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As part of its acquisition of Spanish language television streaming platform Pantaya from Hemisphere Media Group, TelevisaUnivision will divest some of their radio holdings in Puerto Rico. Hemisphere will acquire assets that include Spanish News/Talk 580 WKAQ San Juan and Bilingual CHR “KQ 105” WKAQ-FM San Juan in the deal along with cash for Pantaya. […] […]

Extra Mile Media has announced the addition of Scott Michaels as its new President/General Manager starting June 1. Michaels will succeed twenty-year company vet Randy Davison, who will move to a new role as Executive Director of Friends of Hope, the non-profit that owns and supports Extra Mile Media. He joins the company from i58:10 […] […]

Longtime Cleveland personality Jeremiah Widmer is teasing his near-imminent return to the market. Widmer, who hosted mornings at Audacy Hot AC “Q104” 104.1 WQAL Cleveland from November 2016 until November 2021, has been counting down his return since his departure from WQAL. Last week Widmer posted the teaser below which seems to hint at a […] […]

Major Keystone LLC launched 101.5 W268BB State College PA this weekend with a loop of Zombie Nation’s “Kernkraft 400”. Branding as “We Are 101.5“, the stunting is tied into the association of the song with Penn State University football and their “We Are Penn State” chants. The translator is telling listeners to listen on Friday, […] […]

The FCC Enforcement Bureau has issued Notices of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting against four real estate owners under the 2020 PIRATE Act targeting those that knowingly facilitate illegal broadcasting on their property with fines up to $2 million.

The four owners were notified that illegal broadcast operations were commencing from their properties making them now liable if, following the ten day response period set by the FCC, they determine the continued engagement of pirate radio broadcasting on the property they own or manage.

The notices were issued to:

Edwin and Joyce Pitt of Baltimore MD for operations on 91.3 Baltimore
Maria V. Hernandez of Kissimmee FL for operations on 87.9 Hazleton PA
Richard Manson of Philadelphia PA for operations on 103.5 Philadelphia
Kent and Deanna Coppinger of the Jefferson RV Park in Summerville OR for operations on 100.5 La Grande OR.

The FCC has announced that the next set of filings to transition from the CDBS to LMS will take place on May 17.

Starting then, the following filings will be done using LMS including many forms that have been submitted via email since January:

FM Special Temporary Authorizations (STAs)
Request for Silent STA
Extension of STA – Silent
Extension of STA – Engineering
Suspension of Operations Notification
Resumption of Operations
AM/FM Digital Notification
Modulation Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL) Notification
Change of Primary Station Notification
Tolling Notification
Reduced Power Notification
Withdraw Pending Applications

Users filing Extensions of STA and Tolling Notifications must start by clicking on the Authorizations page, and selecting the desired STA or Construction Permit file number. Users filing Withdrawals must start by locating the subject application from the Submitted tab on the Applications page. For all other filings, users must start by clicking on the Facilities page, and then selecting the facility ID. From the correct page, selecting File an Application will provide a listing of the available filings.

The upgrade will also include the ability to search by frequency or channel using the “Frequency/Channel” option in Public Search and the addition of existing STA and silent notification records currently only in the CDBS.

The FCC has notified the following licensees that their licenses will expire on June 1 at the end of their licensed period for failing to file a license renewal application:

Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s 90.5 WCVH Flemington NJ
Forsythe Broadcasting’s 1360 WNJC Washington Township NJ
State University of New York’s 90.7 WETD Alfred NY
Leatherstocking Media Group’s 1050 WBVG Baldwinsville NY
Brentwood Union Free School District’s 88.1 WXBA Brentwood NY
Corning Community College’s 91.9 WCEB Corning NY
Nyack College’s 88.7 WNYK Nyack NY
Union Free School District’s 91.1 WOSS Ossining NY
State University of New York’s 93.9 WQKE Plattsburgh NY
tate University of New York’s 90.3 WAIH Potsdam NY

The following licensees have entered consent decrees with the FCC for failing to maintain their online political files:

Blue Sky Broadcasting, Inc. licensee of KPND Deer Park WA
Chinook Concert Broadcasters licensee of KLEF Anchorage AK
Learn Broadcasting Corporation licensee of KLPZ Parker AZ
Taylor Communications, Inc. licensee of KFRM Salina KS

License Restorations
After having its license cancelled for timely failing to file its license renewal last month, Nievezquez Productions’ Spanish Tropical “Dinámica 1120” WPRX Bristol CT has had its license reactivated with its renewal now pending.

Login for AM and Translator Modifications and Call Letter Changes filed this week. […]

After thirteen years at SummitMedia Hip Hop “95.7 Jamz” WBHJ Midfield/Birmingham, Program Director Nu York has departed ahead of a move elsewhere. Nu York joined WBHJ in 2008 as morning co-host after stints at WEUP and WHRP in Huntsville. She moved to middays in 2013 and then promoted to Program Director in 2015. The New […] […]