FCC Actions
The FCC has issued a Notice of Violation to SDK Franco’s 92.5 K223CW Houston for multiple violations.
Following an inspection in May following a complaint, FCC agents noted the following violations: 1) Receiving their parent signal by method other than over the air as it was retransmitting Gow Media’s 97.5 KFNC-HD2 Mont Belvieu (which is not believed to exist) via an internet stream. 2) Operating with a directional pattern not licensed as the translator was licensed to operate with a log-periodic antenna radiating at an azimuth of 220°, but was instead utilizing a yagi antenna radiating at an azimuth of approximately 310°. 3) The translator was operating with a transmitter output power of 100 watts when licensed to broadcast with an ERP of 28 watts horizontal and output power of 7 watts.
K223CW operates as “ESPN 92.5” mostly simulcasting Gow’s “ESPN 97.5” KFNC breaking away from the main content feed for some events, which was supposed the be fed from a separate programming feed on KFNC-HD2.
Pirate Actions
Nine Boston area property holders have been issued Notices of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting due to they or tenants of theirs engaging in unauthorized broadcasts. The FCC notes that the otices formally notify landowners of the illegal broadcasting activity occurring on their property; inform landowners of their potential liability for permitting such activity to occur on their property; demand proof that the illegal broadcasting has ceased on the property; and request identification of the individual(s) engaged in the illegal broadcasting.
The warnings were issued to:
- Jean Chery and Marie Chery for operating on 89.3 Boston MA
- Marie Pierre for operating on on 96.5 Brockton MA
- Pierre Napoleon for operating on 100.1 Brockton MA
- Andre Jeanty and Racimene Jeanty Reme for operating on 105.3 Brockton MA
- New Fellowship Baptist Church, Inc. for operating on 87.7 in Dorchester MA
- New Fellowship Baptist Church, Inc. for operating on 88.5 Dorchester MA
- Pierre Forges for operating on 100.1 Mattapan MA
- Robert Perello for operating on 107.5 Mattapan MA
- Hugues St. Fleur and Clauda St. Fleur for operating on 105.3 in Randolph MA
Silent Notifications
- Copper Mountain Broadcasting Company’s 92.1 KKCM Thermal CA (Loss of tower lease)
- Zoe Communications’ 1450 WELY Ely MN (FM programming source off the air)
- Zoe Communications’ 94.5 WELY-FM Ely MN (Antenna Damage)
- Hyde County Board of Education’s 89.5 WHYC Swan Quarter NC (Transmitter failure)
- Agape Educational Media’s 89.1 KAGP Greenwood TX (Loss of tower lease)
- S Content Marketing’s 94.1 KJAZ Point Comfort TX (Loss of tower lease)
AM Changes
Latino Media Network’s “TUDN 1010” KLAT Houston
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com