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At its March Open Meeting, the FCC intends to vote on the removal of a number \u201coutdated procedures\u201d and to codify current practices.<\/p>\nFCC Actions<\/p>\n
At its March Open Meeting, the FCC intends to vote on the removal of a number \u201coutdated procedures\u201d and to codify current practices.<\/p>\n
Among the rules that will be brought up to vote for the commissioners are rules that limit initial technical STA filings to be for 90 day periods as opposed to 180 days and requiring a minimum of a 20% increase in power for AM facility modifications. The majority of the additional changes are done to update or remove rules no longer in use such as updating AM station classifications to match current international agreements, define \u201cauthorized stations\u201d for LPFM applications to include both licensed stations and unbuilt CPs, removing any CDBS references with LMS, removing the rule that limited applications at ten for the 2021 non-commercial filing window, codify the rules for non-comm FM, TV and LPFM applications regarding how to give local public notice of their applications, and consolidate rules for filing petitions to deny against license renewals.<\/p>\n
The FCC is requesting an amendment to iHeartMedia\u2019s application to change the COL on 96.3 WROV-FM Martinsville VA to New Market VA.<\/p>\n
The application stated that the proposed modification of an intra-urbanized area move within the Roanoke urbanized area would be a preferential arrangement of allotments as it would increase the population within the proposed 60 dBu (74,208 persons) and 70 dBu (10,518 persons) contours. The FCC found that their analysis found that the population gain was based on the allotment coordinates, which is inconsistent with its Rural Radio policy as it should be calculated using the transmitter coordinates for both the existing and proposed facilities. Their analysis found that the modification would provide additional service to 9,942 within the 70 dBu contour, but a loss of 137,657 in the 60 dBu. iHeartMedia was requested to amend their application within 30 days to correct all deficiencies otherwise the application will be dismissed.<\/p>\n
The FCC granted the transfer of 50% of Legend Communications from Susan Patrick to her ex-husband Larry Patrick following her conviction and sentencing<\/a> to 15 months in prison for filing a false tax return.<\/p>\n During the criminal investigation, Larry Patrick testified that Susan Patrick had moved out of their home in January 2023 with a note stating she was dealing \u201cunstated issues that required all her attention in the near future\u201d. Legend owns 4 AMs, 13 FMs, and 6 translators across Northern Wyoming. Following her guilty plea in August 2023, he first learned of the plea agreement on September 1 leading to him starting a divorce proceeding and being granted a temporary restraining order against her in regards to any operations with Legend. As part of the divorce settlement, he acquired her share of the stations for $1.<\/p>\n The commission determined that Legend qualified for an exemption to its regular policies that prohibits the assignment or transfer of control of a station license or licenses when character qualification issues are pending against the licensee, in this case Susan Patrick becoming a convicted felon, as she will not financially profit from the transfer, Larry Patrick was considered to be found to be not involved in the tax fraud, and the transfer would be in the public interest.<\/p>\n The FCC entered into a consent decree with Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon\u2019s 89.5 KSKQ Ashland OR including a $5000 civil penalty to renew the license for the station following allegations of multiple commercial advertisements airing on the station.<\/p>\n While the commission found the two complaints were procedurally defective as petition\u2019s to deny and as informal objections failed to contain adequate and specific factual allegations License Cancellations<\/p>\n As part of the completion of their upgrade of Spanish Christian 1490 KBRO Bremerton\/Seattle WA seeks to move to 1480 with an upgrade from 1kW to 5kW day\/12 watts night, Iglesia Pentecostal Vispera del Fin has turned in the license of 1480 KNTB Lakewood\/Tacoma.<\/p>\n Dockins Broadcast Group turned in the licenses of Rock \u201c106.7 The Zone\u201d KDKN Ellington MO and \u201c92.1 The Zone\u201d WPRY-FM Perry FL<\/p>\n Just three months after closing on its purchase of 590 KLIS Wood River IL\/St. Louis MO, Big Toe Media has surrendered the license<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cumulus Media turned in the licenses<\/a> for 920 WYMB Manning SC, 1450 KIKR Beaumont and 1510 KBED Nederland TX as each were set to reach one year of silence.<\/p>\n The FCC cancelled the CP for Peebles Broadcasting Group\u2019s 105.1 KHHE-FM Haynesville LA after its tolling expired.<\/p>\n Silent NotificationsCrawford Broadcasting\u2019s 1260 WYDE Birmingham AL (Seeking viable sales\/programming options<\/a>)Crawford Broadcasting\u2019s 92.5 WYDE-FM Cullman AL (Seeking viable sales\/programming options<\/a>El Dorado Broadcasting\u2019s 560 KBLU Yuma AZ (Financial reasons<\/a>)Moreno Equities\u2019 1210 KQEO Fowler CA (Loss of power at transmitter site)Gold Coast Broadcasting\u2019s 1520 KVEN Port Hueneme CA (Pattern\/power switch malfunction)Dockins Broadcast Group\u2019s 96.5 WJTK Columbia City FL (Tower issues)Sutton Radiocasting\u2019s 96.3 WTOC-FM Clayton GA (Complete move to 95.7 Toccoa)Community Service Broadcasting Foundation\u2019s 88.1 KCQA Anaholi HI (Pending license transfer and relocation)Horizon Christian Fellowship\u2019s 90.1 WRYP Wellfleet MA (Antenna system damaged in blizzard)Pioneer Public Broadcasting Company\u2019s 89.1 KNNZ Hawley MN (Silent since September 2025 following death of owner in July)Dick Broadcasting\u2019s 101.1 WQZL Belhaven NC (Financial constraints)The College of Staten Island\u2019s 88.9 WSIA Staten Island NY (Phone lines to transmitter damaged in snowstorm)Iglesia Casa de Milagros\u2019s 88.3 KBDM Boardman OR (Loss of power to transmitter)WTRB Inc.\u2019s 1570 WTRB Ripley TN (Financial reasons)Mud Radio LLC\u2019s 1490 WFAD Middlebury VT (Loss of tower site)Intelli LLC\u2019s 1550 KKOV Vancouver WA (Financial reasons)Disruptor Radio\u2019s 102.7 WGYE Mannington WV (storm damage)FM Changes<\/p>\n Broadcast Communications\u2019 92.3 WKTQ Oakland MD applies to move to Chalkhill PA<\/p>\n This content is for Premium Annual and Premium Monthly members only.
sufficient to warrant the cancellation of the license, one of the objections provided eleven recordings of which nine violated the underwriting laws.<\/p>\n
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