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FCC Report 11/28: Illinois High School Station Fined To Settle Compliance Issues

FCC Actions School District 99’s 88.3 WDGC-FM Downers Grove IL will pay a $1000 fine and enter into a Consent Decree to settle an investigation into multiple rule compliance issues. WDGC-FM failed to notify the FCC of being silent within 10 days, timely request authorization for silence over 30 days, file biennial ownership reports, submit […] […]

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2021 Post-Christmas Format Change Watchlist

Confirmed Changes Boise – Cumulus Media Conservative Talk 670 KBOI will add a simulcast on what is now Sports “93.1 The Ticket” KTIK-FM on January 4. The Sports format will continue to be heard on 1350 KTIK and new translator 95.3 K237HA. Expected Changes Albuquerque – iHeartMedia’s 1350 KABQ dropped its Podcast programming to temporarily […] […]

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Santa Crashes Into Roswell

Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation has begun stunting with Christmas music on the former Rock/Alternative “93.7 The Crash” 910 KKBE/93.7 K229BV Roswell NM. “Santa 93.7” debuted at 12am on Thanksgiving morning running through Christmas under GM Jesse Rios. Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation, owners of KKBE AM/FM radio station changes format on KKBE AM/FM from Alternative Rock to an […] […]

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Station Sales Week of 11/26

Paul Gleiser’s ATW Media is selling 1490 KYZS and 95.7 K239CB Tyler TX to Chuck Conrad’s Chalk Hill Communications for a combined $162,500. Chalk Hill will pay $100,000 for the AM signal and $62,500 for the translator. Both signals currently operate as Sports “ESPN East Texas“. It will join a group that includes Soft Oldies/Standards […] […]

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SBS Launches Salsa 106.3 Miami

Spanish Broadcasting Systems used Thanksgiving Day to launch a fourth brand in Miami FL. SBS launched “Salsa 106.3” on 106.3 WRAZ-FM Leisure City/Homestead and 106.3 W292GE Miami/92.3 WCMQ-HD2 Hialeah. The new brand is described as featuring “a wide variety of salsa, in the tropical format including international stars like, Marc Anthony, Willy Chirino, Oscar D’ […] […]

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Todd Herman To Exit Mornings At KTTH

A second high profile host is exiting Bonneville Seattle on Wednesday, December 1. Following the announced retirement of 97.3 KIRO-FM afternoon co-host Tom Tangney, Todd Herman has announced he will depart mornings on Conservative Talk 770 KTTH on 12/1. Herman originally joined KTTH as afternoon host in 2015 after a career as a tech entrepreneur […] […]