Year: 2022

ASIA

Afghanistan: Two stations shut down due to financial problems

April 17, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Afghanistan: Two stations shut down due to financial problems

According to a report in Tolo News, two popular radio stations in Afghanistan’s Paktia and Faryab provinces went off the air last week due to acute financial problems.Radio Paktia Ghag broadcast for 11 years in the southeastern province of Paktia, and Radio Maimana also broadcast for 10 years in the northern province of Faryab.“We used to have around 40 employees, men and women,” said Zabiullah Ayoubi, director of Paktia Ghag, while speaking to Tolo News.Adibullah Sonmas, head of the Maimana radio station, said they were no longer in a position to renew their license.Journalist Farkhunda Mehbi said the closure of media outlets had caused problems both for the people and workers, because without the media, there will be no one to raise the voice of the people.Hujatullah Mujaddedi, a member of the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA), hoped the Islamic Emirate would help the struggling Afghan media.Since the Taliban took over the country’s government last August, dozens of media outlets have stopped activities.Afghanistan was ranked 122nd out of 180 countries in RSF’s latest World Press Freedom Index. […]

US

FCC Report 4/17: From Acquisition To License Surrender In 102 Days

April 17, 2022 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on FCC Report 4/17: From Acquisition To License Surrender In 102 Days

Deletions
After closing on its $25,000 purchase at the beginning of January, Paul Izard Communications has surrendered the license of 105.9 WGWE Little Valley NY. WGWE has been operating as Dance “Energy Radio Buffalo” assuming the programming from his webcaster, which also appears defunct.

Gerald Hunt surrenders the license of 105.5 WXOQ Selmer TN. A Silent STA request in February states that the roof of the transmitter building was missing and transmission equipment then removed to prevent further damage.

The Estate of Robert Cummings Toole has turned in the license of “1400 The Buck” KBCK Deer Lodge MT. The station had been off the air since sustaining damage from a storm in August 2021.

The license of Stop the Violence / Save the Children, Inc’s 88.3 KPCP New Roads LA after an FCC inquiry as to why it had been silent since February 2020 was never responded to.

The license of Call Communications’ 89.3 WAZQ Duck Key FL was cancelled after being silent for over a year.

FCC Actions
The FCC has entered consent decrees with the following licensees over their failure to maintain their online political files:

Coyote Communications, Inc. licensee of KSQQ Morgan Hill CA
KWRL, LLC licensee of KWRl La Grande OR
Mutual Broadcasting System, LLC licensee of KTRW Opportunity WA
Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC licensee of KSJX San Jose CA
Premier Broadcasters, Inc. licensee of KITI Centralia-Chehalis and KITI-FM Winlock WA
Taxi License Corporation licensee of KJLH Compton CA
WBIN Media Co., Inc. licensee of WJYY Concord NH

The FCC has also reached a consent decree with Evans Broadcasting, Inc.’s KIFX Naples UT for failing to maintain its online public file.

AM Changes […]