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FCC Report 4/21: Comment Period Sent For FM Booster Origination Proposal

FCC Actions
The FCC has set the comment period for the its proposed rulemaking allowing FM Boosters to originate up to three minutes of programming per hour. Comments must be submitted by May 16, with reply comments due by June 17.

Silent Notifications

Athabascan Fiddlers Association’s 93.9 KRLL-FM Circle AK (Silent since October 2023 due to flood damage)
University of Alaska’s 91.5 KSUA Fairbanks AK (Power turned off at roof with antenna until May 3)
KASA Radio Hogar’s 1540 KASA Phoenix AZ (Transmitter replacement)
Estrella Broadcasting’s 92.5 KXQX Tusayan AZ (Loss of tower site)
Radio Punjab’s 1310 KMKY Oakland CA (Loss of tower site)
Church Planters of America’s 89.7 WGIW Pilot Mountain NC (Damaged coaxial cables)
Educational Media Foundation’s 91.3 KLXZ Ruidoso NM (Ice damage to satellite dish)
VCY America’s 88.7 KVCH Huron SD (Antenna/Transmitter line burnout)
North Texas Radio Group’s 93.9 KFON Groveton TX (Transmitter equipment failure)
Storm Broadcasting’s 95.1 KKGT Jacksonville TX (Building out new CP)

FM Changes
Christina Benavides’ Regional Mexican “La Ley 103.5” KAMZ Tahoka TX proposes a move closer to Lubbock […]

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Rob & Joss Join 94.9 Mix-FM Tucson

Rob & Joss Taylor will debut in mornings on Lotus Communications AC “94.9 Mix-FM” KMXZ Tucson on Monday, April 22. The husband/wife duo will be heard weekdays from 5-9am. They most recently hosted mornings at Audacy AC 96.5 KYXY San Diego until exiting last November. The duo joined KYXY in February 2019 before moving to […] […]

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Ross and Ross on the Road to RadioDays North America 2024

When Ross Davies was attending Radiodays Europe, this year’s edition of which was held in Munich last month, he e-mailed a favorite quote from one of the speakers about the year’s hot topic, the role of AI in radio. “It’s an exciting time to be scared shitless.” Broadcasters in the U.S. and Canada already have […] […]

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Norsan Media Acquires Genuine Austin Radio

Norsan Media is growing its Austin TX cluster with the purchase of Genuine Austin Radio for an undisclosed amount. Norsan began operating Genuine Austin Radio’s 104.9 KTXX-FM Bee Cave and 105.3 K287FG Austin last August via a Time Brokerage Agreement and will now add the remainder of the company’s properties. The deal will now add […] […]

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Renda Jacksonville Promotes Brian Jordan To Director of Programming

Renda Media has announced the promotion of Brian Jordan to Director of Programming for its Jacksonville properties overseeing AC 96.1 WEJZ and “99.9 Gator Country” WGNE. Jordan joined the cluster in 2008 and was promoted to Assistant Program Director in January 2022. He also serves as cluster Production Director and hosts middays on WGNE and […] […]