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In a memo to staff issued this morning by CEO Jennifer Witz, SiriusXM announced it will lay off 475 employees, or eight percent of its workforce. Witz stated, “We are entering into a new phase for our Company. The investments we are making in the business this year, coupled with today’s uncertain economic environment, require […] […]

Renda Broadcasting has flipped “Fox Sports 100.9/1540” WECZ/W265DI Punxsutawney PA to Country “Groundhog Country“. The March 1 flip created a competitor to Seven Mountains Media’s “Bigfoot Country” 102.1 WIFT Dubois. The station will continue to carry Pittsburgh Pirates baseball, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, and Punxsutawney Area High School sports. […]

Alpha Media AAA 101.9 KINK Portland has added YEA Networks’ Greg Beharrell Show for evenings from 8pm to 1am. Beharrell succeeds the San Antonio based Iris Ramirez in the evening slot. Iris will continue to track middays for Alpha’s Rock 93.7 KCLB Palm Springs. The ink is dry and YEA Networks is proud to say […] […]

Deletions
After losing its tower site lease in 2021 and then returning to the air last fall via STA with just 1kW daytime, Rich Broadcasting has turned in the license of 590 KID Idaho Falls ID. The station’s News/Talk programming remains on 92.1 KIDG Pocatello and 106.3 KIDJ Sugar City ID.

Following its failed sale to KGAY PSP due to the inability to find a new tower site, News-Press & Gazette’s Gulf-California Broadcast Company has turned in the license of 1400 KESQ Indio CA.

Radio Free Palmer Inc. has surrendered the license of 91.5 KGVC Glacier View AK.

FCC Actions
After issuing a $7000 fine in 2020 to Ward Broadcasting Corporation’s Gospel 1480 WTOY Salem VA after the station failed to file a license renewal application on time and engaging in unauthorized operation of the station after its authorization had expired, the FCC has entered into a Consent Decree after the station argued that the stroke suffered and subsequent death of owner Irwin Ward Sr. mitigate against an administrative punishment or sanction that might be imposed and that his heirs took immediate corrective action upon learning of the Station’s deficiencies and filed the renewal application and STA Request within 30 days of WTOY’s license expiration. The consent decree also complies with issues relating to the station failing to maintain its online public files.

Following a proposal filed by Skye Media, LLC, the FCC has agreed to amend the FM Table of Allotments adding a new Class C allocation on 94.5 in Ralston WY.

Silent Notifications

Tiger Communications Inc’s 620 WTRP La Grange GA (Catastrophic transmitter failure)
Hampden Communications’s 700 WPVQ Orange-Athol MA (Awaiting replacement equipment following license transfer)
Church Planters of America’s 88.1 WOPR Madison NC (Loss of transmitter site)
Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting’s 1240 KRAL Rawlins WY (Transmitter site land sold)
Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting’s 92.7 KIQZ Rawlins WY (Transmitter site land sold)

AM Changes […]

Afternoon anchor Jay Scott Smith and an unnamed digital content producer have exited Audacy News 1060 KYW Philadelphia/103.9 WPHI Jenkintown PA as part of newsroom cuts at the station. Smith joined KYW as a part-time anchor in February 2019 and rose to afternoon anchor in November 2020. He told the Philadelphia Inquirer, “I loved what […] […]

In February 2021, multiple station group owners dropped music from Morgan Wallen from their playlists after he was recorded using racial slurs, now Audacy Country 107.9 KMLE Chandler/Phoenix is going all-in on Wallen playing nothing but songs from his new album “One Thing At A Time” all weekend. The stunt started at 8am this morning […] […]