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FCC Report 10/8: Station Counts Show Declines

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The FCC released its quarterly station count list showing continued drops in the number of AM, commercial FM, and LPFM totals. Combined FM Translators and boosters are also down compared to the end of 2022.

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License Cancellations
Whitley County Board of Education has turned in the license of 1430 WCWC Williamsburg KY.

Leo Ashcraft’s Radio Inc. has surrendered its CP for 88.7 in Blackwell TX.

Primary Station Changes

With its pending sale of 1470 WWNN Pompano Beach, Vic Canales Media Group files to have “True Oldies” 95.3 W237BD Boca Raton and 96.9 W245BC Lauderdale Lakes FL be fed via Audacy’s 104.3 WSFS-HD3 Miramar.
After the sale of 93.5 WVIP New Rochelle NY, Sound of Long Island’s “Radio Korea NY” 98.3 W252CS Palisades Park NJ and 101.5 W268BY Queens NY move their parent signal to Audacy’s 94.7 WXBK-HD3 Newark NJ.
HHawaiiMedia files to update where three of their Honolulu translators have been broadcasting from. Alternative “96.7 The X” K244EO is paired with 1370 KHXM Pearl City. Filipino “Pinoy Power 104.7” K284AL is fed via SummitMedia’s 100.3 KCCN-HD2 Honolulu. Smooth Jazz “Jazzy 107.5” K298BA originates on 1130 KPHI Honolulu.
Bhagwan Dadlani’s 102.7 W274BG Montgomery AL changes primary station from 95.7 WKXN Fort Deposit to Hughey Communications’ 1130 WALQ Carrville.

Silent Notifications

Williams Communications’ 105.5 WFCT Apalachicola FL (Transmitter damaged from Hurrican Idalia)
Krma Media Group’s 1490 WYYZ Jasper GA (Tower dismantled after land sale)
South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting’s 91.9 KHEB Granite OK (Repairs needed)
BCVISION’s 104.3 KZBS Granite OK (Repairs needed)

FM Changes
SummitMedia’s “Classic Rock 96.5” WKLR Fort Lee VA seeks to have its community of license updated to its new name of Fort Gregg-Adams.

Jodesha Broadcasting applies to upgrade 105.7 KJET Union WA […]

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Double The Dance With Brand Changes In Las Vegas

Heftel Broadcasting Company Hot AC “The Highway Vibe” 99.7 KHYZ Mountain Pass CA/Las Vegas, 98.1 KRXV Yermo/Barstow, and 98.9 KHWY Essex/Needles CA have flipped to Dance “Vibe 99.7“. The change took place on Friday, October 5 at 5pm as the management and staff of “Acid 87.7” KGHD-LP Las Vegas led by Operations Manager Brandon Anjeleno […] […]

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Tom Hanrahan Departs Positions As SummitMedia VP/Country Programming & Talent Development And WZZK PD

Just seven months after joining SummitMedia as Vice President of Country Programming and Talent Development and Program Director of Country 104.7 WZZK Birmingham, ‘Major Tom’ Hanrahan has resigned effective today. Hanrahan joined SummitMedia in March after spending two decades at iHeart Birmingham where he also served as PD/afternoon host at Country “102.5 The Bull” WDXB […] […]

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Shawn Carey Rises To Morning Host At WILQ

With today’s retirement of Ted Minier as morning host at Backyard Broadcasting Country 105.1 WILQ Williamsport PA, midday host Shawn Carey will move up to mornings as host of “Carey’s Corner” starting Monday, October 9. Carey joined WILQ in 2019 after 23 years over two stints at Sunbury Broadcasting in nearby Sunbury PA. He also […] […]

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Radio Resources Presents September 2023 (8/17 – 9/13) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 4

The fourth and final day of Nielsen Audio’s PPM releases for the month bring Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, Providence, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, West Palm Beach, Memphis, and Hartford. All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings. Austin Waterloo Media Variety Hits “103.5 Bob-FM” KBPA maintains its lead as it trends down 11.4 – 10.4 […] […]