Industry News Bits MON 2/3/25
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Nielsen Holiday PPM is complete. Jan PPM arrives on 2/24.
Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.
AQH Share for Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid FALL 24
KCKJ/Joplin, MO – 1.5
KBMQ/Monroe, LA – 5.6
Christian FM acquires Salem Music Networks – Full Story HERE
KDNW/Duluth has a new morning show – Full Story HERE
Former KLTY personality Dave Moore joins KCBI – Full Story HERE
After nearly 10 years hosting morning, WPHN/Gaylord (The Promise) PD Fred Young is going to sleep in a bit.
Fred says, “Beginning Monday, March 3rd, I’ll be moving from my spot with Sarah on the morning show, to Promise afternoons. This will give me quality time with my family I need, while being able to better execute my role in the ministry of Northern Christian Radio.”
Current afternoon host Dennis Hutchinson will move into the morning slot.
HisAir Job Alert – sponsored by FaithSearch Partners
KCMR is a non-commercial Christian Radio station with Easy-listening, Inspirational music broadcast in stereo 24/7, including hourly news and weather reports. KCMR is streamed for our worldwide listeners. KCMR is the only listener-supported, locally owned and operated radio station in Mason City, Iowa. The Development Director supplements financial support by securing underwriters for music, programs, and News/weather reports.
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Vision Christian Radio/Queensland and morning host DJ Paine are moving in different directions. DJ moved in to host “Rise & Shine” alongside long-time Rise & Shine host Becci Johnstone, to fill Robbo’s chair when he focused on management duties in March 2023.
WELL/Opelika, AL (Praise 88.7) announced that DJ Steve “Cubby” Culberson will add a new segment to the Saturday Morning “Weekend Praise” show which airs on Saturdays/Sundays from 6 am until 5 pm each day. The segment is called “CCM Gold”.
Steve tells HisAir, “We will be playing 3-hours of Contemporary Christian Music hits and artists’ stories from 6:00 am until 9:00 am CST on Praise 88.7. It will feature hits from 1970 through 2000 (and a few beyond). “It’s been a joy to search for and find some of the early CCM songs that were so popular in the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s that don’t get very much airplay anymore. I believe our listeners will enjoy hearing these again, and our younger listeners may hear songs that are new to them!”
Every week songs “Going For Adds” (all Christian formats) can be previewed on the HisAir playlist located on Spotify HERE
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WAWZ/New York (Star 99.1) turns 22 today. February 3, 2003 the station flipped the switch from Christian Preaching to Christian AC.
Its original format at WAWZ was traditional and classical music and church services. In later years inspirational contemporary Christian music and Christian teaching and talk shows were added. The format tagline was WAWZ – Your Voice of Faith and Inspiration. The station is listener supported/commercial and owned by the Pillar of Fire International. Call letters WAWZ honor Bishop Alma White, who was the founder of the Pillar of Fire Church and Zarephath.
This is what it sounded like on that first day in 2003, Go HERE.
HisAir INDUSTRY NEWS FLASHBACK – On This Day FEB 2, 2018
EMF has promoted Midday personality Mandy Young (at left( to Assistant Program Director and Music Director, effective immediately.
Milestones:
Jacqueline Pastika celebrates 17 years with RTN
Rachelle and Carder 9 years on the KSBJ/Houston morning show
2/2
Chris Thompson 4 years at KGGN/Hemet, CA
Shadow celebrates 10 years at WPOZ/Orlando
Paco Lopez 2 years at WPOZ/Orlando
Emmanuel Parker 2 years at WIHS/Middletown, CT
Scott Yahr passed 4 years ago
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