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VP Broadcasting has expanded its “Mega” Spanish CHR programming to a fourth market in Pennsylvania. Following Major Keystone’s closing of its four stations in four markets acquisition from Cumulus Media, the company is trading 1320 WTKZ Allentown and 1440 WGLD/107.1 W296EA Manchester Township PA to VP Broadcasting for 1400 WEST/99.5 W258DV Easton and 1600 WHOL/106.9 […] […]

Major Keystone LLC has closed on its acquisition of four AMs in four Pennsylvania markets from Cumulus Media leading to multiple format shifts and additional deals. The most direct part of the changes takes place in Reading where Hip Hop “Loud 99.3” W257CI Reading/WLEV-HD4 Allentown is now “Loud 98.5” as 1240 WIOV/98.5 W253CK Reading. WIOV/W253CK […] […]

After a much ballyhooed launch just two years ago this month, the end may near for Rubber City Radio Alternative “Jeny 107.3” WNWV Elyria/Cleveland.

Plus Townsquare Media is planning a flip at the Jersey Shore. […]

The proceedings around the license revocation hearings against 93.3 WQZS Meyersdale PA owner Roger Wahl have taken another turn.

A hearing was scheduled for January 13 to determine whether Wahl remains qualified to hold a station license and whether WQZS should be revoked. Wahl failed to respond to any inquiries by the FCC until January 10 when he stated for the first time that he would be unable to attend the virtual conference due to a medical procedure. Wahl failed to request an extension or submitted any records since the hearing was first scheduled in December with the FCC’s Administrative Law Judge Jane Hinckley Halprin writing, “In so doing, he has wasted the time of the Presiding Judge and her staff, the Enforcement Bureau, and the court reporting service that was engaged to prepare a transcript of the conference.” The FCC states a decision regarding the ongoing consideration of this hearing proceeding will be issued at a later date.

Wahl pled guilty in June 2020 to charges of trying to solicit male strangers to rape his female friend facilitated through the radio station.

International Broadcasting Corporation’s 106.5 W293DE Guayama PR has been issued a Notice of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture proposing a $3500 fine. W293DE’s construction permit was set to expire on January 10, 2021 and a license to cover was not filed by that date. On November 10, IBC filed a Petition For Reconsideration showing proof the translator was built prior to the expiration of the CP which was granted reinstating the CP and the license to cover was filed on November 22.

A Notice of Violation has been sent to Dream Ahead the Empowerment Initiative’s 95.5 KLDI-LP Lodi CA for failing to monitor the correct EAS primary station. KLDI was only monitoring 740 KCBS San Francisco, when it was required to be monitoring 1530 KFBK Sacramento as its LP1 and 1420 KSTN Stockton and 92.9 KOSO Patterson as their LP2.

Excel Media’s 105.3 KXXF Winnie and The King’s Musician Educational Foundation’s 88.1 KLBT Beaumont TX have agreed to Consent Decrees for failing to maintain their online public files.

FM Changes […]

Audacy has sold 1550 KGMZ San Francisco to Satish Chandra’s Factorial Broadcasting LLC for $495,000. KGMZ, which has been airing Audacy’s LGBTQ+ “Channel Q” network, has flipped to the South Asian “Radio Zindagi” network under a Time Brokerage Agreement ahead of closing. Radio Zindagi was previously heard on 1550 under its former KZDG call letters […] […]

Just three weeks after launching Country “103.9 The Bull” WZDA Beavercreek/Dayton OH, the station is taking on a new name. WZDA has rebranded as “New Country 103.9“. All other elements of the station remain in place. WZDA had flipped to Country as “103.9 The Bull” on December 27 after stunting as “Christmas 103.9” following the […] […]