$103.5 Million.

That is how much K-LOVE has paid to acquire six stations from Cumulus: WPLJ in NYC, WYAY in Atlanta, WRQX in Washington D.C., KFFG in San Jose, WZAT in Savannah, GA, and WXTL in Syracuse, NY.

Cumulus needed the cash and K-LOVE has it. They're not sorry and neither should you be. Here is my humble recommendation to individual station operators: Get hungry, stay humble, and innovate!

K-LOVE has built its mega-network to scale. I'd contend that one of the best ways to ensure local Christian radio stations thrive is to do the same. Create a Co-Op within the industry with shared resources. ChristianFM Network's Jon Hamilton suggested this very idea in 2017.

Radio stations spend a lot of time and money chasing cume. And cume is important, for sure. The more customers, the better the chance to build a loyal fan base. But many stations put far too much emphasis on attracting more listeners, when they should be concentrating ...

I think there can be a programming tendency-in an attempt to draw in more listeners- to keep things from becoming "too Christian." Funny thing is, our listener expects us to reflect their values, and that includes faith. It would be very tough to program a CCM ...

Greetings to you from the year 2019! Where the old rules don't always apply. It's probably time to update your artist separation approach, in your log rules and possibly in your Current categories. You can thank (or blame?) Spotify, PPM, and/or your listeners ...

You've probably heard a variation on this line of thinking sometime over the past couple of years. The format, of course, would be that of our standard, run-of-the-mill, Christian AC stations. And, while there are differences among stations, they all play in the ...

I was honestly hoping a man would write this article. But since I've yet to see one written and I'm up against a deadline, I'll take a stab at it. If you decide to burn me at the stake, go ahead, it's cold in Michigan and I'd appreciate the heat. Let me start with ...

When at an event with strangers, it helps if everyone wears a name tag. Knowing a name brings strangers just a little closer together. It's the first step to getting to know someone. The same thing happens in the relationship between radio personalities and listeners. ...

If you're a regular to various radio Facebook groups and the CMB forums, you have or will soon see questions like "how much money do voice-trackers charge? How much should I pay, or ask for?" Same goes for other freelance gigs, like production. Those questions are ...

"It's not show friends, it's show business" - Bob Sugar (Jay Mohr) in 'Jerry Maguire' Have you ever noticed how many of your friends are not hosting radio shows? They aren't cut out for it. Your real-life friends probably think it's easy to do radio ... a few of ...

Just the other day, I was working with a very bright talent, CJ Lusk, who's on WAY-FM in the afternoons ("CJ & Joy"). He's new to the format, but he's the best type of person to coach, because he's always curious about how to get better. He worked with my friend Randy ...