Following a series of health issues, Danny Bonaduce has announced he will retire from mornings at iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK Seattle on Friday, December 15. The former child star has been hosting mornings at KZOK since 2011. He has spent much of his adult life in radio with stints at WLUP Chicago, WKQI Detroit, […] […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. A time to blow up your station’s previous branding and start fresh after blowing out your playlist for 6-8 weeks of music that you cannot play except for maybe that one day in July when people like to pretend it is winter. While there will be many […] […]
FCC Actions
The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Willamette Broadcasting Company, Inc. with a $5000 civil penalty due to issues found during their review of the transfer of Conservative Talk 1430 KYKN Keizer/Salem OR from the Estate of Michael O. Frith to Jeffrey Morgan and Patricia Taylor.
The FCC notes that the estate sought to change the distribution of the company’s stock in May 2022, a year after Frith died to give Morgan 94.4% and Taylor 5.6% of the company, which was approved in court in November 2022, but was not filed with the FCC until February 28, 2023 giving the duo control of the station prior to receiving FCC approval.
Jesus Is Lord Ministries International enters into a Consent Decree for its “Explosive Christian Radio” 890 WFKJ Cashtown/Gettysburg PA with a $3000 civil penalty for issues in its license renewal application. WFKJ was due to file its renewal by April 1, 2022, but failed to do so until July 14 of that year. The station also failed to maintain its online public file.
Silent Notifications
After surrendering the license last week after selling its tower site, Entravision’s 710 KBMB Black Canyon City AZ rescinds that request and now asks for a Silent STA instead.
Salem Media Group’s 1190 KDYA Vallejo CA (Transmission Line/Control Cables stolen)
Latino Media Network’s 870 KLSQ Whitney/Las Vegas NV (Check on station operations)
Vandalia Media Partners 2’s 92.7 WGIE Clarksburg WV (Technical issues)
Sun Signals 102.9 WCLX Westport NY (General Manager and Station Manager departed to acquire their own station)
License Cancellations
South Texas Radio’s 1270 KEPS Eagle Pass TX has been deleted. It has been operating under STA
FM Changes
With its pending bankruptcy sale to KEXP forthcoming, the Bankruptcy Estate of Golden State Broadcasting’s 92.7 KREV Alameda CA applies to relocate […]
iHeartMedia has brought the “Buzz” brand back to West Palm Beach on 95.5 WLDI-HD2 Juno Beach. “95.5 The Buzz” is running commercial-free with 90s/2000s centered Classic Alternative. The move resurrects the branding and logo design utilized by then CBS Radio owned “103.1 The Buzz” WPBZ from 1995 until 2011. The Buzz replaces a simulcast of […] […]
Following the retirement of Jim Murphy at the end of November after a 32 year-run with the station, his co-hosts Katie Schurk and Nick Vitrano have decided to leave the station. Each shared identical statements writing, “November 28th was an incredibly difficult and emotional day. Today may prove even more difficult. That being said, with […] […]
1470 WWNN Pompano Beach FL will soon have its fifth licensee in two years. After less than two months of ownership, James Ospina’s Radio Activa Media Group will sell WWNN to Dr. Felix Michelet’s Shekinah Radio International LLC for $675,000. The buyer is associated with the Miami based Creole language Tabernacle of Glory Church. Beasley […] […]
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