Industry News Bits MON 3/23/26
Fundraisers this week .. KBNJ/Corpus Christi .. KSBJ/Houston .. WEEC/Dayton .. WFCJ/Dayton .. CJLF/Barrie .. KJNW/Kansas City .. KNWS/Waterloo .. KNWC/Sioux Falls .. Let us know when your Station Fundraiser takes place… news@hisair.net
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FEB Nielsen PPM release starts today. Day 1 markets include NYC, Atlanta, Dallas and more. Go HERE for latest PPM ratings.
Day 1 AQH 6+ Market Winners
KLTY/Dallas 4.4 (#4)
KSBJ/Houston 6.0 (#4)
The Äudience Company founder Jarrod Gräetz is with a group of Christian broadcasters at Radio Days Europe taking place Riga, Latvia this week.
Jarrod has worked on-air and led teams as CEO of PositiveMedia in Melbourne and as Vice President of Streaming & International Growth for K-LOVE & Air1. He’s one of the speakers at the Radio Days conference.
Columbus, Oh based RadioU turned 30 on Sunday, March 22.
RadioU GM Michael Buckingham told HisAir, “We celebrated on-air throughout the weekend, adding in throwback songs and listener requests from across our 30-year history. We received tons of great studio text messages and voice responses from our new mobile app’s “Talkback” feature, with so many listeners sharing how they first came across RadioU and its impact on their lives over the years. We’re grateful to God, our listeners, and our great team for the first 30 – now, onto the next!”
RadioU first went on the air from it’s flagship station WUFM/Columbus (88.7) in 1996. Today the station retransmits its signal to several FM stations and FM translators nationwide.
RadioU music primarily is alternative and hip-hop, pop-rock, hard rock, hardcore/metal music, as well as electronic/dance.
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WECC/St Mary’s, GA (The Lighthouse) celebrated the stations 40th Anniversary Sharathon 2026 last week.
WECC founder Paul Hafer says, ” From the fellowship, fun, and food, to the powerful moments and prayer we shared, it was a beautiful reminder of what God has done—and all He is still doing.”
The National Conference of the Gospel Industry Network (G.I.N.) is set to take place June 24-27 in Little Rock..
This year’s convention promises to be an engaging and proactive gathering, bringing together professional and aspiring musicians, singers, songwriters, pastors, music executives, media personnel, and ministry administrators. Participants will have the opportunity to attend music listening sessions, showcase their talents in front of record label executives, pitch their music to radio announcers and program directors, and explore the intersection between hip hop and church.
HisAir Christian Radio & Records Industry News TIMELINE – March 23, 2022
Jill Mikkelson has been promoted to PD at KDNW/Duluth (Life 97.3). She replaces Nate Grizzle who exited the station in December to travel with his wife Kate starting in 2022. Jill has been with KDNW since Aug 2019 and hosting mornings since Aug 2020.
Jill told HisAir today, “It has been an incredible privilege to be part of Northwestern media and I’m honored to take on the role as Program Director. I’m praying for God to give me the wisdom to help Life 97.3 grow and thrive across the Northland!”
Milestones:
Hannah Chitwood 5 years at WWIL/Wilmington
Carol Davis celebrates 25 years at WMIT/Asheville
Candice Grey 4 years at The JOY FM/Tampa
Bruce Douglas 29 years at Christian FM
Josh Singletary 25 years with Tribute Quartet
3/22
RadioU/Columbus 30 years
Taylor Hohulin 10 years at KNWI/Des Moines
Craig Thomas 13 years at WWIL/Wilmington
Jaquita Jenkins 5 years at Daywind Records
Prayer List:
Rodney Griffin (Greater Vision)
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