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Indiana RadioWatch
Serving Hoosier Broadcasters Since 1998
2 May 2019
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Good Evening,
We'll get caught up soon. Here's a few news items:
From the E-Mail Bag: "Hello, I am looking for information regarding the transmitter location for WWNI-FM Wabash, Indiana which after being on the air for over a year went off in January 1950. Theoretically they ran about 70 kW and so I wonder where the transmitter was, Cannot find the information online or at americanradiohistory.com." If you know, please e-mail me.
From the Reading Pile: The weird machine that measured radio audiences in the '30s and '40s.
From the Reading (and digital competitive intelligence) Piles: What kind of local news is Facebook featuring on Today In? Crime, car crashes, and not too much community.
From the Reading Pile: Decoding the FCC's new translator rules.
From the Reading Pile: More power to Low-Power FM.
Northeast
It was the year 2000 when Melissa Montana began leading Contemporary Christen/WLAB (88.3fm, Fort Wayne) and their radio station network. 2019 marks Ms. Montana's thirtieth year at "Star 88.3". In these years, she's expanded the radio network from one radio station, to multiple radio stations and translators. She lead the formation of Star Educational Media Network, which purchased WLAB in 2009. Before arriving in Fort Wayne, Ms. Montana worked in Illinois (WQFL) and Georgia (WVFJ). Here's the complete list of stations that comprise Star:
WJYW (88.9fm, Union City)
WCKZ (91.3, Orland)
W204BF (88.7fm, Fort Wayne)
W209BA (89.7fm, Kendallville)
W215BB (90.9fm, Warsaw)
W260BR (99.9fm, Auburn)
W233AN (94.5fm, Richmond)
W249BG (97.7fm, Richmond)
Sarkes Tarzian's Alternative/WGBJ (102.3fm, Auburn) replaces their BW TX2500 V2 transmitter with a new Nautel GV 3.5.
Adams Radio's CHR/WJFX (107.9fm, New Haven) rebrands their website from hot1079online.com to hot1079fortwayne.com.
Where Are They Now? Former then-WCKZ (102.3fm, Auburn) PD/midday jock Brian Michel becomes PD at KYGO in Denver Colorado.
Northcentral
Gray Television's NBC affiliate/WNDU-TV (Channel 16, South Bend) reporter Kofo Lasaki exits, and joins WTKR-TV in Norfolk, Virginia. Ms. Lasaki will also be a reporter there.
Northwest
Spoon River Media's Standards/WLOI (1540am, La Porte) flips format to Classic Rock, as "Rock 106.5" which will be the brand new 110 watt translator W293DR (106.5fm, La Porte).
Eastcentral
Woof Boom Radio's News-Talk/WHBU (1240am, Anderson) and FM translator: W279CL (103.7fm, Anderson) have several changes: Mitch Henck now does mornings ("Mitch in the Morning") from 7am until 9am. Mr. Henck spent most of the past 15 years as a talk show host in Madison, Wisconsin. WHBU also adds Brian Hammons as a consultant and show host. Mr. Hammons hosts The Golf Show each Saturday at 8:00am. Mr. Hammons was part of the original on-air team when The Golf Channel debuted in 1995.
New Beginnings Movement's Religious/WHUZ (88.5fm, Cole) changes call letters to WNPP.
Employment Opportunities
Hoosier Ag Today, Indiana’s leading agricultural communications organization, is seeking an ag sales professional to work with sponsors in Indiana and Michigan.
This individual will be primarily responsible for:
• Acquiring and servicing accounts in Michigan and Indiana
• Developing creative and effective programs that meet the marketing needs of agricultural businesses and farm organizations, large and small, by integrating broadcast, digital, and social media
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key marketing professionals
If you work best in a highly structured organization with close supervision and lots of meetings, then Hoosier Ag Today is not for you. At HAT, we believe in setting aggressive goals and then giving the individual the tools, time, and flexibility to reach those goals. You will be part of an experienced, talented, and supportive management and broadcast team. You will be expected to work hard and to have fun.
Requirements include:
• Honesty, integrity, professionalism, a sense of humor, and the ability to close a sale
• The ability to work independently, be organized, and be self-motivated
• Good written and verbal communication skills, a must
Benefits include:
• Paid membership in National Agri-Marketing Association
• Paid membership in National Association of Farm Broadcasters
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Company paid IRA match
Send resume to:
Gary Truitt
Hoosier Ag Today
PO Box 426
Zionsville, IN 46077
gtruitt@hoosieragtoday.com
Continental Broadcast Group is seeking a motivated professional for the full-time position of Traffic Director. This role oversees Traffic and Continuity operations for our radio stations (WEDJ, WNTS, and WSYW). The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and work well with a team, to help achieve team goals. Good written and oral communication skills are a must. This role has responsibility for managing commercial logs, sales order verification & entry, sponsorship tracking, spot scheduling, production coordination, and accurate on-air commercial delivery. Collaborates with station management, account executives, program director, producers, on-air staff, and sales professionals to problem solve, innovate, and optimize revenue to ensure advertiser satisfaction.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Facilitate and manage all commercial ad inventory for the station(s).
• Produce and reconcile weekly broadcast logs.
• Manage preemptions and make-goods.
• Provide sales and pacing projections.
• Supervise continuity and administrative processes.
• Works closely with Sales Manager and Business Manager to maximize revenue to inventory; interfaces with Production, Sales and Accounting Departments on a daily basis.
• Reports to the market’s Business Manager.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.
Qualifications
Must be bilingual (Spanish/English). 2+ years of related business experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Excellent organizational and communication skills are required as is the ability to effectively manage and meet deadlines. Prior computer experience, working with Marketron or other commercial scheduling software is a big plus.
Continental Broadcast Group is Indiana’s leading broadcaster of Spanish language content. Our heritage radio stations “Radio Latina” has been the leading Spanish station in the market for close to twenty years. In addition to radio, we provide information and entertainment via live events, social media, live streaming, and other digital platforms.
If you're interested, please contact Amiee McGrath (317) 860-0601 or amiee@wedjfm.com. Continental Broadcast Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Decatur, Illinois. Cromwell Group, Inc has 32 stations in Illinois, Kentucky, and Nashville Tn. 20 of them are in four nearby Central, Illinois communities (2 AMs, 11FMs, and 7 original format Translators). In Decatur our 8 stations (NAB Crystal winner twice) have a management position for one who likes to sell, train and motivate and be community involved. It’s definitely not a desk job. We built our first Decatur station in 1990. Decatur has been very good to us and our staff. 2018 was an overall record year for our company. We engage our listeners and client partners with broadcast plus social and digital advertising tools. Visit CromwellRadio.Com and Decatur Radio.com, or our APPs “ iGoRadio” and “DecaturRadio”. Listen on Alexa. You are welcome to talk to any of our Market Managers. We welcome your interest. Send your information to: DecaturGM@CromwellRadio.Com. Tell us your reason you want to be in Central Illinois. It has to be a good one. We will respond. Cromwell is an EEO.
That's all for this issue. Thank you for your continued support.
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