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FM Changes
After a previous deal that included transferring an AM/translator to allow their Conservative Talk 103.9 WYAB Pocahontas MS to relocate closer to Jackson, SSR Communications is once again transferring a license to iHeartMedia to further upgrade the station.

WYAB applies to now increase from a Class A to C3 by increasing power from 5kW/102m to 8kW. To do so, iHeart’s Rock “103.7 The Fox” WFFX Hattiesburg will downgrade from a Class C0 to C1 dropping power from 100kW/324m to 77kW. Contingent on the FCC’s grant of the modifications iHeartMedia will acquire 104.7 W284DT Jackson.

After opening up its quadrennial media ownership rule review in December, the FCC has announced that the deadline for filing comments is March 3 while the deadline for filing reply comments is March 20.

Deletions
Florida Public Radio’s Christian 90.3 KNJT Coldwater KS has been cancelled with no reason given.

Silent Notifications

Bates County Broadcasting Company’s 1530 KMAM Butler MO (Financial Difficulties)
Northeast Digital & Wireless’ 104.5 KHAD Upton WY (Antenna Failure; Inability To Access Tower Site)

AM Changes
After Kensington Digital Media’s 1430 WYGI Nashville applied last week to construct a new tower at its current site replacing its current four tower array, […]

After thirty years with Audacy Sports 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FM New York, Sweeny Murti is departing the station. Murti has served as the station’s New York Yankees beat reporter since 2001 after previously working as a producer and update anchor for the station from 1993 to 2001. Murti began his career at WHP Harrisburg PA while […] […]

iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM San Diego has announced the addition of afternoon host Clint August to its morning show. August will join incumbent co-hosts Sarah Beebe and Chris Boyer for “KGB Mornings with Sarah, Boyer and Clint”. Beebe and Boyer remain from the previous “DSC Show” following the retirements of Dave Rickards and Cookie […] […]

Cox Media Group has announced the promotion of Elroy Smith to Director of Urban Content. Smith has been with Cox since November 2021 serving as Director of Branding and Programming for Adult R&B “Star 94.5” WCFB Daytona Beach/Orlando, “Hot 99.5” W258CN/WOKV-HD2 Jacksonville, and Hip Hop “Power 106.1” W291CI/WJGL-HD2 Jacksonville. He will now add oversight of […] […]

Longtime Philadelphia Oldies radio personality Jerry ‘The Geator” Blavat died early this morning at the age of 82. Blavat’s “Geater Gold Radio” was currently heard daily on a network of stations in the region including 1490 WBCB/107.3 W297CL Levittown PA/Trenton NJ, from 5-7pm on “Cruisin’ 92.1” WVLT Vineland NJ, and 7-9pm on “Kool 98.3” WTKU […] […]

JAM Broadcasting shuffled formats at three of its four stations in Texas’ Hill Country west of San Antonio on January 8. Texas/Red Dirt Country “The Buck” has moved from 103.7 KAXA Mountain Home and 1230 KERV/107.7 K299CA Kerrville to 99.1 KZAH Harper moving it to the stronger Class C3 signal and giving it coverage in […] […]