Colorado Media Newsroom
December 10th, 2023, 10:00 AM
From Radio Insight:
FCC Actionshttps://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/fccseal2020-200x200.pngThe FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Willamette Broadcasting Company, Inc. with a $5000 civil penalty due to issues found during their review of the transfer of Conservative Talk 1430 KYKN (https://kykn.com) Keizer/Salem OR from the Estate of Michael O. Frith to Jeffrey Morgan and Patricia Taylor.
The FCC notes that the estate sought to change the distribution of the company’s stock in May 2022, a year after Frith died to give Morgan 94.4% and Taylor 5.6% of the company, which was approved in court in November 2022, but was not filed with the FCC until February 28, 2023 giving the duo control of the station prior to receiving FCC approval.
Jesus Is Lord Ministries International enters into a Consent Decree for its “Explosive Christian Radio (https://www.jilmi.org/wfkj-radio)” 890 WFKJ Cashtown/Gettysburg PA with a $3000 civil penalty for issues in its license renewal application. WFKJ was due to file its renewal by April 1, 2022, but failed to do so until July 14 of that year. The station also failed to maintain its online public file.
Silent NotificationsAfter surrendering the license (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/261485/entravision-surrenders-phoenix-am-for-mining-purposes/) last week after selling its tower site, Entravision’s 710 KBMB Black Canyon City AZ rescinds that request and now asks for a Silent STA instead.
Salem Media Group’s 1190 KDYA Vallejo CA (Transmission Line/Control Cables stolen)
Latino Media Network’s 870 KLSQ Whitney/Las Vegas NV (Check on station operations)
Vandalia Media Partners 2’s 92.7 WGIE Clarksburg WV (Technical issues)
Sun Signals 102.9 WCLX Westport NY (General Manager and Station Manager departed to acquire their own station)
License CancellationsSouth Texas Radio’s 1270 KEPS Eagle Pass TX has been deleted. It has been operating under STA
FM ChangesWith its pending bankruptcy sale (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260386/kexp-vcy-america-autopilot-fm-to-acquire-stations-from-ed-stolz-auction/) to KEXP forthcoming, the Bankruptcy Estate of Golden State Broadcasting’s 92.7 KREV Alameda CA applies to relocate
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FCC Actionshttps://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/fccseal2020-200x200.pngThe FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with Willamette Broadcasting Company, Inc. with a $5000 civil penalty due to issues found during their review of the transfer of Conservative Talk 1430 KYKN (https://kykn.com) Keizer/Salem OR from the Estate of Michael O. Frith to Jeffrey Morgan and Patricia Taylor.
The FCC notes that the estate sought to change the distribution of the company’s stock in May 2022, a year after Frith died to give Morgan 94.4% and Taylor 5.6% of the company, which was approved in court in November 2022, but was not filed with the FCC until February 28, 2023 giving the duo control of the station prior to receiving FCC approval.
Jesus Is Lord Ministries International enters into a Consent Decree for its “Explosive Christian Radio (https://www.jilmi.org/wfkj-radio)” 890 WFKJ Cashtown/Gettysburg PA with a $3000 civil penalty for issues in its license renewal application. WFKJ was due to file its renewal by April 1, 2022, but failed to do so until July 14 of that year. The station also failed to maintain its online public file.
Silent NotificationsAfter surrendering the license (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/261485/entravision-surrenders-phoenix-am-for-mining-purposes/) last week after selling its tower site, Entravision’s 710 KBMB Black Canyon City AZ rescinds that request and now asks for a Silent STA instead.
Salem Media Group’s 1190 KDYA Vallejo CA (Transmission Line/Control Cables stolen)
Latino Media Network’s 870 KLSQ Whitney/Las Vegas NV (Check on station operations)
Vandalia Media Partners 2’s 92.7 WGIE Clarksburg WV (Technical issues)
Sun Signals 102.9 WCLX Westport NY (General Manager and Station Manager departed to acquire their own station)
License CancellationsSouth Texas Radio’s 1270 KEPS Eagle Pass TX has been deleted. It has been operating under STA
FM ChangesWith its pending bankruptcy sale (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/260386/kexp-vcy-america-autopilot-fm-to-acquire-stations-from-ed-stolz-auction/) to KEXP forthcoming, the Bankruptcy Estate of Golden State Broadcasting’s 92.7 KREV Alameda CA applies to relocate
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more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/261986/fcc-report-12-10-krev-seeks-new-tower-site-ahead-of-sale/)