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Futuri has announced it has debuted multiple AI powered enhancements to its TopLine sales intelligence platform. […]

Steve Hegwood’s Core Radio Group has entered into a Time Brokerage Agreement with Coastal Broadcasting of Larose to operate what was Sports “ESPN 100.3” KLRZ Larose/New Orleans. […]

FCC Actions

The FCC has released its quarterly station license count showing a total count of 15,395 full-power radio licenses with 4400 AMs, 6618 commercial FMs, and 4377 non-commercial FMs. That shows a loss of 444 AM licenses since the start of 2024, a drop of 45 commercial FMs, and a gain of 91 non-commercial licenses.

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License Cancellations

Marietta College has requested cancellation of its 4w/32m Class D license for 98.5 WCMO Marietta OH so it can commence operation on 97.5 WCMO-LP Marietta with a stronger 100w/27m facility from the same tower.

Silent Notifications

Coffee County Broadcasters’ 1310 WOKA Douglas GA (Hurricane Helene)
Bennett Radio Group’s 780 WEZR Rumford ME (Tower needs to be replaced)
VCY America’s 89.1 KVCS Spring Valley MN (STL failure)
Redemption Strategies Broadcasting’s 1070 WCSZ Sans Souci SC (Hurricane Helene)
Joy Christian Ministries’ 88.3 KOUI Mount Pleasant TX (Loss of transmitter site)

The following stations that had requested silent STAs due to Hurricane Helene have resumed operation:

Dockins Communications’ 1400 WPRY Perry FL
iHeartMedia’s 1340 WYNF Augusta GA
iHeartMedia’s 1440 WGIG Brunswick GA
HRN Broadcasting’s 1350 WZGM Black Mountain NC
iHeartMedia’s 560 WVOC Columbia SC
iHeartMedia’s 94.1 WRZE Kingstree SC
iHeartMedia’s 104.9 WROO Mauldin SC
iHeartMedia’s 102.9 WZTF Scranton SC

AM Changes

iHeartMedia has requested cancellation of its CP to diplex News/Talk 1310 WIBA Madison WI on the tower site of “1070 The Game” WTSO Madison. WIBA will decrease from 5kW day and night to 4.8kW day and 1.4kW night. The CP was set to expire in November.

FM Changes

After losing its tower in Hurricane Helene, Perry Broadcasting’s Gospel “Praise 96.9” WTHB-FM Wrens GA applies […]

Longtime Rock and Hot Talk personality Anne ‘Liz Wilde’ Whittemore-Firestone died last week after a long cancer battle. […]

Longtime “V103” WVEE Atlanta morning personality and comedian Wanda Smith has passed away at the age of 58. […]

Nielsen continues its releases of its monthly diary surveys today. […]