I thought I was finished posting for the day, but noooo . . . Lindsay Hill has to send me a major announcement. The BARN owners have acquired the ABN (Agri Broadcast Network) in Ohio. I’d say that the Buckeye agriblogging, farm podcasting broadcasters are doing very well! Congratulations Andy and Lindsay.
Ohio’s longest-running farm radio network, the ABN (Agri Broadcast Network) has moved to a new home. AdVance Broadcast & Communication, Ltd., founders of the Buckeye Ag Radio Network (BARN) has taken over operations of the ABN. Owned by Andy Vance and Lindsay Hill of rural DeGraff, Ohio, AdVance will continue to operate both networks, expanding the company’s programming reach from fifteen stations to over sixty-five stations.
“We’ve branded the BARN as the ‘Next Generation of Rural Radio,’” Hill said. “With bringing both networks in-house, we plan to focus our efforts with the BARN on a wider range of programming of interest to the rural audience, with more of a farm-to-table approach,” she continued. Meanwhile, the ABN will continue its focus of producer-oriented communication with a strong emphasis on farm news and commodity markets.
Vance and Hill explain the relationship between the two networks as complimentary. The BARN offers in-depth reporting on a broad range of rural lifestyle topics and issues. In contrast, ABN provides the day’s top agribusiness news coupled with expert market analysis and farm weather forecast.