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Following last week’s exit of Francesca Presti, iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC Baltimore has announced the addition of Bethany Linderman to the Laurie DeYoung Morning Show. Linderman debuted alongside DeYoung and Jeff St. Pierre on the show this morning. She most recently co-hosted mornings at Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX Baltimore from 2018 until 2020. […] […]

Audacy’s “Rock 105” WRXR-FM Rossville GA/Chattanooga TN is in mourning following the loss of Brand Manager/afternoon host Randall ‘Boner’ Smith on Thursday, November 23 at the age of 54. The station shared on Friday, “Randall Patrick Smith…you’ve known him for the past 20 years as Boner. Yesterday, Our brother in radio died suddenly. This has […] […]

In March, Clarke Ingram wrote me (and then told Facebook friends) that he was officially “unretired” from radio. Ingram had been inspired by KOAI (Wow Factor) Phoenix, WAKY Louisville, Ky., and the other stations overperforming a fringe signal with the ‘60s/’70s songs that were gone from Classic Hits. From the ‘70s to the early ‘00s, […] […]

License Cancellations
The FCC has revoked the license of Bravo Broadcasting Company’s Spanish Christian 1580 KIRT Mission TX for failure to pay delinquent regulatory fees.

KIRT was issued an Order to Pay or to Show Cause in March opening a license revocation proceeding against the station for failure to pay delinquent regulatory fees and associated interest, administrative costs, and penalties owed from 2012 and 2015 through 2022. The order required the station to respond within sixty days, which it failed to do, nor has it paid the $36,165.23 plus interest that it is still required to pay.

FCC Actions
Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District’s 89.3 KBCZ Boulder Creek CA has entered a consent decree with the FCC for failing to maintain its online public file and granted its license renewal.

Silent Notifications

Relevant Radio’s 90.3 KPKW Susanville CA (Expiration of transmitter site lease)

FM Changes
Boise State University’s Public News/Talk 91.5 KBSX Boise ID proposes […]

Veteran air-talent, programmer and broadcast historian Clarke Ingram died on Saturday, November 25 after a series of illnesses at the age of 66. A Pittsburgh native, Ingram spent the majority of his career in his hometown starting on-air at “96KX” WXKX and successor “HitRadio 96” WHTX before jumping to “B94” WBZZ, while helping launch “Q94” […] […]

iHeartMedia has flipped Hot AC “93.9 MIA” WMIA-FM Miami Beach FL to “Magic 93.9” with a mix of Spanish and English pop from the 80s and 90s with Spanish language personalities. The flip took place at noon today launching with Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine’s “Conga” and Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do […] […]