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FCC Approves Seven Technical Rule Changes

The FCC has approved its proposal to eliminate seven rules that Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel pegged as “redundant, outdated or in conflict”. The seven changes are described as: Maximum Rated Transmitter Power for AM Stations We propose to amend section 73.1665(b) to remove the maximum rated transmitter power8 limit for AM stations. We tentatively conclude […] […]

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Kevin LeGrett Rises To President of iHeartMedia Sports; Alexis Ginas To Los Angeles Region President

iHeartMedia has announced that it has appointed Kevin LeGrett to President of iHeartMedia Sports. In his new role, LeGrett “will work closely with all groups within the company to coordinate its sports assets across all iHeart audio platforms to maximize the impact for its listeners, partners and clients.” He has been with the company since […] […]

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Pair Of Conservative Talkers Prepping To Launch In St. Louis Area

Two independently owned Conservative Talk stations are launching in the next two weeks in the greater St. Louis area. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Joe Rusch and Jeff Allen’s EpicSTL will debut “NewsTalkSTL” on Educational Media Foundation’s 101.9 K270BW Bellefontaine and Gateway Creative Broadcasting’s 99.1 KLJY-HD3 Clayton. Rusch and Allan are both veterans of […] […]