Industry News Bits THU 7-18-24

July 18, 2024

Fundraisers this week .. KTIG/Pequot Lakes .. WZFJ/Pequot Lakes, MN ..

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Nielsen JUNE 2024 PPM is complete. Go HERE for latest PPM ratings. Look for the July releases starting 8/5.

KTIS/Minneapolis PD Matt Deane is promoted to station manager, while Dave St John takes a new position as Sr. Director, Media Markets for Northwestern Media.

Full Story HERE.

Salem Radio Network VP/News & Talk Programming Tom Tradup was on the floor of Republican National Convention when word was bulletined to him that longtime conservative broadcaster Lou Dobbs had passed away Thursday.

Tradup (pictured with Dobbs) who co-wrote and produced SRN’s LOU DOBBS FINANCIAL REPORT features says, “I was shocked when President Trump announced Lou’s passing. I phoned Lou’s wife Debi, who told me that Lou very much wanted to be in Milwaukee for the RNC but that—in her words—he just ran out of time.”

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From July 19th to July 25th BlueRidgeGospel.com (WBRG-Digital Broadcasting) will let the spirit of Christmas ignite listener souls during the week dedicated to the joyful celebration of the Savior’s birth during its Midsummer Christmas in July Celebration. Listen HERE.

WBRG’s Larry Phillips says, “Throughout the days, the airwaves will be filled with the harmonious strains of Christmas carols, reminding us of the love, peace, and hope that radiates from the holiday season. Gather with friends and family to sing along to timeless Yuletide tunes, soaking up the warmth and goodwill that this music evokes. Summer provides a unique opportunity to experience the Christmas spirit in a different light. Embrace the contrast between the summer sunshine and the snowy landscapes of the Christmas season.”

First Dallas Media has finalized a $1.35 million purchase KRMX/Waco (92.9). The station will be transitioned to a non-commercial. First Dallas Media operates KCBI/Dallas (90.9) and KCBN/Hico, TX (107.7).

Slingshot Broadcasting has completed the donation of CCM WBWV/Beckley, WV (88.7) to New River Christian Ministries.

The deal for La Promesa Foundation to buy Spanish religious KHFX/Cleburne, TX (1140) from Siga Broadcasting has closed.

HisAir NEWS FLASHBACK – July 18, 2022 – Southern Gospel singer Janet Paschal will soon be inducted into The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame. Janet is a NC native and current resident of Burlington, North Carolina. Among the memorabilia that Janet is contributing to the museum, a performance dress and a key to the city of Reidsville. Janet will cut the ribbon for her new museum exhibit on induction day this fall.