Blaming economic conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five more AMs have gone silent. The stations were:
- Edward Distell’s Regional Mexican “Le Zeta 93.5” 1390 KZGD Salem OR
- Edward Distell’s 1460 KCKX Stayton OR
- Pacific Media Group Business 550 KNUI Wailuku HI
- East Carolina Radio’s Classic Country simulcast 1260 WZBO Edenton and 1240 WCNC Elizabeth City NC
FCC Actions
The FCC has issued a Notice of Violation to Cumulus Media’s “Sports Radio 1510” KBED Nederland/Beaumont TX for operating beyond its authorized daytime operation. FCC agents logged KBED operating past sunset, which engineer Greg Davis noted was due to a failed remote control. The agents also noticed the door to one of the towers was missing, which Davis stated was due to flooding in the area and repaired the following day.
Deletions
Skagit Valley College has surrendered the license of 91.9 KSJU Friday Harbor WA.
The following licenses were cancelled for failing to timely renew their licenses:
- 90.5 WQLS Camden AL – Wilcox Broadcast Communications
- 1170 WQHC Hanceville AL – Fatima Family Apostolate International
- 90.7 WLTS Barrettsville GA – Megaphone Radio
- 990 WGML Hinesville GA – Powerhouse of Deliverance Church
- 103.1 WPLH Tifton GA – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
