FCC Report 7/7: FM Duplication Rescinding Dates Set

July 7, 2024 radionewsfeeds US Comments Off on FCC Report 7/7: FM Duplication Rescinding Dates Set
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FCC Actions

FCC Seal 2020 Federal Communications CommissionThe FCC has released its quarterly station count.

The number of licensed AMs continues to drop as fourteen were lost this quarter after going down by seventeen in the first quarter. Commercial FMs were down by 43 licenses lost this quarter, which was countered by non-commercial FMs rising by 36. This includes both licenses cancelled, new sign-ons, and commercial licenses reallocated as non-commercial.

AMFM CommercialFM EducationalTotal RadioLPFMFM Translators BoostersTotal Broadcast
Jan 19704269208339967510n/an/a
Dec 1990498743921440108190186619939
Dec 1995490952961815120200154122683
Sep 1999478357662066126150323724575
Dec 2003479462172552135630383426613
Dec 200847866247304014253859612029832
Dec 201347276612401915358776605430432
Dec 2018461967544135155082172795233342
Dec 2019459367724135155002169818233513
Dec 2020455166994195154452136842033564
Dec 2021450966764204153892069886633467
Dec 2022448466864207153772015895033517
Sep 2023445266704263153851978892833447
Dec 2023444466634286153931967892733428
Mar 2024442766634320153801960891333344
July 2024441366204356153891965890633326

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The FCC has stated that its recent reinstatement of the FM duplication rule will take effect on Friday, August 2. Any license that exceeds the duplication allowance will be given a six month grace period until February 3, 2025. Any station that is planning to apply for a waiver are encouraged to submit the request by October 31. If done, that station will be allowed to continue duplicating programming until the waiver request is denied, but the FCC may give the station up to six additional months to come into compliance.

Pine City Radio has been issued an Order to Show Cause for failing to pay regulatory fees for 2020 through 2023 for their Classic Country “Bama 106.1” WBMH Grove Hill and Variety Hits “Smash Hits 94.5” WHOD Jackson AL. WBMH owes a combined $5536.37 and WHOD owes $6378.06 plus additional interest with the commission deducting a previous overpayment of $105.40 from what is owed upon written request.

Silent Notifications

  • UM Enterprise LLC’s 1110 WTOF Bay Minette AL (Tower work commencing)
  • Dockins Communications’ 92.1 WPRY-FM Perry FL (Damaged coaxial cable)
  • Legend Communications’ 96.5 KLGT Buffalo WY (Intermittent power loss)
  • Legend Communications’ 98.3 KZZS Story WY (Intermittent power loss)

FM Changes

Press Communications’ 99.7 WBHX Tuckerton NJ applies to increase power from 650w/178m to 1kW/174m. WBHX simulcasts Classic Rock “107.1 The Boss” WWZY Long Branch.

Starlite Broadcasting Hot AC “96.5 The Beach” KLTG Corpus Christi proposes to relocate to the tower utilized by Malkan Interactive Communications’ 92.7 KKBA and 95.5 KZFM with 100kW/241.8m.

The Marconi Broadcasting Foundation’s CP for 88.5 WQNP Narragansett RI applies to amend its CP to operate with 130w/51m.

Translator Changes

StationOwnerFreqCitySTPower/HAATRebroadcast
94.5 K233DV Draper UTHi-Line Radio Fellowship94.5DraperUT 99w vert/-1556m” data-order=” 99w vert/-1556m” > 99w vert/-1556m

1320 KNIT Salt Lake City
94.5 K233DI Provo UTSanpete County Broadcasting Co.94.5ProvoUT 150w vert/-1508m” data-order=” 150w vert/-1508m” > 150w vert/-1508m

105.1 KUDD American Fork
103.7 W279AR Jesup GAShanks Broadcasting103.7BrunswickGA 250w/114m” data-order=” 250w/114m” > 250w/114m

790 WSFN Brunswick
100.7 W264CH Tomahawk WIAlbert Broadcasting II97.7TomahawkWI 250w/80m” data-order=” 250w/80m” > 250w/80m

810 WJJQ Tomahawk

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Primary Station Changes

Stu-Comm Inc.’s 95.3 W237DF Lexington VA will continue to carry the AAA programming of 91.9 WNRN-FM Charlottesville, but changes parent signal to their 94.3 WTON-FM Staunton.

Butte Broadcasting Company’s 104.5 K283AR and 105.7 K289CH Chico CA are swapping primary signals. K283AR will now be fed by 104.9 KYIX-HD2 South Oroville while dropping its rebroadcast of Christian Preaching 930 KKXX/103.9 K280GL Chico to instead carry EMF’s “K-Love” Christian AC network. Classic Hits “Sunny 105.7” K289CH moves to KYIX-HD3.

Call Letter Changes

91.1 NEW Fox AR -> KVGF (effective 7/11)
104.1 KCGK Lutesville MO -> KQLS (effective 7/12)
1570 WFTU Riverhead NY -> WBZO (effective 8/17)

This story first appeared on radioinsight.com

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