FCC Actions
The FCC has proposed a $20,000 fine against Beasley Media’s Conservative Talk 720 KDWN Las Vegas for broadcasting a false or deceptive EAS tone on September 26, 2020.
The tones aired on a brokered show purchased by host Doug Basham. Following a complaint sent to the FCC, Beasley admitted that the show included portions of the EAS tones or a simulation thereof and was not in connection with an actual emergency or authorized test of the EAS. They also admitted that the clip that was head on KDWN, 101.5 K268CS and 96.3 KKLZ-HD2, was not reviewed ahead of broadcast, but that the board operator confronted Basham immediately after it aired informing him the broadcast was impermissible. The board op also emails the station’s PD notifying him about the tones going out over the air.
Moab Communications, LLC KCPX Spanish Valley UT has entered into a Consent Decree for failing to maintain its online public file.
The following licensees have entered into Consent Decrees with the FCC for failing to maintain their political files:
- Big River Broadcasting, LLC licensee of KVYL Mohave Valley AZ
- Entravision Holdings LLC licensee of KKPS Brownsville TX, KDVA Buckeye AZ, KLNZ Glendale AZ, and KRRN Moapa Valley NV
- Skywest Media LLC licensee of KSCQ Silver City NM
- Univision Radio Stations Group, Inc. licensee of KLNO Fort Worth TX
Deletions
AJG Corporation has surrendered the license for 750 WPDX Clarksburg WV. WPDX had been simulcasting Classic Country 104.9 WPDX-FM Clarksburg.
Seaview Communications’ 90.9 WPEX Kenbridge VA was issued a Notice of Apparent Liability on October 1 stating that it had been silent or operating with unauthorized facilities for over twelve months, as well as failing to maintain its online public file and failing to prepare required quarterly issues and programs lists proposing a $15,000 fine and a two year licensee renewal instead of eight. Due to failing to respond within the required thirty days, the license of WPEX has been cancelled but so has the proposed fine.
MBM Texas Valley has surrendered the license of 95.3 KZSP South Padre Island TX. MBM had sold KZSP to Xavier Cantu’s Xavier Entertainment LLC for $85,000 in April, which failed to close.
FM Changes
American General Media’s Regional Mexican “96.9 La Caliente” KEBT Lost Hills/Bakersfield CA seeks to move