| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Availability | National, through translators |
| Slogan | "The Positive Alternative" |
| Owner | EMF Broadcasting |
| Launch date | 1986 |
| Official website | air1.com |
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.
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In 1986, KLRD began broadcasting Christian music from Yucaipa, California, and went by the on-air moniker K-LORD. In 1994, KXRD was started as a sister station to KLRD.[1] In 1995, K-LORD changed their name to "Air 1" and began broadcasting via satellite from St. Helens, Oregon. In 1999, Air 1 joined with EMF Broadcasting, and finally in 2002, it moved its headquarters to Rocklin, California. Air 1 makes use of broadcast translators to spread the signal across much of the country. As of November 2011, the network lists 90 full powered radio stations and 125 translators of various power levels reaching 40 states.
Air1’s on-air staff each have their own dedicated time slot. Here is the schedule for weekdays:
| Start | End | Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | Weekends | ||
| 0:00 | 2:00 | Ashton[2] | |
| 2:00 | 6:00 | JB | ? |
| 6:00 | 11:00 | Eric and Mandy | |
| 11:00 | 15:00 | Lori[3][note 1] | Dave Decker |
| 15:00 | 19:00 | Brant Hansen[2] | Farrington |
| 19:00 | 22:00 | JB | Nikki[note 2][4] |
| 22:00 | 23:59 | Ashton[2][note 3] | |
Times listed in this table are in the Eastern Time Zone.
The network's program director is Paul Goldsmith.
Nikki used to have Ashton's time slot during weekdays. However, she is now the producer for Brant Hansen's show, during which she can sometimes be heard on air as a cameo. She is also on air during weekend evenings. For this reason, she is nicknamed "Nikki at night".[5]
Air1 is governed by the Educational Media Foundation, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit ministry. No individual owns any stock in the corporation, which is held for charitable purposes. The Board of Directors at large serve without compensation for rotating four-year terms, and a person with supervisory accounting experience holds one of the board positions.[18]
In addition, EMF is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). Founded by Billy Graham, the ECFA oversees EMF's financial affairs, ethics and reporting standards.
EMF is recognized by Charity Navigator with a Four Star rating, the highest given to charities. In addition, EMF is audited yearly by an independent accounting firm, ensuring accuracy and completeness of its books and records.
Charity Navigator also reports K-LOVE's CEO Mike Novak's compensation was $463,420, including bonuses, in 2010.
Air 1 stations are licensed as NCE (non-commercial educational license) radio stations. Therefore, most of Air 1's funding is provided by donations. The majority of donations are made during seasonal pledge drives (usually in the spring and in the fall).
Since 2003, Air 1 listeners can vote on their favorite songs in a process called Mixology.[7] The program was formerly known as the Air 1 Music Lab.[8] Listeners register at www.air1.com/mix and receive periodic e-mails surveying their opinions of current songs. Each song is rated from a scale of 1 to 5 and listeners indicate how often they would like to hear the song played. Air 1 then compiles the data collected and produces a weekly top song chart where listeners can hear a sample of the song, obtain its lyrics, or click a link to buy it online.
Air 1 yearly produces a top countdown from all of the top songs from that year. Past top songs have been:
These songs stay in rotation for occasional airplay on Air 1.
Dan Dillard is the news anchor during the Air1 Morning Show from 6:00 – 11:00 EST[2. News reporters include Jennifer James, Rebecca Bennett and Joel Roberts.
Air 1 also airs a 30-minute, in-depth news report called Closer Look, once a week at 6:00pm PT, followed by local public affairs programming specific to each individual station. The Closer Look segment are made available as "click-able" reports on the news [9] portion of the www.air1.com website. Many of their daily news reports are available online the network's news page.
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