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The Break Your Listener Needs

Your on-air break could be the difference in keeping your connection with your listener or pushing them to tune away. In this month’s blog, Talent Coach Gary Morland explains the different types of on-air breaks and which one may be the right one to build stronger listener engagement.

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Welcome to the New Year and a new opportunity to reach your listeners more deeply. In this month’s blog, Audience Growth Consultant Vance Dillard gives you some New Year’s resolutions to help you reach your listener in their hurried, busy and distracted world.

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The Humble Servant

As we wrap up the year, we’d like to extend our warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a bright New Year. We are truly thankful for you. In this month’s video blog, Chuck Finney shares some thoughts to reflect on the spirit of this season.

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Make the Connection (even off the air)

Building heart connection with your listener is not just an “on-air thing”. In this month’s blog, we share with you why the “off-air” connection is just as important. How are you currently building heart connection off the air with your listeners?

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When Radio was King (…maybe it still can be)

The glory days of radio are not gone; it’s just time to change with the times. In this month’s blog, Audience Growth Consultant Jon Hull shares three ways you can stay relevant on the radio in these rapidly changing times.

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When Bad Things Happen Near Good Radio Stations

One of the top reasons your listener turns to you is for Spiritual Encouragement especially when times are hard. In this month’s blog, Finney Media President Chuck Finney shares the advice he hopes your station never has to use but should be prepared for when the hard times hit close to home. Do you have a plan in place for how you will handle hard and tough topics on the air?

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The Old Way of Doing Things No Longer Works

Just because something has worked for you in the past doesn’t necessarily mean you should keep doing it. In this month’s blog, Finney Media President Chuck Finney discusses how listening and then delivering what your listener truly wants can keep them tuned in and more connected.

Is it time for you to review some of the things you’ve been doing and determine if it’s really what your listener wants?

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How to Achieve On-Air Spiritual Encouragement

Talent Coach Gary Morland explains what Spiritual Encouragement is and how effective talent coaching can help create a deeper connection with your listeners. Is your on-air sound focused on bringing your listener closer or pushing her farther away?

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Less Noise. More Jesus. Part II

In this month’s blog, Audience Growth Consultant Rick Hall continues his look at the 2025 Finney Media Why Listen® Survey results and how this year’s results give a clearer picture of how Christian radio can show up better for listeners. How can you look at your programming today and adjust it to better reflect what your listener needs?

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Less Noise. More Jesus. – Part I

In this month’s blog, Audience Growth Consultant Rick Hall shares a sneak peek on what is to come as we begin sharing the results from this year’s survey. Are you truly delivering what your listener wants when she turns to you on the dial?

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Story is a Gift that Connects Us

Here at Finney Media, we are big on STORY . . . and how telling a great story to further the Gospel can truly be a gift. In this month’s blog, Finney Media Talent Coach Gary Morland shares with us how crucial that gift to your listeners is.

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The Power of One

Every new day lends itself to new possibilities. What if one thing you did today could change or impact the life of another person? In this month’s blog, Senior Talent Coach Beth Bacall gives you food for thought on how our actions, as simple as they may seem, can have a huge impact on the world around us.

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