
NewsChannel Jan/Feb/Mar '06 |
BITS:
We're headed to Nashville and GMA Week, check back to
HisAir.Net for tons of pictures .... Dale Christopher
is named APD at KKCM/Tulsa...
The Creation
Festival add Creation Southwest to it's 2007 Festival
line-up with the dates of June 7-9 at Willowwood ranch, Tx...
R&R Christian Summit dates will be November 9-11 in
Nashville... Salem's KLFE/Seattle adds Dr. Laura from noon to
3PM... (3/31)
Flicker
Records
announced it will be acquired by Provident Label Group. PLG
will also take over Flickers children's label, Big House Kids
and it's catalog. Flicker artists include T-Bone, Kids in the
Way, Pillar, Fireflight, Until June, Flatfoot 56, and
Eleventyseven.
Starting April 3, 2006
Flicker sales and catalog orders will be taken care of by
Provudent-Integrity Distribution and Sony Red.
(3/27)
Word
VP Promotions Derek Jones checks in with HisAir.Net "I
am pleased to announce that effective immediately
Mr. James Riley
has officially been promoted to DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
PROMOTION for the Word Label Group. James has been
serving the Radio Department faithfully for many years as Sr.
Manager of National Promotion. Please join me in
congratulating James on this well-deserved promotion!"
(3/24)
WONU/Chicago
introduces Ohio native Zach "Z-Bo" Bohannon as its
overnight host. Previous overnight host Matt Angell exit for
full-time church work in Portage, IN. (3/23)
The
GMA 2006 Radio Stations of the year have been announced. And
the winners are....Major Market KSBJ/Houston TX, Large Market
station is WPOZ/Orlando FL, Medium Market WMHK/Columbia SC,
and Small Market KLRC/Fayetteville AR, The station of the year
awards are presented to those Christian stations that meet the
highest standards of quality, and have the strongest impact in
their listening area. The categories include: community
involvement, ratings, airchecks, and industry leadership. Each
station will be acknowledged during the 37th annual GMA Music
Awards on April 5th in Nashville. (3/22)
Music
Thru The Night, Moody Broadcasting Network's (MBN)
overnight five hour nationally syndicated music program,
introduces veteran announcer Roger Basick as the new weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) host starting April 8, 2006. Mike
Kellogg, current daily host for over 20 years, will continue
the weekday hosting. (3/21)
Kevin
Hilley has been named PD and Morning Co-Host at KMFC/Centralia/Columbia/Jefferson
City, MO, (Joy 92FM). Kevin was formerly with Cumulus Radio
in Columbia/Jefferson City. Now part of "SonRise with Karen
& Kevin" Weekday mornings with co-host Karen Dye.
(3/20)
Gary
Mac has announced he will be leaving the PD/mornings post
at Crawford Broadcasting WPTR/Albany next week. Gary and his
wife Sarah will be moving back to his home state of Missouri
where he will be taking a position on the Republican State
Auditor’s campaign. Gary said on his departure "We are very
excited for the challenges and rewards that this move and
career will bring. At the same time, we are sad to leave our
friends here in Upstate New York, and the powerhouse we have
built at Pulse 96.7". Afternoon host Peter Kaye will be taking
over the morning show, as well as the PD duties for WPTR and
WDCD effective April 1st. (3/17)
KZZQ/Des
Moines welcomes Jennifer Wagoner Assistant
PD/Promotions Director. She will also join PD Mike Schlote (SchloMan)
on "Mike at the Mic in the Morning,". Previously Jennifer was
with WBGL/Champaign. Schlote says, "I am excited to have a
co-host. I always felt a little stupid laughing by myself."
(3/16)
BITS:
WJLZ/Virginia Beach brings in
Jeremiah St. James
for PM drive... Look for WCIC/Peoria PD
Grayson Long
to head to Integrity Music as Director of National
Promotions starting April 1...
KTSY/Boise
is one of the finalists for the Crystal Award from the
NAB...
Marcus Brown
has been chosen as PD for Salem's WIND/Chicago coming from
WLS/Chicago... CMTA names WORD Distribution President
Mark Funderburg
as it's new Chairman of the Board. (3/14)
Darren
Ryder has been named GM of Salem's Orlando cluster
including News Talk 660 WORL-AM, and Christian Teaching and
Talk 950 WTLN-AM and 1520 WHIM-AM. Ryder has more than 15
years of experience managing television sales, marketing,
operations, personnel and production. His most recent
experience was with Time Warner Cable, Waco, Texas, as Local
Advertising Sales Manager. He also spent five years as GM of
WLFT TV and WQCK/Baton Rouge.
In addition Salem
names Tony Calatayud GM at their News Talk 1360 WKAT/Miami.
Calatayud has been operations manager for News Talk Radio 1360
WKAT since last year and takes on the general manager role
this month
And long-time
Colorado Springs media executive Henry Tippie has been
named general manager of Salem's Colorado Springs radio
stations. The cluster includes Q102.7 FM KBIQ, Life Changing
Radio 100.7 FM KGFT and News Talk 1460 AM KZNT. Tippie joins
Salem from KKCS FM in Colorado Springs where he was as general
manager. (3/13)
Longtime Christian
station WBYN/Boyertown, PA has changed format to Classic Hits
as "Frank 107.5". (3/13)
Salem
Communications today announced results for the three month
and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2005. Commenting
on the company's results, Edward G. Atsinger III, president
and CEO, said, "The fourth quarter was a challenging quarter
for the radio broadcast industry, including Salem. While the
radio industry experienced a 3% decline in revenue for the
quarter, we posted same station revenue growth of 1% and same
station operating income growth of 3%. Our results reflect the
absence of almost $1.0 million of political revenue in the
fourth quarter of 2005 that we had in the fourth quarter of
2004. Positives for the quarter include the performance of our
News Talk stations, which posted 16% same station revenue
growth, and our consistent local and national block
programming business, which grew revenue by 8% over last year
on a same station basis."
Atsinger
continued, "The challenging environment for radio at the end
of 2005 has continued into the first quarter of 2006 and is
reflected in our first quarter guidance; looking further into
2006 and longer term, we are optimistic. Nearly half of our
radio stations are in a start-up or early development stage
and we are focused on developing these stations to maturity.
We successfully finished our national block programming
renewal process with a 5% increase in programming rates.
Additionally, we continue to build and solidify our position
as the leader in Christian content on the Internet."
(3/8)
Salem
Communications today named Tom Holiday general manager
of their Sacramento radio stations. The Sacramento cluster
includes News Talk KTKZ-105.5 FM and 1380 AM, KKFS 103.9-FM
The Fish(R), and KFIA-710 AM. Michael Reichert, who served as
the cluster's interim general manager, becomes Regional
Manager of Salem radio stations in San Diego, San Francisco
and Seattle. Jon Horton, vice president of operations,
remarked, "We are pleased to welcome Tom Holiday to Salem. His
expertise and breadth of experience will further strengthen
Sacramento's impact for listeners and advertisers." Holiday
joins Salem from The Media Audit, a 34-year-old company
specializing in data and consulting where he has been
southeast territory manager since April, 2003. Before that,
Holiday served as GM for WNNX/Atlanta.
Previously, he
worked with Cox Radio Tulsa, Okla., which included stations
KWEN-FM, KJSR-FM and KRTQ FM, where he eventually was named
VP/GM of KJSR/KRTQ. Holiday also has served in various sales
and management positions for Astor Broadcasting, Sconnix
Broadcasting and GCC Communications. (3/7)
Moody
Broadcasting Network's (MBN) New Day Florida morning show
heard on WKES/ WSOR/ WKZM and WHGN in Central and Southwest
Florida welcomes Mike Daniele as co-host with Kate
Bruington. Daniele, is a Moody Bible Institute alumnus, and
has worked for MBN for six years. (3/6)
The
Weekend Top 25 Countdown and The Weekend 22 pick up
more affiliates and cross the 200 market threshold! With the
recent addition of over a dozen new affiliates, The Weekend
Top 25 Countdown and The Weekend 22 are now airing in over 200
markets across the country. Ken Farley, Owner/President of
AmpedCreative says “It’s been exciting to see more stations
around the country adding The Weekend Top 25 Countdown and The
Weekend 22 to their programming schedule. We consider it an
honor that they would entrust us with some of their valuable
air-time every week, and we don’t take that lightly. It’s our
goal to provide quality programming that’s compliments what
local Christian radio stations are already doing across the
country.”
The Weekend Top 25 Countdown is hosted by
award-winning morning show personality Scott Smith (WPOZ/Orlando)
and is based on Radio & Record’s AC Monitored charts. The
Weekend 22 is hosted by CHR veteran Jeremy Gonzalez (aka
Jgonzo) and is based on Radio & Record’s CHR charts. (3/6)
BITS:
Gospel
WRMLPageland
S.C. is sold by Robert Broadcasting to Norsan Consulting and
Management for $975.000...
Micele Nipp
is leaving the CMTA for a new position at Every Nation
Ministries...
Rebecca St.
James will be this years musical ambassador and
spokesperson for the 2006 National Day of Prayer held on May
4th. (3/6)
Here
are the finalists for Station of the Year Award fron
the GMA. Winners to be announced during GMA week in
Nashville.........and the stations are.........
Major Market:
KLTY / Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, KSBJ / Houston-Galveston, TX,
WFSH / Atlanta, GA... Large Market: KXOJ / Tulsa, OK, WPOZ /
Orlando, FL, WRCM / Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC...
Medium Market: KBIQ /
Colorado Springs, CO,
KTSY / Boise,
ID, WMHK / Columbia, SC... Small Market: KJIL / Dodge City,
KS, KLRC / Fayetteville, AR, KSWP / Lufkin-Nacogdoches, TX
Winners will be announced two weeks prior to GMA and will
receive their awards during GMA week. (3/3)
Movement:
HisAir.Net net hears that WBGB/Jacksonville station vet
Gary Walsh
is leaving to join Clear Channels new CCM KPEZ/Austin in
morning drive...
Matt Hubbell has
left nights at AIR1 and is available, contact Matt at
matter282@yahoo.com.. There's quite a few choice
openings right now at Christian radio check the HisAir.Net
jobs
page for details. (2/27)
AmpedCreative
and The Vibe Radio Network announce the formation
of a marketing and promotions partnership. “We
believe our partnership will allow The Vibe Radio Network to
further solidify itself as a serious contender in the world of
quality syndicated programming.” Says Ken Farley,
Owner/President of AmpedCreative.
“In my mind, the show is already a huge success, yet has the
potential to be heard on a lot more outlets across the
country. We’re looking forward to seeing what develops out of
this partnership.”
“I
am super excited to join up with AmpedCreative!” said Chris Chicago, host of The Vibe Radio
Network.
“With great shows like
Weekend 22 and The Z Rock Radio Revolution, the Vibe adds some
nice flavor to their already strong arsenal! Look for a
stellar '06 for that "Little Show That Could" The Vibe Radio
Network!” (2/27)
BRIEFS:
WAY FM Media Group COO
Lloyd Parker
has been given the Scott Campbell Award for
outstanding
contributions to the growth of Christian Music Radio,
meanwhile KSBJ/Houston gets the Rob Gregory Award...
WMBI/Chicago GM Wayne Pederson is upped to VP at Moody
(MBN)... Joey Krol joins WVNI/Bloomington, IN for
Morning Drive... KATZ/St Louis has been re-imaged by
Clear Channel as The New 1600, Hallelujah AM"... Salem
has acquired Crossdaily.com for 2.3mil. (2/22)
Positive
Alternative Radio has purchased the former CSN Virginia
and will expand its coverage of WPER/Wash DC (89.9) from
Richmond to Winchester. In addition to 90.5 in Fredericksburg,
six translators covering key Virginia locations will carry the
format of contemporary Christian music. Flint Hill 96.5,
Alexandria 97.7, and Leesburg 93.5 and signing on in the very
near future are Front Royal 88.1, Winchester 106.3, and
Stanardsville 88.1. In addition the reach of WPER for Virginia
will also be aided by a new antenna and tower project for
scheduled to be completed by March 1. Also as part of the
purchase of 90.5 WJYJ, Positive Alternative Radio acquired WPVA
90.1 in Charlottesville, bringing Christian music to that area
through WPER’s sister station, Spirit FM. (2/21)
At the National Religious Broadcasters annual
convention in Dallas Salem's Christian Teaching and Talk
station, WFIL/Philadelphia won the award for Radio Station of
the Year in the Talk category . Meanwhile SRN News, Salem's
national radio news network was awarded Best Radio News
Format. Russ Whitnah, vice president and general manager of
WFIL (AM 560) accepted the award on behalf of WFIL-AM 560. Tom
Tradup, vice president, news and talk programming of SRN
accepted the award on behalf of SRN News, which is
headquartered in Washington D.C.
Joe D. Davis,
executive vice president and chief operating officer of Salem
noted, "The NRB awards recognize the professionalism and
dedication of our colleagues at WFIL and SRN who are working
diligently to deliver excellence everyday. Their passion is
matched by our longtime ministry partners who create
programming that reaches people with solid Biblical teaching
and the message of hope. (2/21)
Congratulations
to WMIT /Asheville, NC (106.9 The Light) PD Carol Davis
and staff for being awarded the 2006 Media Award for
Radio Station of the Year in the music format category by The
National Religious Broadcasters. have named as the
winner of The award is scheduled to presented at the
NRB's 63rd annual Convention in Dallas this weekend.
(2/16)
EMF
does a little station swap in Louisiana with NWLA Broadcasting
as they pick up KYLA/Shreveport in exchange for KWDF/Alexandria.
In the deal with
NWLA Broadcasting, EMF is also paying NWLA $2.85 million in
order to obtain the KYLA, in addition to other agreements. (2/16)
KWOF/
Cedar Rapids (89.1 The Spirit) has hired Jack Davis as
Program Director and AM host. Davis was most recently the AM
host at Adonai Broadcasting’s KCXR/ Tulsa (The Kross) and has
worked at a number of mainstream and Christian stations,
including KSBJ/ Houston and KOBC/ Joplin.
”Needless to say, we are excited to welcome an outstanding
talent like Jack to our team,” said The Spirit’s station
manager, Michael James. “At the same time, we want to
recognize the contributions of Mike Kapler, KWOF’s first PD.
It is my belief the years of service Mike gave selflessly to
The Spirit has laid the foundation for the growth we
anticipate under Jack’s leadership and vision for the future.”
Davis added, “The Christian
CHR format is poised for growth. It is our plan to have the
station strategically positioned in the market to capture the
attention of Cedar Rapids’ echo boom generation as they
develop their personal station loyalties.” (2/16)
RadioU,
announced today that its programming will be made available at
no cost to broadcasters interested in adopting the format for
their FM stations or HD Radio™ multicast channels. The RadioU
network’s programming is geared toward a “huge, untapped
audience of music lovers in their twenties and younger that
much of radio seems to have lost the ability to reach,” says
the network’s vice president, Michael Buckingham. “RadioU was
created on a single FM station in Columbus, Ohio nearly ten
years ago to be a format that actively embraces these bands
that radio seems to ignore,” he says. “Now, with HD-ready
digital satellite delivery, we want to give these bands a
voice to be heard on FM stations or their new HD multicast
channels all across the nation. Maybe at the same time, we can
help radio to reclaim some of its appeal among younger
audiences becoming distracted by shiny objects like their
iPods, MySpace, and satellite radio.”
Programming is available for both commercial and
commercial-free outlets.
More information
about RadioU and its programming options for radio stations
(including HD Radio multicast and Website “side channels”) is
available at
network.radiou.com
and by contacting Michael Buckingham directly at 614-839-7137
or via e-mail to
michael@radiou.com.
(2/15)
TRANSACTIONS:
Airwaves for
Jesus, headed by President/Treasurer Art Ramos sells WBIY-FM/La
Belle, FL (88.3 MHz/3kw at 161 feet) for $900,000 to Oscar
Aguero Ministry, headed by President Oscar Aguero...
University of Massachusetts, headed by General Manager
Patricia Monteith sells WSMU-FM/North Dartmouth (New
Bedford, MA) (89.3 MHz 10kw at 305 feet) for $725,000 to
Educational Media Foundation, headed by President Richard
Jenkins. Deal brokered by Public Radio Capital... Horizon
Christian Fellowship (San Diego), headed by President Michael
MacIntosh picks a the CP for KHFD/Hereford, TX (88.7
MHz 28kw at 230 feet) from Radio Assist Ministry, headed by
President Clark Parrish for $150,000. Entertainment
Media Trust, headed by Trustee Dennis Watkins buys WDID-AM/Highland,
Il (St. Louis) (1510 kHz/1kw) from New
Life Evangelistic Center, headed by President Larry Rice ...
and WLNL-AM/Horseheads, NY (Elmira-Corning) (1000
kHz/5kw) is sold to Trinity Media, headed by Member
James Pierce, for an undisclosed amount by Lighthouse Media,
headed by President James Pierce. (2/14)
SHORTS: EMF is
purchasing
KOKF/Oklahoma City
for $4mil... Neal Fishers internet only
"Faith Rock Radio"
has entered into an agreement with Mobile Broadcast Network to
provide wireless audio streaming of the station...
KJTH/Ponca City
"89.7
The House" and sister station
KLVV "Praise
88.7" PD Tony Weir was the recipient of Community Service
Awards
from the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters for the fourth
year in a row...
Top 40
WHTS/Rock Island, Il
is purchased by EMF and switched to K-LOVE programming.
(2/9)
Salem
has named Craig Edwards PD for KRLA and KTIE/Los
Angeles, effective March 6, 2006. Salem Los Angeles GM Terry
Fahy said "We are extremely pleased to have Craig Edwards join
our growing News-Talk operation, Craig brings a wealth of
News, Talk and Traffic programming experience that will
greatly enhance our competitive positions in both Los Angeles
and Inland Empire talk radio."
Edwards recently
served as vice president, regional director of operations for
Metro Networks/Westwood One and previously as director of
operations, Los Angeles and as news bureau chief, Los Angeles.
In addition to stops at WTAM/Cleveland, WGR/Buffalo, and KHOW/Denver.
(2/8)
Moody
Broadcasting Network (MBN), announces that Elsa Mazon
will be the new Executive Producer of Prime Time America (PTA)
a national, daily news and information program. Mazon, a MBI
veteran of 12 years, was most recently a brand manager for
Revive Our Hearts and Nancy Leigh DeMoss at Moody Publishers.
(2/7)
Salem
Communications Corporation today announced that Stephen D.
Miller has been named GM of the company's Hawaii cluster,
including stations KAIM AM-FM, KHNR-FM, KGMZ-FM, KHUI-FM, KGU,
and KHCM. Joe D. Davis, EVP and Chief Operating Officer of
Salem Communications said, "Hawaii is a robust market and
Steve Miller is an exceptionally qualified manager. His
specific experience in Hawaii and elsewhere provides a unique
fit that will help us to build both ratings and revenues in
all of our formats. We expect to see continued progress with
each of our stations in the Hawaii cluster."
Miller is a
30-year radio veteran who has owned and operated his own
stations and who has overseen stations in multiple markets,
including Hawaii. He put together the first super-duopoly of
seven stations in Hawaii in 1987 while serving as an executive
of Patterson Broadcasting. Most recently he was market manager
for Fisher Communications Regional Radio Group in Washington.
Commenting on
his appointment Miller said, "I am thrilled and feel truly
blessed to be joining a great group of people and a tremendous
organization at Salem. I am excited at the prospect of
returning to Honolulu and rejoining the ranks of a very
professional and competitive broadcast community."
(2/7)
STUFF:
Jim Miller's
"Positive Family News" signs on Oldies 700 WGZS/Dothan,
AL. as his latest MP3 delivered news client...
WCVO/Columbus
reports big female 25-54 numbers airning
"Sharing Life
Together with Martha Hadley" weeknights...
Rocketown has launched new
RKT Records...
Condolences to Salem Radio Network production director bob
Belt who lost his wife Laura... 100kw
KVNE/Tyler
is back on the air at reduced power after the tower they
broadcast on collapsed... (2/7)
PM Driver
Randy Haze
has left "WAY FM" WAYF/West Palm Beach and is available.
Contact Randy at
ranyhaze@gmail.com.
(2/1)
GMA Nominations were
announced today. Click
here to get the complete
list. (2/1)
Former KFIS/Portland Morning Personality
Roger Manning
has decided not to take over mornings at new secular AC KBED/Shreveport
"Mix 97-3". Instead Roger is looking and available for another
opportunity in Christian radio. Reach out to Roger at
roger@rogermanning.com.
(1/31)
Salem
Moves: KPDQ/Portland
moves up the dial from 93.7 to 93.9 while KTRO/Portland flips
from AC to Salem Talk...
WHKW/Cleveland
"AM 1220 The Word" announced that it added two of its most
popular radio programs to the afternoon drive line-up. Focus
on the Family with Dr. James Dobson airs at 5:00 p.m. and
Truth for Life with Alistair Begg airs at 5:30 p.m... And the
company completed the acquisition of WTLN/Orlando (950 AM) and
WHIM/Orlando (1520 AM) from Alton Rainbow Corporation and TM2,
Inc. Salem announced that it would acquire the stations in
October, 2005 (1/30)
HisAir.Net reminds
you to take advantage of early registration for GMA Week in
Nashville April 1-5. One deadline for early discounts is Feb
6th. Go
here
to get more info. (1/30)
Former WPSM/Ft Walton
Beach PD
Dale
Riddick assumes the morning show and music director duties at
WEGS in Pensacola, FL starting on Monday January 30th.
(1/27)
CVCO,
Inc, operators of WCVO/Columbus "104.9 the River" , WVXG/Mt
Gilead, OH "95.1 the River" and WCVZ/Zanesville "92.7 JOYFM",
announced Monday that Todd Stach has been named
Promotions Director for their three central Ohio radio
stations. Stach brings over 15 years of radio experience and
joins the company from WFHM/Cleveland.
In addition, he has also served as Station Manager at
WAY-FM/Fort Myers GM at WVMC/Mansfield, and as PD WNLT/Cincinnati. “We
are excited to have Todd on board,” said CVCO, VP of
Operations Matt Hahn. “He brings experience, knowledge and an
enthusiasm that will be a welcomed addition to our
organization.”
(1/25)
Salem
Communications Corporation announced today that Salem VP
Ken Gaines has been named to the post of vice president,
church relations. He joins Ron Walters, VP, national
programming and ministry relations in supporting Salem's
foundational radio format, Teaching and Talk. In this role,
Gaines will use his experience in radio management to help
local Salem stations strengthen their partnership with local
churches and help identify new local programming opportunities
in Salem markets throughout the U.S. Walters noted that Gaines
is unusually qualified for this new position. "With few
exceptions, there is no one better qualified than Ken to work
with our radio stations and with local churches. He
understands that a city is won to the message of hope in
Christ through the local church. Our radio stations serve to
amplify this voice. Ken will look for new opportunities to
strengthen these relationships and to discover new local
Teaching and Talk programming nationwide. His tenure with
Salem and his relationships with ministry clients make him an
excellent fit for this position."
Gaines has
spent more than four decades in the radio industry, most
recently as VP of Operations overseeing the San Francisco,
Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Minneapolis, Minn.
markets. Prior to that, Gaines was GM at formerly-owned WYLL/Chicago
and at KKLA/Los Angeles. Before joining the Salem team 15
years ago, Gaines spent 30 years in general market radio as
executive vice president for Commonwealth Communications,
Harrisburg, Penn.; as executive vice president for Broadstreet
Communications in four U.S. markets; and was vice president
and general manager at Metromedia in San Francisco and in
Cleveland.
(1/25)
STUFF:
EMF is purchasing WVKB/Port Matilda-State College, PA and WLKJ/Portage-Johnstown,
PA from 2510 Licenses for 2.3 mil... Divcon Associates is
selling KAGC/Bryan, TX to Bryan Broadcasting for $728,000...
KTIS/Minneapolis will be one of the first Christian stations
to take advantage of HD and multicast it's signal into three
formats beginning this spring. (1/25)
Christian
Hit Radio Satellite Network (CHRSN) General Manager Faron Dice
has announced a Total Axxess affiliate agreement with
The Refuge Radio Network, based in Duluth, Minnesota. Refuge
Media Group has outlets in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota,
Wisconsin and Michigan.
In
considering adding Total Axxess to the Refuge line-up, Brett
Gibson, Chief Executive Offer of The Refuge Media Group
stated, “I felt our nights were lacking energy and the
critical element of listener interaction it needed to keep and
attract our audience due to being automated. I explored the
idea of hiring a live nighttime personality but, after hearing
Total Axxess for the very first time on other affiliates, I
was convinced I wouldn't be able to hire someone with the kind
of energy and personality that Jayar has for the very
reasonable cost that CHRSN charges and delivers.”
WAY-FM Chief Operating Officer
Lloyd Parker stated, “We’re
excited to have Refuge Radio airing Total Axxess. In the last
12 months, Total Axxess has grown into a very significant part
of WAY-FM’s programming. With daily visits by Christian
artists, the show is always topical, exciting, and
spontaneous. Listeners love this show!”
With the addition of the Refuge
affiliates, WAY-FM now broadcasts on a total of 96 outlets. Total Axxess airs weekdays from
7PM – Midnight (Eastern). (1/24)
MOVEMENT:
Former KFIS/Portland Morning Personality
Roger Manning
takes
on Mornings at new Secular AC KBED/Shreveport "Mix 97-3"...
KPEZ/Austin
is now airing John Tesh evenings Sunday thru
Friday... Jim Millers
"Positive Family News"
adds new
affiliate KMOC/Wichita Falls, TX... (1/18)
BITS:
Josh Booth
is promoted to MD at WFHM/Cleveland "The Fish" replacing
Todd Stach who left the station last Friday 1/13/06...
GMA
Music Awards nominations will be announced on Feb1st in
Nashville, the deadlline to vote is January 20th... The
Christian Listening Network
purchases WGQR and WBLA/Elizabethtown, N.C.... (1/13)
Cox
Christian AC KKCM/Tulsa "The New Spirit 102.3" announces that
Rebecca Bennett will be joining Chris Kelly for
mornings. Rebecca joins KKCM from sister station KRAV. Rebecca
also worked as a television reporter for KJRH in Tulsa. Cox
Tulsa OM Steve Hunter says "The goal of the morning show is to
"Get the music in as many ears as possible" to be informative
and have some fun." (1/9)
WSCF/Vero
Beach, FL. announces a new addition to the “Good Guys” morning
show. Dave Hunter has been selected to replace longtime
personality Bart Mazzarella, who recently retired from the AM
show after 14 years. Dave joins the station from Waitt Radio
Networks where he was program director and syndicated morning
show host for the Hot AC format. Dave also served as program
director and developer for the “Bob” format being syndicated
by Waitt. Dave’s career has included a number of mainstream
CHR stations, including Denver’s KS-104 and Y-108. Before
working for Waitt, Dave was a syndicated personality and
programmer for Jones Radio Networks. “After an extensive
nationwide search, we feel we have located someone who is not
only a top-notch talent, but has the heart and vision for the
Kingdom that we look for at Christian FM,” said Christian FM’s
General Manager Jon Hamilton. Dave will join current co-host
Bruce Douglas beginning January 16. (1/6)
A new syndicated weekly
Christian radio talk show is being offered to stations. The
show hosted by Kirk Cameron, Ray Comfort, and former KKMS/Minneapolis
personality Todd Friel is called "Way
of the Master Radio" and launched January 2nd on
station in the U.S., Canada, and on Sirius Satellite Radio.
(1/6)
Christian
Family Radio WGNV/Central Wisconsin welcomes Ross Grimes
as the host of “The Going Home Show”, airing weekdays
from 3:00-6:00pm. Ross comes to WGNV via WQFL/WGSL/Rockford,
Illinois where he served as an on-air personality and in
marketing. (1/4)
KXOJ/Tulsa
debuts a new morning show called Craig & Company
Thursday morning, January 5th with veteran Craig West at the
helm of the show. Joining Craig is former KVOO/Tulsa morning
host Heather Miles, and former Steve & D.C. Radio Network news
man Sean Copeland. Heather Miles spent several years on the
KVOO top-rated morning show before leaving to start a family.
She returns to the airwaves for the first time in nearly two
years. Sean Copeland moves in from St. Louis, where he was a
cast member on the nationally syndicated morning show Steve &
D.C., heard on over two dozen radio outlets across the
country. Craig West has been with Adonai Radio Group for the
past 11 years, hosting the KXOJ morning show for the past 5.
(1/4)
BITS:
Beau Richards is now voice-tracking mornings for new CCM
station KPEZ/Austin (102.3 The River) . Richards is PD for
Clear Channel in Fargo, N.D...
Integrity Music
Group announced it has signed an exclusive marketing and
distribution agreement with Chelsea Road Productions...
Louisville Gospel stations WLOU AM and WLLV AM have been sold
to Davidson Media for 2.65mil. (1/3)
Salem's
KKMS/Minneapolis "AM980 Christian Talk Radio" announces
a new afternoon talk show beginning Tuesday January 3rd.
“KKMS Live!” is hosted by Minnesota natives Jeff Shell and Lee
Michaels. The new show airs daily, Monday-Friday, from 3:00
p.m. – 6:00 p.m. “KKMS Live!” will be an interactive local
talk program covering a wide range of local topics and issues
mixed in with national news, politics, and family-centered
themes that service the Christian community in the Twin
Cities. (1/3)
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