-winning dc Talk founding member and Newsboys frontman Michael Tait, along with various choirs and vocal ensembles from Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy.
Heralding the season for Lipscomb students, staff and the Nashville community, Lighting of the Green is a longstanding Christmas tradition spotlighting performances from some of Music City’s biggest names. During the event, Selah took the stage at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena to share their signature rendition of “Light of the Stable” as well as a stirring acoustic performance of “At This Table,” the group’s latest single.
The renowned trio also kicked off their “Christmas with Selah” Tour this week with a sold-out hometown show in Franklin, Tennessee. Featuring special guest singer/songwriter Natalie Layne, the tour showcases selections from Selah’s two acclaimed holiday recordings—2002’s Rose of Bethlehem (Curb) and the recently released At This Table: A Christmas Album (3Cre8tive). The “Christmas with Selah” Tour is slated to make stops in Pittsburgh; Lakeland, Florida; and Davenport, Iowa, among other cities, before concluding December 17 in Chicago.
GMA Countdown to Christmas includes a full calendar of Christmas specials from Christian and Gospel artists.
For the schedule go HERE.
The HisAir Podcast Directory is here. Many Christian Radio broadcasters are doing daily/weekly podcasts and this is the place to find them. Help the HisAir Podcast Directory grow by listing yours. Check it out HERE.
Milestones:
Michael Buckingham 27 years at RadioU/Columbus
David Pierce celebrates 31 years at EMF
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