Colorado Media Newsroom
July 7th, 2024, 01:10 PM
From Radio Insight:
FCC Actionshttps://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fccseal2020.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1The 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.
AM
FM Commercial
FM Educational
Total Radio
LPFM
FM Translators Boosters
Total Broadcast
Jan 1970
4269
2083
399
6751
0
n/a
n/a
Dec 1990
4987
4392
1440
10819
0
1866
19939
Dec 1995
4909
5296
1815
12020
0
1541
22683
Sep 1999
4783
5766
2066
12615
0
3237
24575
Dec 2003
4794
6217
2552
13563
0
3834
26613
Dec 2008
4786
6247
3040
14253
859
6120
29832
Dec 2013
4727
6612
4019
15358
776
6054
30432
Dec 2018
4619
6754
4135
15508
2172
7952
33342
Dec 2019
4593
6772
4135
15500
2169
8182
33513
Dec 2020
4551
6699
4195
15445
2136
8420
33564
Dec 2021
4509
6676
4204
15389
2069
8866
33467
Dec 2022
4484
6686
4207
15377
2015
8950
33517
Sep 2023
4452
6670
4263
15385
1978
8928
33447
Dec 2023
4444
6663
4286
15393
1967
8927
33428
Mar 2024
4427
6663
4320
15380
1960
8913
33344
July 2024
4413
6620
4356
15389
1965
8906
33326
WP Data Tables (https://supsystic.com/plugins/wordpress-data-table-plugin/?utm_medium=love_link)The FCC has stated that its recent reinstatement of the FM duplication rule (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/271729/fcc-reinstates-fm-duplication-rule-for-commercial-fms/) 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 (https://pinecityradio.com/bama-106-1-fm/)” WBMH Grove Hill and Variety Hits “Smash Hits 94.5 (https://pinecityradio.com/smash-hits-94-5-fm/)” 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 ChangesPress Communications’ 99.7 WBHX Tuckerton NJ applies to increase power from 650w/178m to 1kW/174m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905466e201907400fb830ad6&fa cid=56233). WBHX simulcasts Classic Rock “107.1 The Boss (https://1071theboss.com)” 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 (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905466e201905ad078cf04be&fa cid=63342).
The Marconi Broadcasting Foundation’s CP for 88.5 WQNP Narragansett RI applies to amend its CP to operate with 130w/51m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905469b4019083b33d4c3192&fa cid=768450).
Translator Changes
Station
Owner
Freq
City
ST
Power/HAAT
Rebroadcast
94.5 K233DV Draper UT
Hi-Line Radio Fellowship
94.5
Draper
UT
99w vert/-1556m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f9190547d8301906ee49a620810&facid=202892)
1320 KNIT Salt Lake City
94.5 K233DI Provo UT
Sanpete County Broadcasting Co.
94.5
Provo
UT
150w vert/-1508m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f9190547d8301907911f93b0beb&facid=59029)
105.1 KUDD American Fork
103.7 W279AR Jesup GA
Shanks Broadcasting
103.7
Brunswick
GA
250w/114m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f9190547d830190831881bd0efb&facid=151458)
790 WSFN Brunswick
100.7 W264CH Tomahawk WI
Albert Broadcasting II
97.7
Tomahawk
WI
250w/80m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905466e201905b87a529069b&facid=140530)
810 WJJQ Tomahawk
WP Data Tables (https://supsystic.com/plugins/wordpress-data-table-plugin/?utm_medium=love_link)Primary Station ChangesStu-Comm Inc.’s 95.3 W237DF Lexington VA will continue to carry the AAA programming of 91.9 WNRN-FM (https://wnrn.org) 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 (https://chicochristianradio.com)/103.9 K280GL Chico to instead carry EMF’s “K-Love (https://klove.com/)” Christian AC network. Classic Hits “Sunny 105.7 (https://www.chicosunny.com)” K289CH moves to KYIX-HD3.
Call Letter Changes91.1 NEW Fox AR -> KVGF (effective 7/11)
104.1 KCGK Lutesville MO -> KQLS (effective 7/12)
1570 WFTU Riverhead NY -> WBZO (effective 8/17)
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/274216/fcc-report-7-7-fm-duplication-rescinding-dates-set/)
FCC Actionshttps://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fccseal2020.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1The 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.
AM
FM Commercial
FM Educational
Total Radio
LPFM
FM Translators Boosters
Total Broadcast
Jan 1970
4269
2083
399
6751
0
n/a
n/a
Dec 1990
4987
4392
1440
10819
0
1866
19939
Dec 1995
4909
5296
1815
12020
0
1541
22683
Sep 1999
4783
5766
2066
12615
0
3237
24575
Dec 2003
4794
6217
2552
13563
0
3834
26613
Dec 2008
4786
6247
3040
14253
859
6120
29832
Dec 2013
4727
6612
4019
15358
776
6054
30432
Dec 2018
4619
6754
4135
15508
2172
7952
33342
Dec 2019
4593
6772
4135
15500
2169
8182
33513
Dec 2020
4551
6699
4195
15445
2136
8420
33564
Dec 2021
4509
6676
4204
15389
2069
8866
33467
Dec 2022
4484
6686
4207
15377
2015
8950
33517
Sep 2023
4452
6670
4263
15385
1978
8928
33447
Dec 2023
4444
6663
4286
15393
1967
8927
33428
Mar 2024
4427
6663
4320
15380
1960
8913
33344
July 2024
4413
6620
4356
15389
1965
8906
33326
WP Data Tables (https://supsystic.com/plugins/wordpress-data-table-plugin/?utm_medium=love_link)The FCC has stated that its recent reinstatement of the FM duplication rule (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/271729/fcc-reinstates-fm-duplication-rule-for-commercial-fms/) 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 (https://pinecityradio.com/bama-106-1-fm/)” WBMH Grove Hill and Variety Hits “Smash Hits 94.5 (https://pinecityradio.com/smash-hits-94-5-fm/)” 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 ChangesPress Communications’ 99.7 WBHX Tuckerton NJ applies to increase power from 650w/178m to 1kW/174m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905466e201907400fb830ad6&fa cid=56233). WBHX simulcasts Classic Rock “107.1 The Boss (https://1071theboss.com)” 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 (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905466e201905ad078cf04be&fa cid=63342).
The Marconi Broadcasting Foundation’s CP for 88.5 WQNP Narragansett RI applies to amend its CP to operate with 130w/51m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905469b4019083b33d4c3192&fa cid=768450).
Translator Changes
Station
Owner
Freq
City
ST
Power/HAAT
Rebroadcast
94.5 K233DV Draper UT
Hi-Line Radio Fellowship
94.5
Draper
UT
99w vert/-1556m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f9190547d8301906ee49a620810&facid=202892)
1320 KNIT Salt Lake City
94.5 K233DI Provo UT
Sanpete County Broadcasting Co.
94.5
Provo
UT
150w vert/-1508m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f9190547d8301907911f93b0beb&facid=59029)
105.1 KUDD American Fork
103.7 W279AR Jesup GA
Shanks Broadcasting
103.7
Brunswick
GA
250w/114m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076f9190547d830190831881bd0efb&facid=151458)
790 WSFN Brunswick
100.7 W264CH Tomahawk WI
Albert Broadcasting II
97.7
Tomahawk
WI
250w/80m (https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=25076ff3905466e201905b87a529069b&facid=140530)
810 WJJQ Tomahawk
WP Data Tables (https://supsystic.com/plugins/wordpress-data-table-plugin/?utm_medium=love_link)Primary Station ChangesStu-Comm Inc.’s 95.3 W237DF Lexington VA will continue to carry the AAA programming of 91.9 WNRN-FM (https://wnrn.org) 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 (https://chicochristianradio.com)/103.9 K280GL Chico to instead carry EMF’s “K-Love (https://klove.com/)” Christian AC network. Classic Hits “Sunny 105.7 (https://www.chicosunny.com)” K289CH moves to KYIX-HD3.
Call Letter Changes91.1 NEW Fox AR -> KVGF (effective 7/11)
104.1 KCGK Lutesville MO -> KQLS (effective 7/12)
1570 WFTU Riverhead NY -> WBZO (effective 8/17)
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/274216/fcc-report-7-7-fm-duplication-rescinding-dates-set/)