WVNE Worcester
welcomes Dave Rhenow to it's announcing staff. Also May 28th
marks the 12 year anniversary at the station for WVNE
Station Manager
Steve Tuzeneu. (4/28)
KKMS/WWTC Minneapolis
OM/PD David Christian exits the Salem owned stations. (4/25)
AllAccess
reports: Salem Communications will write off about $1.3
million for first quarter 2003 due to the rejection by the
San Diego County Board Of Supervisors of its request to move
the towers of Talk KCBQ AM /San Diego to the Lakeside area.
The station's current Santee tower site has been sold for
the construction of a home improvement center and the
station says it will need to find a new site by September or
be forced off the air. Salem also owns Religion KPRZ AM in
the market. (4/24)
WCVK Bowling Green
celebrates 17 years in the format! (4/23)
Music News
from CMCentral.com:
Stellar Awards to air live for first
time ever...Rebecca
St. James salutes American troops with new radio single...P.O.D.'s
new song #1 most added on rock & alternative radio
(4/22)
Greg
Long injured in motorcycle accident.
Go to
CMCentral for details. (4/22)
KFSH
"95.9 THE FISH" Los Angeles midday personality Michelle has
left the station. (4/22)
Salem
Communications’ Contemporary Christian music format has
received this year’s Gospel Music Association’s Impact
Award.
The honor is presented to the non-artist individual or
organization making the most significant contribution to the
gospel music industry. GMA President John W. Styll said, “We
congratulate The Fish and are proud of the contributions
this new format has made and will continue to make towards
furthering our shared goal of increasing the impact of
Christian and gospel music.”
The Fish’s
National PD Chuck Finney commented, “We’re humbled and
honored by the GMA's recognition of Fish music stations and
their impact over the past three years. It's exciting for
those of us involved with the Fish stations on a day-to-day
basis to have the opportunity to bring this uplifting,
positive music to so much of America.”
Salem
launched the first Fish station three years ago in Los
Angeles. Past winners include Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Jars
Of Clay, Dan Harrell & Michael Blanton, SoundScan and NARM.
(4/22)
The PDA 2003 AC Radio
Seminar will be held September 5-7 in Atlanta at the Ravinia
Crowne Plaza Hotel. More details are forthcoming from Brad
Burkhart Christian Media. They can be contacted at
ACSeminar@ChristianMedia.net.
(4/21)
Music News
from CMCentral.com:
Switchfoot to make tv premier on Late
Late Show...Allen
Asbury song generates response on both Christian and
mainstream radio...Evanescence
ignites controversy with new interview; Wind-Up Records
issues recall of product. (4/17)
WAYH
(WAY FM) in Huntsville is on the air today serving North
Alabama. PD Tim Sinclair says nearly 3,000 people took part
in the festivities. Tim hosts the morning show locally then
it carries the WAY FM Network programming. Drop a line to
Tim at Tim@wayfm.com.
(4/15)
Distributor,
Diamante-Butterfly Distribution is now known as Butterfly
Internatiuonal Distribution. The name change includes the
Dan Huisinga becoming the new VP/Major Accounts, and Jim
Clark, the VP/Independent Accounts. (4/15)
WMHK morning guy
Rusty Rabon is leaving the station at the end of the month.
He'll be heading into ministry as a pastor soon. See
the "Jobs" page if interested in filling the opening at
WMHK. (4/14)
Music News
from CMCentral.com:
Gospel Music Week 2003 recap...Plus
One signs with Inpop Records...Worship
band Everyone debuts at GMA...Jars
of Clay & Caedmon's Call conclude spring tour...(4/11)
Talent Movement:
Music Director Midday Personality Jenifer Page adds APD
duties at WQCK Baton Rouge.
...WAYF West Palm Beach
Promotion Director Andrea Kleid makes a move to WJIS
Sarasota in the same capacity.
...WAYK Kalamazoo PD Brian
Nelson jumps over to WJQK Grand Rapids as their APD/MD and
morning personality.
...At KAEZ Amarillo Julie
Christie takes PM Drive from middays at the station as
part-timer Sean Freeman moves into middays.
(4/10)
Several
changes within the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) will
take place over the next several months.
Among the changes, WFCM AM & FM-Nashville will
simulcast WMBW-Chattanooga, TN; WSOR-Ft. Myers will
simulcast WKES-St. Petersburg; and WIWC-Kokomo, IN/WHPL-West
Lafayette, IN will simulcast WGNR-Indianapolis. “The
broadcasting division realignment decisions are a part of a
second and final stage of our initiative to keep MBI on a
solid footing as we move into the future,” said MBI
President Dr. Stowell. “The first phase of MBI ministry
changes were announced in February, including the news that
MOODY magazine will cease print publication after the
July/August issue.” (4/6)
Station
Movement: WJLF Gainsville
is now airing music 24 hours a day. AND the Christian Hit
Radio Satellite Network (CHRSN) has added a new affiliate in
Westerly, RI. WBLQ (88.1 FM) began airing CHRSN on April 1st
becoming the first Christian music FM station in Rhode
Island. (4/4)
Matt Baldridge is the
new PD at WAEF and WBJY, AFR's stations in Ashburn,GA. Matt
was previously with KSPW Springfield and KXOJ Tulsa. (4/4)
Don't be LATE for
church Sunday morning!
…remember to move your
clocks forward one hour SUNDAY morning at 2am. Spring
forward, Fall back. (4/4)
Salem
Communications has announced the appointments of Errol
Dengler and T.J. Malievsky to Regional Vice Presidents of
Operations according to Executive Vice President of Radio,
Joe D. Davis. Dengler, who is General Manager of Salem Media
of Cleveland, will assume direct operational oversight of
the Ohio and Pennsylvania U.S. radio markets.Malievsky, who
is General Manager of Salem of Hawaii, will assume direct
operational oversight of the Honolulu, Hawaii, Sacramento
and San Diego, California U.S. radio markets. Joe D. Davis
congratulated Dengler & Malievsky by saying: "These men are
both leaders who have demonstrated their abilities in
previous jobs, in their local markets, and beyond. They
bring a fresh energy and depth of perspective that will be
welcome. They are capable of the kind of leadership that
will take the stations they oversee to new levels of
performance." Dengler will remain in Cleveland, Ohio where
he resides with his wife Grete and their two children, Jason
and Kristen. Malievsky will remain in Honolulu, Hawaii with
his wife Cecilia and son Nick. (4/2)
Steve
Young has been named Station Manager for the newest WAY-FM
station, 88.1 WAYT-FM in Tallahassee, Florida scheduled to
launch on-the-air Summer 2003.
WAY-FM’s Chief Operating Officer Dusty Rhodes says “Steve
Young has the character and integrity, the competency for
station management, and the chemistry to fit right into the
team at WAY-FM!." Young has over 16 years of Christian radio
experience, having served as Station Manager for WBGL-FM in
Champaign, Illinois and most recently at WCFL-FM in Morris,
Illinois near Chicago. As Young stated, “This is a
wonderful opportunity to actually launch a brand new radio
station that didn’t exist before, and serve in a vital
ministry in Tallahassee with WAY-FM.” (4/2)
Dave Arthur has been
bumped up to PD at The Fish KFIS Portland. Previous PD Andy
west will concentrate on sister stations KPDQ AM&FM. (4/1)
From AllAccess:
Salem Communications gave its
executives some healthy raises for 2002, according to Inside
Radio. CEO Ed Atsinger got a bump from 2001's $513,750 to
$700,000, although his total take shrank due to a 2001
signing bonus of $300,000. Chairman Stuart Epperson went
from $513,750 to $600,000, and Radio Pres. Joe Davis got a
bigger salary -- $251,000. to $285,000 --- but a smaller
bonus, from $40,000 to $32,000. CFO David Evans and Sr. VP
Robert Adair also received raises for the year, which saw
the company's revenues rise. (4/1)
