Industry News Bits MON 10-2-23

Fundraisers this week .. WLAB/Ft Wayne .. Word FM/PA .. Moody Radio .. Christian FM/Vero Beach .. KTLF/Colorado Springs .. KNWI/Des Moines .. KNWC/Sioux Falls .. WCIC/Peoria .. KHCA/Manhattan, KS .. Shine.FM/Chicago .. HLE Radio/LA .. WRVL/Lynchburg .. BBN/Charlotte .. CHVN/Winnipeg .. His Radio/Greenville

Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net

Get ready for September PPM numbers from Nielsen this week. Results for Christian stations subscribing in NYC, Atlanta, Dallas and more will be available tomorrow. Christian Radio Ratings are sponsored by Dunham+Company on HisAir.Net.

WPOZ/Orlando (Z88.3) President Jim Hoge checks in with HisAir. Jim says, “We suffered a 16 hour phone and internet outage and by God’s Grace still hit the goal!  The Spirit moved on our listeners who responded moving the totals 30% in just one day!”

Congrats to WHPZ/South Bend (Pulse FM) PD/mornings Corey Mann on winning a Spark Media Ignite Award at the Spark Media 2023 Conference held in Houston.

Corey grabbed the Fan Favorite for Best Male and his podcast “What Else with Corey Mann.” On What Else Corey embraces the long-form conversation, and chats with Christian music artists, (and some other folks too), to inspire, encourage, challenge, & entertain. 

The winning hosted is on the Brave Podcast Network HERE

WFSH/Atlanta (104.7 The Fish) and Salem syndicated morning show Kevin & Taylor celebrate 23 years together on the air. The team joined Salem in 2000 moving to Atlanta from WAY FM/West Palm Beach. For seven years Kevin and Taylor have been syndicated and now are heard on approximately 100 stations nationwide, from Los Angeles and Portland, OR to Nashville and Little Rock.

New Job Alert: KSBJ/Houston midday jock Jen Driskill is heading to Minneapolis #1 station KTIS. So you know what that means, KSBJ needs a pro to take Middays ASAP!

If that’s you go HERE.

Liberty University has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC, which includes the surrender of the license for the student-operated Christian radio station, WQLU/Lynchburg (90.9 The Light). As part of this agreement, Liberty University will also remit a $10,000 civil penalty to the FCC, resolving an investigation into violations related to the station’s operation beyond its authorized parameters and the provision of inaccurate information about the station’s activities to the FCC.

In the terms of the agreement, Liberty University acknowledges that WQLU had been operating outside of its licensed parameters for a period exceeding five years. 

Initially licensed to operate from Candlers Mountain with 100 watts and 184 meters, WQLU had sought Special Temporary Authority (STA) to operate from Monogram Hill in 2011. Subsequently, the station ceased applying for STA renewals in 2015, resulting in the expiration of its approval in May 2015. In August 2020, WQLU once again requested an STA, seeking permission to operate from Monogram Hill. Following an inquiry by the FCC, it was revealed that the station’s licensed tower had been dismantled, and operations had resumed from a different tower on Candlers Mountain, contrary to the specifications in their license.