Industry News Bits FRI 3/14/25

Fundraisers this week  .. WAFJ/Augusta .. KLRC/Siloam Springs .. KEEH/Spokane .. Moody Radio Network .. KKJM/St Cloud .. WIVH/Virgin Islands ..  .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net

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Jan PPM numbers are complete… Feb PPM arrives 3/24.

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AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid JAN
WALV/Chattanooga – 1.0
WHLH/Jackson, MS – 8.5
WOAD/Jackson, MS – 0.9
WNWC/Madison – 3.8

KFNW/Fargo (Life 97.9) will debut its new morning this Monday. “The Bright Side” with Jeremy (Nobles) & Elaina (Bekkum) goes live March 17th from 6-10AM. Jeremy joined KFNW last December and serves as APD, while Elaina was Midday Host and is also Listener Engagement Director. 

The new line-up starting Monday in addition to the morning show:
Midday with Jarrett – 10am – 2pm
Afternoons with Rylie 2pm – 6pm
Evenings with LeAnn 6pm – 10pm

The station is teasing the new morning show with liners that say “Coming Monday it’s Jeremy and ?”

This morning on the last day of its spring fundraiser KLRC/Fayetteville (90.9) announced that it’s sister online station Real FM (Pop & Hip Hop) would be coming to over the air radio at 100.3 FM in NW Arkansas. Current call letters are KURM but will be changing to KRLY.

Real FM launched in September of 2017, and is a unique Christian CHR format playing a mix of mainstream and Christian pop and hip-hop. The station has been serving listeners as an online stream and mobile app since the launch but will now make the jump to terrestrial radio.

KLRC APD Ansen Bayer will serve as Program Director and Afternoon host for 100.3 Real FM. “We are thrilled to bring 100.3 Real FM to the airwaves of Northwest Arkansas,” Bayer said. “This expansion will help us reach new listeners in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, and parts of northeast Oklahoma and southwest Missouri, all in service of KLRC’s mission to share hope in Jesus with as many people as possible.”

KLRC will host a special one-day on-air fundraiser on NWA Gives Day on April 3rd to help fund the launch of the new station. Listeners will be able to tune in to 100.3 Real FM starting April 4th to experience a new flavor of Christian radio in Northwest Arkansas.

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Salem Media Group reported an 8% revenue decline in 2024, totaling $237.6 million. While digital media and publishing revenue grew, broadcast revenue dropped 6% to $185.9 million, partly due to station sales. On a same-station basis, net revenue fell 4.1% due to reduced local ad revenue. Despite these declines, Salem turned a $16.2 million profit in 2024 after posting a loss in 2023.

The Southern Gospel Music Guild honored Eddie Crook with their lifetime achievement award last week. Crook has spent his life as a part of southern gospel music, both on the stage and behind-the-scenes. In 1977, Eddie began efforts to propel other artists through The Eddie Crook Company.  The record label put many groups on the map. 

HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – TWO YEARS AGO – MAR 14, 2023

UCB/Canada announces its launch date in Regina on 95.9 FM will be May 6th, 2023.

UCB Canada Community Engagement / Promotions Manager John Connor says, “It’s radio that will uplift your spirits, encourage your faith and fill your days with positivity. And it’s made possible through donations from listeners across Canada who have seen firsthand the incredible impact that UCB Radio has in their own lives and their community. We can’t wait to see what God has in store for the people of Regina.”

HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – EIGHT YEARS AGO – MAR 15, 2017

KSLT/Rapid City (Power 107.1) morning co-host Jaime Knapp announces she will be leaving the station.  She spent 11 years at Bethesda Christian Broadcasting, and will return to her career she was in prior to KSLT. KSLT PD Dave Hunter says, “the Lord really had shaped a popular, balanced morning show here and Jamie is without question, a major loss at Bethesda Christian Broadcasting”. 

Milestones:
Tracey Tiernan celebrates 22 years at WRBS/Baltimore
Coreen Sanchez 3 years at Sound of Life/New York
Rob Regal 3 years at NewLife Radio/Griffin, GA

3/17
Dan Bell 9 years at WJBZ/Knoxville
KPAR/Dickinson, ND celebrates 7 years

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