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iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 570 KNRS/105.9 KNRS-FM Salt Lake City is adding former Speaker of the Utah House Greg Hughes as afternoon co-host alongside Rod Arquette starting today. […]

With the flip of Alternative “FM 101.9” WQMP Daytona Beach/Orlando to Rhythmic Throwbacks “102 Jamz“, James Steele is moving to sister Classic Hits “105.9 Sunny-FM” WOCL as APD/afternoon host. Steele joined WQMP shortly after its flip to Alternative in February 2018 and hosted afternoons though its entire run. He had a previous stint at the […] […]

Pirate Actions
The FCC has issued a maximum $2,316,034 penalty against Johnny Peralta for operating “La Mia Radio” on 105.7 in the Bronx NY. The fine was first proposed in November 2023 stating that the station had been operating since 2018. Peralta failed to respond to the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture with the commission adopting their findings as final.

FCC Actions
The Media Bureau has granted a petition for a declaratory ruling to allow Amar Broadcasting to exceed the 25% foreign ownership limit to purchase BAAZ Broadcasting’s 1680 KNTS Seattle. The deal will see Sukhdev Dhillon increase his stake in the station from 20% to 100% buying out partner Mohan Cheema for $70,000.

License Cancellations

Ted Schoeber’s Zip2 LLC has requested the cancellation of 850 WKGE Johnstown PA due to financial issues. The company also advised the FCC that their CP for 104.5 W283DN Harrisburg PA should have been cancelled in 2021 when their CP for 850 WXPA Enola expired unbuilt as it was to be paired with the AM.

Holy Family Communications has requested the cancellation of 88.5 WRRS Bayview/New Bedford MA coinciding with the completion of the upgrade of co-owned 88.5 WPMW Middleborough Center.

Silent Notifications

Intelli LLC’s 1450 KSPA Ontario CA (Loss of transmitter site)
Bible Broadcasting Network’s 920 WYBY Cortland NY (Technical reasons)

AM Changes

After it’s previous CP expired unbuilt, Salem Media has reapplied to move Regional Mexican “La Patrona 1640” KDZR Lake Oswego/Portland OR […]

Dick Broadcasting had a round of layoffs this week at their stations in Greensboro NC, Myrtle Beach SC, New Bern NC, and Savannah GA. […]

iHeartMedia has relaunched Classic Hits “103.7 80s Plus” KOSF San Francisco as “Classic Hits 103.7”. Positioning as “The Bay’s Greatest Hits of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s”, the move broadens the station’s playlist away from being 80s centric. KOSF will continue to feature Christie James in mornings, Martha Quinn middays, Ron ‘Big Rig’ Michaels afternoons […] […]

Nielsen continues its releases of the Spring 2024 biannual ratings surveys today, while Eastlan releases its ten Spring seasonal releases. Today’s markets include Spring ratings for Albany GA, Ann Arbor, Beaumont/Port Arthur, Bloomington IL, Brunswick, Dothan, Killeen/Temple, Montgomery, Peoria, Quad Cities, Salisbury/Ocean City, Savannah, and Springfield MO. Eastlan Spring ratings for Albany GA, Beckley WV, […] […]