A new company
designed to provide research to Christian radio
and other segments of the Christian music industry has been
launched by Ken Farley. The company named Hit Music Research
is initially placing an emphasis on online music research
for radio stations, giving them the ability to collect and
tabulate data from listeners that volunteer to participate
in surveys.
With
Hit Music Research, radio stations are able to conduct
weekly or bi-weekly surveys with their listeners, gather
statistical and perceptual research, all within an online
environment. Another service going online soon will be music
research for record labels interested in testing music from
upcoming and current projects. Visit the website at
www.hitmusicresearch.com or contact Ken at
Ken@HitMusicResearch.com or call (615) 791-9813. Ken is
a former PD at KOKF Oklahoma City and Director of Promotions
at Forefront Records in Nashville. (3/29)
Changes at Provident
Music Group as the distributor will now be overseen by RLG
Chairman Joe Galante, and operate under RCA Label
Group-Nashville. Former President/CEO of Reunion Records
Terry Hemmings becomes the new President/CEO Provident Music
Group. (3/27)
GMA
announces the 34th Annual Dove Award performers.
The performers
include Amy Grant and Vince Gill, Yolanda Adams, Donnie
McClurkin, Sixpence None the Richer, and Blind Boys of
Alabama. Audio Adrenaline, The Crabb Family, Mark Schultz,
Bebo Norman, Nichole Nordeman, Joy Williams, and The Katinas
are also scheduled to perform. All six New Artist nominees
Big Daddy Weave, The Rock 'N’ Roll Worship Circus, Daily
Planet, Souljahz, Paul Colman Trio, and Jeff Deyo are lined
up for the show. Winans is also slated to perform. Michael
W. Smith will be joined by Point of Grace, Michael Tait,
Anointed, Avalon, and others to perform a tribute to Smith’s
signature song “Friends” which celebrates its 20th
Anniversary in 2003. The song is also a bonus track on the
just released Dove Hits 2003. The Gospel Music
Association (GMA) today announced the performers for the
34th Annual Dove Awards, which will be hosted by CeCe Winans
and Steven Curtis Chapman on Thursday, April 10 in
Nashville, TN. (3/25)
New K-Love stations
include WKVH 91.9 Monticello FL and KYBN 90.5 Bend OR has
changed calls to KVLB and signed on with K-Love as well.
(3/25)
Talent Movement:
WCVO Columbus PD Scott
Saunders has left the station. WCVO OM Tate will take over
many responsibilities while MD Mike Russell is now the APD.
Brian Jones, technical
producer of Kevin McCullough's WYLL-AM (1160) afternoon talk
show, moved up to operations manager of the Salem
Communications Christian talk station.
WMBI Chicago welcomes
Collin Lambert as the new Director of Promotions and
Marketing. Lambert has 20 years of broadcasting experience
at several Texas stations including KIXL-AM and KNLE-FM.
(3/20)
Music News
from CMCentral.com:
Allen Asbury song chosen as theme song
for National Day of Prayer...City
On A Hill #4 coming this fall...Natalie
Grant debuts on mainstream radio charts in Top 30Point
of Grace to celebrate 24 #1 singles with 2-disc collection,
24 (3/20)
2003 GMA Radio
Station Of The Year winners were announced today.
Major Market:
KSBJ/Houston...Large Market: WAYM/Nashville...Medium Market:
WCQR/Johnson City...Small Market: WBGL/Champaign.
Winners will be recognized
at the Dove Awards April 10 in Nashville. (3/18)
With
the impending sale of Love 98 WXIR Indianapolis / Plainfield
to Disney, WJCF 88.1 FM Morristown (Shelby County) has
applied for translators to service the Indianapolis area.
WJCF has appealed to Disney to donate the "intellectual
property" of the station to continue the programming of WXIR
(including call letters) on non-commercial WJCF. WJCF is
owned by Indiana Community Radio Corporation and headed by
President Jennifer Hensley. (3/17)
WAY FM will enter the
Denver market by the end of this coming summer
with a brand new locally-staffed, full power station.
They are looking for the Station Manager and COO Dusty
Rhodes is the guy to talk to if you interested. Check out
the jobs
page on HisAir.Net for details on this opening. (3/17)
Exclusive
details from CMCentral.com on True Vibe's future from
Jonathan Lippmann. Go
here. (3/17)
484
Low Power FM new station
applications dismissed by the FCC for failure to comply with
third-adjacent Channel Protection Requirements. Applicants
failed to file corrective amendments. View list by clicking
here. (3/17)
Talent Movement:
Christian Talk Show host Adam McManus is back on the air.
He's rejoined KSLR San Antonio, the station he left 17
months ago. The
first thing he said when he opened the microphone was “That
was the LONGEST commercial break I’ve ever had. Anyway, as I
was saying!”. Adam is heard afternoons from 3 to 5. Listen
at www.kslr.com.
WLGH Lansing morning guy Tim
Chappell exits the station. Get a hold of PD Mike Couchman
if interested in filling the opening. E-mail
mike@positivehits.com. (3/17)
Music News
from CMCentral.com:
Nichole Nordeman films video for
'Legacy'...Third
Day's Offerings II debuts at #1 Christian albums, #18
overall...Songwriter
of the Year nominees announced...Rebecca
St. James accepts invitation to visit the White House...'I
Can Only Imagine'- mainstream radio hit in the making (3/13)
Station
Movement:
R&B oldies WRNB 96.9 Troy/Dayton OH has flipped to the
"K-Love" contemporary Christian format as WOKL. Love 98 WXIR
Indianapolis is sold to ABC for 5.6 mil. KLFH Ventura, CA
has signed on with a Christian format as K-Life 89.5. The
station is simulcasting sister KLFF San Luis Obispo. (3/12)
Mike
Kanklefritz will be joining Craig West on the morning show
at KXOJ Tulsa! Tulsa Listeners have known Mike as "Buster
Brown" from a Tulsa country station, Kick 99, a couple of
years ago. He has spent the last 2 years at WJQ in Grand
Rapids. Kanklefritz
takes the place of former co-host Jim Marbles who left the
station at the end of January. (3/10)
Spirit
FM-KCVO, Camdenton, MO, announces the return of AJ
Willoughby as PD/Creative Dir. after a short stint at KCWJ,
Kansas City. Also morning show co-host, Kat Dampier, has
left to spend more quality time with her new
hubby, Jamie. (3/10)
KKSF "The Fish"
Sacramento welcomes Jodie Stevens to PM Drive from KUPL
Portland. APD Jeremy Burgess shifts to middays. (3/7)
Salem reports 4th
quarter 2002 revenue
increased 10.9% to $40.6 million, with broadcast cash
flow up 12.7% to $14.2 million; on a same station basis, net
broadcasting revenue and broadcast cash flow increased 10.8%
and 19.4%, respectively. (3/7)
The GMA announced the
nominees for Radio Station Of The Year. Winners are revealed at
the Dove Awards April 10th.....drum roll please!
Major Market......KLTY/Dallas,
KSBJ/Houston, WFSH/Atlanta
Large Market......KXOJ/Tulsa,
WAYM/Nashville, WCSG/Grand Rapids, WRCM/Charlotte
Medium Market...KDUV/Fresno,
KTSY/Boise, WCQR/Johnson City
Small Market......KJIL/Meade,KS,
KSWP/Lufkin,TX, WBGL/Champaign,IL
(3/5)
EMF Broadcasting
President Dick Jenkins has announced that Ken Mayfield will take
the helm as EMF Senior Regional Manager. Formerly Director of
Network Operations for His Radio Network, based in South
Carolina, Mayfield will re-locate to Rocklin, California and
supervise EMF’s regional staff and report to EMF General Manager
Lloyd Parker. "Ken's vast experience in many facets of
broadcasting will be a perfect match for his position as EMF
Senior Regional Manager,” Parker said. “I am very excited to
have Ken as a part of our team."
“As a sideline observer, I have always been impressed with the
leadership of EMF and their vision for growth and ministry,”
Mayfield said. “I am very honored to be joining EMF.” (3/5)
West Central PA. has
a new Christian radio station.
Christian Hit Radio "103.7
FISH FM WFSJ" in Indiana, PA hit the air Feb 22nd. The station
is mainly airing CHRSN based in Nashville with local programming
on Friday and Saturday nights. Chris Lash is the President/GM
who says "the Lord has blessed us and we have had great feed
back during our initial 10 days. The station will be supported
by listener donations and underwriting and is owned by Godstock
Ministries". Check out their website at
www.fishfm.com. (3/5)
MOVEMENT:
Dave Senes is the new PD/Mornings at WAYJ Ft Meyers. Dave
was last at Salem Christian Talk station WYLL Chicago. Dave
takes the place of Jeff Taylor who is now WAYJ GM.
And WDJC Birmingham announces
it will go with a Contemporary Christian music format 24/7
starting Friday March 7th. The station had aired Southern
Gospel from 7pm to 4am. Also Nathan Park is now WDJC GM.
(3/4)
Changes coming down
at EMI find a few folks looking for a new gig.
Departing at the end of Feb.
were Sparrow Records Radio Coordinator Jennifer Allen and
Forefront Records Church/Tour Promotions gal Lori Johnsen.
(3/3)
