Selling with New Scarborough Categories
(By Marc Greenspan) Each fall, Nielsen Scarborough releases their second survey of the year. This release includes several new categories and updated answer choices. This year, it is packed with some exciting enhancements!
Little Rock Stations Raise $466K For Children’s Hospital
Cumulus Media's Little Rock cluster raised over $466,000 for the Arkansas Children's Hospital and Arkansas Children's Northwest during a recent toy and donation drive. The radiothon was held Friday, December 9 and featured on-air talent from four stations.
Des Moines Listeners Come Up Big For Cumulus
Cumulus' Country station in Des Moines 92.5 KJJY held its Two Days of Compassion Radiothon and raised $133,998 for Variety – The Children’s Charity. The radiothon also put 569 teddy bears into the arms of children in local hospitals.
iHeart New York Pulls in $1.6 For Kids
iHeartMedia New York’s 106.7 LITE FM, raised over $1.6 million during its fifth annual “Hope for the Holidays Radiothon.” The money raised benefits Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone.
Lon Helton to Host Christmas Countdown
Lon Helton will host a countdown of the top 30 Christmas songs as played on country radio. The 2022 Christmas Countdown will feature a slate of holiday classics and current country Christmas music from a variety of artists, along with holiday stories.
iHeartMedia Receives Honor from Dixon Center
iHeartMedia was presented with the 2022 Eugene and Ruth Freedman Leadership Award by the Dixon Center in Washington, D.C. The award honors organizations that are committed to the well-being of veterans and their families.
‘Blues Deluxe’ to Celebrate 35th Anniversary
The longest-running syndicated blues program Blues Deluxe will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2023. The program, hosted by Dave Johnson, offers a one-hour presentation of new and classic rock-oriented blues music, and is available to stations on a barter basis.
Three Translators Sell for $1 Million
Broker John Saunders tells us he brokered a deal between sellers Carlos and Mary Lopez and buyer Relevant Radio for 3 FM translators in Texas for $1 million.
Connoisseur Pulls in $145K for Kids
WFMD in Frederick raised $145,126 during its annual fundraiser Christmas Cash for Kids. Working in conjunction with the Salvation Army of Frederick, the program has helped to raise more $2.5 million in 13 years.
Pacific Media to Buy KFMN in Kauai
Pacific Media Group has agreed to buy KFMN (96.9 FM) on the island of Kauai. While awaiting FCC approval, Pacific Media says it has entered into a time brokerage agreement that allows it to control sales and programming of the station.
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