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FCC Report 2/16: KILT Proposes Signal Upgrade

February 16, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off

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The FCC has entered into a Consent Decree with an $8000 civil penalty with One Media for failing to timely notify the commission of a transfer of control.

Nancy Miller, who held 80% of One Media’s voting stock passed away on April 14, 2022 with William Wachter owning the other 20%. Wachter would end up with 100% of the company, but the first transfer of control application noting Wachter as executor of Miller’s estate was not filed until December 2023 and transferring the stations to Wachter himself in September 2024. One Media owns the licenses for Variety Hits “107.5 Bob-FM” 1550 KRZD Springfield MO, Sports “100.7 ESPN” KSHQ Deerfield MO, Conservative Talk “95.3 The Cowboy” KWKN Wakeeney KS, and Classic Hits 106.1 KBZI Mooreland OK.

The FCC has amended the FM Table of Allotments to reinstate allocations that were previously licensed or had Construction Permits:

The reinstated allocations are 98.7 Class C1 Loleta CA, 104.9 Class A Adamsville TX, 103.1 Class A Fabens TX, 93.3 Class A Pearsall TX, and 97.5 Class C1 Basin City WA.

License Cancellations

Saga Communications requested cancellation of the license for its “Fox Sports 1450” WVAX Charlottesville VA. The station’s programming remains on 102.9 W275CL Charlottesville now fed by 97.5 WWWV-HD2.

After its tower collapsed in September, iHeartMedia has turned in the license of 1230 WBHP Huntsville AL. The station’s Conservative Talk “The Big Talker” programming remains on 102.1 WDRM-HD2/102.5 W237CX Huntsville and 800 WHOS Decatur.

Zack Media South surrendered the license for 970 WWYO Pineville WV.

The following CP’s were surrendered unbuilt:

Cedar Cove Broadcasting’s 89.5 KSHY Nathrop CO
Telikoja Educational Broadcasting’s 89.1 WVPN Evans Falls PA
Texas Public Radio’s 88.5 KTPM Encino TX
Texas Public Radio’s 89.7 KRNF New Falcon TX

Silent Notifications

Salem State University’s 91.7 WMWM Salem MA (Transmitter malfunction)
Mitten News’ 1110 WWMN Petoskey MI (Tower land sold)
Bouldin Radio’s 1140 WHNQ St. Paul VA (Transmitter site repairs/upgrades)
VCY America’s 690 WVCY Oshkosh WI (Transmitter failure)

AM Changes

After moving last fall to the site of 1070 KNTH, Audacy’s “Sports Radio 610” KILT Houston seeks to increase daytime power […]

Bonus episode of Casefile Presents: The Easey Street Murders

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Casefile Presents: The Easey Street Murders has released a special bonus episode with ARN’s iHeart, bringing the podcast series to a close with a look at the most recent developments in the 48-year-old murder case.Since its launch with iHeart early last year, The Easey Street Murders podcast has shed new light on the brutal killings… Read More
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Family affair: Nova teams out in force at LIV Golf in Adelaide

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It was a real Nova family affair in Adelaide when the LIV Golf tournament teed off from The Grange at the weekend, with Fitzy & Wippa, Ben, Liam & Belle and Jodie & Hayesy all hitting the local fairways.As part of a partnership between Nova and LIV Golf, Fitzy and Wippa held a live outside broadcast,… Read More
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SCA’s Jacob Brown: The night I opened for Tommy Little

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It will go down as one of the greatest nights of Jacob Brown’s life. But the way it came about was totally unexpected.Jacob – Workday announcer for Hit Central Queensland – was doing a radio interview with Tommy Little about his upcoming comedy show in Rockhampton.Jacob tells Radio Today “During our chat, I just kind… Read More
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Former BBC local radio programmes reappear as television shows

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Two radio programmes from BBC Radio Solent are enjoying new leases of life as weekly television shows.
Alex Dyke’s Bubblegum & Cheese, with an hour of bubblegum pop and cheesy classics including The Sweet, The Monkees, MUD, Suzi Quatro, The Turtles, is now airing on Rewind TV via Sky and Freeview.
In addition, Richard Latto introduces Stereo Underground with indie and alternative anthems, Stranglers, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Buzzcocks, plus viewers requests.
Both programmes were once part of the schedule on local radio stations, broadcast from BBC Radio Solent.
They are now on Saturday nights from 4pm and 5pm for an hour each.
Alex Dyke told RadioToday: “I could never understand why Bubblegum & Cheese, a show that was so popular a large part of people’s Saturday mornings, was cancelled.
“But like all of us I work hard on ratings because at the end of the day great listening figures meant that you had a happy audience and a happy boss.
“As the BBC is no longer interested in audience numbers it’s very hard to know what they want. I glad it’s found a home at Rewind TVand they are nice people to work for.”
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Data released on #WorldRadioDay2025 shows nearly 150 million DAB receivers worldwide

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On World Radio Day, February 13, WorldDAB released its latest infographic, which highlights the ongoing global growth of DAB+.The updated graphic shows device sales now nearing the 150 million milestone, with the fast-growing markets of France and Australia leading the way with sales of receivers now over 10 million each, alongside the well-established DAB+ auto market. Sales in eleven core markets now total 145,195,000, and almost all new cars across Europe come with DAB+ as standard.In France, this is coupled with DAB+ coverage now exceeding 60% of the population, and in Spain, public broadcaster RTVE is heading towards the goal of 50% coverage with the recent addition of transmitters covering the metropolitan areas of Valladolid and Zaragosa.The infographic is published by WorldDAB — the global industry forum for DAB+ digital radio — on February 13 to mark UNESCO’s World Radio Day, reflecting broadcast radio’s vital role as a relatively free and portable public safety net during emergencies, as well as the democratic value of radio to serve as a connection within underserved groups, and the companionship it can bring as a friendly voice whenneeded. This year’s theme is “Radio and Climate Change.”WorldDAB President Jacqueline Bierhorst said: “13 February is an important day in the global calendar for anyone as passionate about broadcast radio as me and the members of the WorldDAB family. Today we can share new data showing how DAB+ continues to grow in both new and established markets around the world. This, coupled with our new DAB+ Automatic Safety Alerts, which can provide life-saving warnings of environmental emergencies such as storms and flooding, demonstrates the critical role of broadcast radio.”The infographic can be downloaded from the WorldDAB website.Data from the new infographic will also be highlighted in WorldDAB keynote sessions at the Saudi Media Forum on 19 – 21 February in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Digital Broadcasting Symposium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 24 – 27 February. […]