Industry News Bits Thu 12-23-21
Merry Christmas! HisAir!… THE HISAIR NEWSROOM REMAINS OPEN ALL THRU THE HOLIDAYS… SEND YOUR STATION/LABEL NEWS TO ted@hisair.net
Ken Burns joins Faith Radio Network/Tallahassee as Operations Director
Christmas came early for Olivet Nazarene University and Shine.FM/Chicago as the group has been granted a construction permit to build a new radio signal in Kokomo, IN.
Start Fundraising will start in January. Shine.FM GM Brian McIntyre says they two years to build out the new station.
Strong Tower Christian Media (WEEC/WFCJ/Dayton) VP of Development Cristy Kettering has exited. A search for her replacement is underway. The opening is listed HERE.
Dunham+Company reports a huge successes of three on-air fundraisers in Australia recently. Each capital city station set records for highest average gift, most dollars raised in the least amount of days, most dollars raised in an individual hour, and highest daily totals. All of this success took place during chaotic degrees of lockdown providing proof that God is moving through these ministries and guiding year-round, multi-channel strategies. Congratulations to the listeners of 89.9 TheLight in Melbourne, 96five in Brisbane, and Hope 103.2 in Sydney who responded generously in support their station!
Picture Dwayne Threflo & Laura Bennett from Hope 103.2 in Sydney
In New Zealand, Rhema Media’s Life FM, Rhema and Star national radio networks surpassed their overall fundraising targets in just a few short days during their November fundraisers. In the midst of actively evolving lockdown restrictions, listeners gave support to the stations that have been consistently encouraging them through these uncertain times. Dunham+Company would like to congratulate these talented teams for the impact they are making in the lives of listeners across Aotearoa, as evidenced by their enthusiastic generosity.
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