FCC Actions

After losing their Petition For Reconsideration for their translator CP last month, Levine/Schwab Partnership’s CP for 1500 KWIF Culver City/Los Angeles has expired as he FCC rejected their request to toll the deadline for their CP. The Construction Permit was originally granted in 2016 and would have originally expired on November 2, 2019. Due to a contested petition for reconsideration of its grant, the deadline was first extended to April 13, 2020. An additional six month extension was given in March due to the California state shutdown. KWIF filed in September for another extension on the basis that many non-essential businesses were still shutdown making it impossible to obtain equipment and that it would be difficult to find construction crews due to the air quality caused by the California wildfires. That was dismissed making KWIF’s Construction Permit to have expired in October.

The FCC issued a $3000 fine to Imani Communications Corporation for the late license renewal of 105.3 WBFZ Selma AL. WBFZ’s license renewal was set to be filed by October 1, 2019 but was not filed until March 23, 2020 with no explanation provided for the delay.

November’s approval of all-digital AM operation was published in the Federal Register on December 3. With that, the rulemaking will take effect on January 4, 2021.

The FCC has updated the FM Table of Allotments to re-add the allotments for Class A signals on 101.7 Cuba MO and 102.3 Wheatland MO

Deletions

In order to close on its purchase of 1060 KFOY Sparks/Reno NV, Lotus Radio has surrendered the license of 1180 KCKQ Sparks.

Minnesota Christian Broadcasting turned in their license for 89.5 KFNK Franklin MN.