We have our first entrant into the 2023 Post-Christmas Format Change Watchlist. The Cliff Dumas led BTC USA Holdings Management, which is now operating under the Local First Media Group name, has flipped Gospel 940 KTFS/105.9 K290CP Texarkana to all-Christmas as “Christmas 105.9“. Local First Media Group closed on its acquisition of Frontier Media’s stations […] […]
License Cancellations
Ben Jordan Communications Corporation’s 91.9 WBRQ La Grange GA has been cancelled after not replying to an FCC inquiry. The commission noted that in May 2022, they received a complaint that WBRQ was operating from an unauthorized site which was confirmed by field agents that July. In July 2023, Crown Castle told the FCC that the company has no record that WBRQ ever operated at its licensed site since signing-on in 2011.
The FCC has has cancelled the license of New Beginnings Movement’s 990 WNAP Muncie IN after the licensee failed to respond to an inquiry stating that the station had been off the air or operating with unauthorized facilities since at least July 30, 2022.
Maria Guel’s Hispanic Family Christian Network has surrendered the licenses of three stations: 88.9 KRIQ-FM Richton MS, 91.7 KZYU-FM Wellton AZ, and 105.5 KZOB-FM O’Brien TX.
Brigham Young University – Idaho surrenders 103.9 K280EG Freedom WY.
FCC Actions
The FCC has issued a round of EEO audit letters to randomly selected radio and television stations. The list of stations being audited can be found here.
The FCC is issuing an Order to Pay or to Show Cause to Y2K LLC Hot AC “Q104.5” KSLQ-FM Washington MO over failure to pay delinquent regulatory fees and associated interest, administrative costs, and penalties owed from 2010 through 2023. The FCC states that KSLQ owes $25,893.90.
Silent Notifications
Polnet Communications’ 1300 WRDZ La Grange IL (Tower site sold)
Jeff Chang’s 1460 WVOX New Rochelle NY (Need to relocate to new site)
Wasatch Public Media’s 88.3 KCPW-FM Salt Lake City (Station sold)
Christian Ministries Inc.’s 1490 WFAD Middlebury VT (Transmitter failure)
AM Changes
Cox Broadcast Group’s Talk 1100 WCGA Woodbine GA […]
A new “Southern Soul” show on Radio One Classic Hip Hop “99.5/102.7 The Box” 950 WXGI/99.5 W258DC Richmond and 1240 WTPS/102.7 W274BX Petersburg VA came to a quick end after host Preston Brown made anti-semitic comments about the leader of a civic group opposing parent company Urban One and Churchill Downs’ proposed Richmond Grand Resort […] […]
My-Town Media has launched its fifth “Bob-FM” branded station across its footprint. As first indicated in our 10/20 Domain Insight, Classic Hits “Z95.3” KINZ Humboldt KS has flipped to Variety Hits using the Kroeger Media format as “95.3 Bob-FM“. The move follows similar flips made by the company in May at 1550 KRZD/107.5 K298CI Springfield […] […]
A major revamp is on its way to SiriusXM on Wednesday, November 8. The company will be holding a Next Generation Industry & Press Preview to spotlight its “new SiriusXM streaming app as well as upcoming in-car innovations, new programming coming to SiriusXM, the service’s refreshed brand, and more” that morning. It is expectd That […] […]
Former 97.9 WRMF West Palm Beach afternoon host Nikki Imbracsio has joined Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ Miami as midday host. Imbracsio takes the midday slot that was previously held by Korby Ray until her move to mornings in July. She previously hosted middays and then afternoons at Hubbard’s WRMF from September 2019 until […] […]
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