KIIM Raises Over $54,000 During ‘Penny Pitch’
KIIM (99.5 FM) in Tucson raised more than $54,000 for a local children's non-profit organization during its annual Penny Pitch charity event. The event invited listeners to donate spare change for Arizona's Children Association.
Little Heroes’ Radiothon Brings in $122,000
KRBE (104.1 FM) in Houston raised over $122,000 for a local children's hospital during its "Houston's Little Heroes" radiothon. The charity event took place on December 15 with a live broadcast of KBRE's morning show The Roula & Ryan Show.
SOS Radio Hosts ‘101 Christmases’ Event
SOS Radio and Hope for Prisoners hosted the 101 Christmases event in Las Vegas to help children with incarcerated parents. The initiative allowed more than 100 families to celebrate the holidays together.
WSB-FM Collects 300 Gifts for Atlanta Families
Cox Media's adult contemporary station WSB (98.5 FM) collected more than 300 gifts for families in the Atlanta area. The gifts were fulfilled thanks to donations by listeners and a local pest control company. Families also received a $100 Publix gift card.
S&P: Radio Deals Topped $68 Million in Q3 2022
Radio broadcast deal volume reached $68.7 million during the third fiscal quarter of 2022, according to a report published by S&P Global Market Intelligence on Tuesday. Taken together with TV M&A, the broadcast industry saw more than $83 million in deals during Q3 2022.
KLUC Toy Drive Gets $744,000
A recent charity event by Las Vegas top 40 station KLUC (98.5 FM) collected more than $744,000 and over 8,800 bikes for a local organization. The 24th Annual 98.5 KLUC Chet Buchanan Show Toy Drive saw 42 Coca-Cola trucks filled with toys.
Inner Banks Media Collects $100,000 for Charity
Inner Banks Media stations in North Carolina collected more than $100,000 for charity during several recent events, including two radiothons in Greenville and Morehead, and a fundraiser concert called Christmas With the Embers held in Winterville.
Forcht Stations Collect Toys for Kentucky Families
More than 2,500 toys were handed out during the two-hour Christmas for the Mountains event, along with 750 meals that were distributed by C.A.N.E.S. Kitchen. Toy recipients were families devastated by a flash flood event in July.
‘Mayor of Music Row’ Charlie Monk Dies at 84
Charlie Monk, a long-time country music publisher who had a two decade career on SiriusXM satellite radio, died this week at the age of 84. Monk co-founded the Country Radio Seminar and hosted the New Faces show at CRS more than 40 times.
Wyoming Could See New Station
A a startup called Skye Media has filed an application with the FCC to license a new station to the community of Ralston, a census-designated place nestled between the towns of Cody and Ralston about 20 miles away from the Wyoming-Montana border.
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