Syndication One’s Yolanda Adams morning show has announced new affiliates in two major markets. The syndicated radio morning show is set to begin airing on KHVN Dallas and in San Diego on KURS-AM. The additions give the Yolanda Adams morning show clearance in over 40 markets, including six out of the top 10 and 14 out of the top 20 African American markets including  New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Houston, Raleigh, Memphis and Norfolk.

Syndication One, a joint venture between Radio One and Reach Media, names Tanita Myers director of operations. She’s spent the last six years as director of syndicated radio operations for Reach, working with The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Myers will oversee operations for The Yolanda Adams Morning Show, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, CoCo Brother Live, TD Jakes’ “Empowering Moments,” The Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine talk programs, and other shows. Myers is a 17-year …

Syndication One’s  Rickey Smiley Morning Show has been added to Clear Channel’s WJIZ-FM Albany, Georgia and WFBA-FM  in Columbus, Georgia. The show replaces Citadel Media’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood on both radio stations leading to speculation regarding the future of Big Boy in national syndication. Smiley was also recently added to Pittman Broadcasting’s KYMK in Lafayette, Louisiana bringing the syndicated morning show to 30 affiliates.

CBS Radio WAOK-AM debuts the return of  syndicated radio talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine to the Atlanta market beginning Wednesday (4/29). The shows which had been dropped from Radio One Urban AC WAMJ-FM in a series of frequency moves and format flips that left them without a home in the nations 9th largest radio market, will re-appear in the market with Warren Ballentine at 10am followed by Sharpton at 1pm.  Significant protest from Atlanta …

The whispers regarding a return of Syndication One talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine to Atlanta radio are getting louder. The Atlanta Constitution Journal has been following the rumors of a move to CBS Radio for a few weeks now. The whispers are now screams.

Syndication One announced today that the nationally syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning Show is now airing on Gilliam Broadcasting’s WLOK Memphis and Cumulus Broadcasting’s WGOK Mobile. The two new affiliates bring  The Yolanda Adams Morning Show roster to 37 radio stations nationwide including New York, Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Cleveland. *UPDATE* Eleven Radio One affiliates carrying “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” raised $840,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “I’m proud [our] listeners are …

Syndication One announces the launch of “CoCo Brother Live”, a weeknight inspirational program that will air beginning this Friday, April 10th, from 7pm -11pm EST . The new program hosted by Corey “Coco Brother” Condrey, who currently hosts the nationally syndicated weekend radio show “The Spirit” and BET’s Sunday gospel music video show “Lift Every Voice”,will combine a unique brand of entertainment, music, testimonials, and inspirational content. Gary Bernstein, Syndication One

After less than a year, the Mo’Nique Show has been cancelled by Syndication One. Details are still coming in but the handwriting was on the wall when after a much heralded debut on KDAY Los Angeles, the show was removed after just four months due to a format shift. The same senario happened in Philadelphia in January leaving the show with less than seven affiliates. Arbitron’s  PPM methodology has not been kind to talk heavy …

Congratulations go out to Syndication One morning host Rickey Smiley, who made Talkers Magazines “Talkers 250″  list even though stablemates Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine missed the cut. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show appears on the Talkers 250 list in the Hot Talk catagory which by the way, somehow excludes similar syndicated urban hosts such as Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey and Michael Baisden.
 

Syndication One talker Al Sharpton is celebrating the third anniversary of his Superadio distributed “Keepin It Real” daily show. The show airs 1-4 pm est daily and on XM radio. There are pictures here.