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AU & NZ

Toni and Ryan hit five million downloads in five months

Toni & Ryan smashed a major milestone on Friday with their podcast cracking five million downloads in five months.The podcast, which Toni Lodge and Ryan Jon only launched in August last year, enjoyed its biggest month in February with over 1.3 million downloads. That number was likely helped by the pair’s enormous, and growing, social… Read More
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AU & NZ

2 Guys 1 Cup now exclusive to LiSTNR

Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen’s AFL comedy podcast ‘2 Guys 1 Cup’ is now available exclusively on LiSTNR.2 Guys 1 Cup, now in its sixth year, is a comedy show that discusses the week’s AFL news. It has earned its spot as the go-to podcast for footy fans who want a bit of silly banter and… Read More
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Have a teenager? Mamamia’s latest podcast is here to help

Whether you are in the thick of it or heading towards it, Mamamia now has a podcast to help you with your teenager.Co-hosted by experts Dr. Ginni Mansberg and Jo Lamble, ‘Help! I have a teenager’ is Mamamia’s new weekly podcast that gives parents support, proven advice, and candid banter.Mamamia’s Head of Podcasts, Lize Ratliff, said: ”We’ve been producing parenting podcasts… Read More
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US

Country Rewind Comes to Manhattan

Eagle Communications has flipped AAA “92.7 The X” K224EX Manhattan/KQLA-HD2 Ogden KS to Classic Country “Country Rewind 92.7“. The new format is focusing on music from the 1990s positioned as “90s and More”. It creates a flanker to the primary “Q Country 103.5” brand heard on 103.5 KQLA. K224EX had flipped from Classic Hits “Q […] […]

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FCC Report 3/6: First Non-Commercial Filing Window MX Group Resolved

The FCC has resolved the first mutually-exclusive applications from the November 2021 non-commercial filing window. Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana’s application for 90.7 Little Browning MT has been named the winner of MX Group 131 over Holy Spirit Radio’s application for 90.7 Conrad MT via the Tribal Priority for Native American Tribes.

Ed Stolz’ Silver State Broadcasting’s 790 KBET Winchester NV has been issued a Notice of Violation after the FCC Enforcement Bureau noted the tower fence gate was unlocked.

Amy Meredith’s Mega Moo Radio Company has been issued a $1500 penalty for failing to timely file its post-auction longform application for its CP won in FCC Auction 109 last summer. Mega Moo won the 100.3 Clayton OK allocation in the auction and was due to file its longform application by September 13, 2021, but did not until the next day requesting a waiver of the rules. The FCC granted the waiver, but found the penalty warranted for failing to follow the rules and not establishing good cause for the violation.

The FCC has entered into Consent Decrees with the following licensees to resolve issues pertaining to the maintenance of their online public files:

Blue Mountain Players licensee of 107.5 KCYF-FM Sutter Creek CA
Iglesia Shekina licensee of 90.5 KZTU-FM Tucumcari NM
KRML Radio, LLC licensee of 1410 KRML Carmel CA
Salt of the Earth Broadcasting, Inc. licensee of 1330 KGLD Tyler TX
Second Samoan Congregational Church of Long Beach licensee of 90.5 KPPO Mapusaga AS
Tu Voz, Inc. licensee of 91.9 KBWE Burley ID

The following stations have been issued warnings that their licenses will be cancelled on April 1 as they have failed to file renewal applications:

Nievezquez Productions’ 1120 WPRX Bristol CT
Connecticut River Educational Radio’s 97.1 WWBW-LP Higganum CT
Calvary Chapel of Southeastern Connecticut’s 100.1 WCSE-LP Ledyard CT
New Haven Educational Radio Corp’s 107.3 WNLN-LP Niantic CT
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation’s 89.9 WWEB Wallingford CT
Calvary Fellowship of Willimantic’s 101.7 WCFV-LP Willimantic CT
Horizon Christian Fellowship’s 90.1 WJXP Fitchburg MA
Holliston High School’s 99.9 WHHB Holliston MA
Radio Redentor’s 104.9 WREA-LP Holyoke MA
M&M Community Development Inc’s 105.5 WYOB-LP Oak Bluffs MA
Salem State College Board of Trustees’ 91.7 WMWM Salem MA
Sudbury Valley Broadcasting Foundation’s 97.7 WYAJ Sudbury MA

Deletions
Genesee Community College has requested the deletion of their 90.7 WGCC-FM Batavia NY.

Multi-Cultural Diversity Radio’s 98.1 WOTO Grand Portage MN’s pending license to cover application was dismissed upon request.

FM Changes
Golden Isles Broadcasting Classic Hits “92.7 SSI” WSSI Darien and QBS Broadcasting’s Conservative Talk/Oldies 93.7 WBQO St. Simons Island GA have filed contingent applications […]

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Afghanistan: Four stations in Logar may close down

According to a report in Pajhwok Afghan News (paid subscription), four radio stations, including a state-run one in central Logar province, may shut down due to lack of income and government’s support.Shafiullah Afghanzai, head of Independent Journalists Union and manager of Zinat radio, told Pajhwok that the economic situation of journalists was worrisome.He said after the political changes in August, media lost their income sources and dozens of journalists became jobless.Head of Freelance Journalists Association, Matiullah Sarwar, said that the Taliban led government had no special policy so far to support media and journalists, leaving them with no idea about how to run their affairs.He said at least 50 journalists were working in these stations in Logar and 10 female journalists lost their jobs after the regime change.Munir Ahmad Azizi, a journalist, said he was forced to go to Iran via smuggling routes after the change in political system as he was not able to find a job after becoming unemployed.Rafiullah Samim, Director of Information and Cculture, told Pajhwok there was no doubt that problems existed.“Allah (swt) is kind, there would be a way to steer the media and journalists out of crisis,” he added. […]