FCC Actions

A Notice of Violation has been issued to K-Love Inc’s 100.7 K264AL Merced CA for spurious emissions on 122.7 MHz. The commission noted, “Based on the Station’s authorized power of 120 watts, emissions greater than 600 kHz away from the carrier must be attenuated by at least 63.8 dB. At the time of monitoring, the agent determined that spurious emissions on 122.7 MHz emanating from the Station’s transmitter were more than 600 kHz removed from the carrier and were not attenuated at least 63.8 dB below the unmodulated carrier level.” K264AL rebroadcasts “Air 1” 94.5 KAWJ Coarsegold.

Pirate Actions

Robert Bellinger agreed to a Consent Decree for operating an unlicensed signal on 93.1 in and around Cotuit MA. Bellinger’s “Three Bays Radio” was found in April 2024 to be liable for a $40,000 penalty following an FCC investigation that discovered his station in June and July of 2023.

Bellinger will pay $7,200 in 36 monthly installments of $200 each. Should he default, once again operate a pirate signal, or be found to have misled the FCC about his inability to pay the originally proposed fine, he will be required to pay the additional $32,800.

License Cancellations

Joy Christian Ministries’ 870 WQRX/99.3 W259DK Valley Head AL, Draper Media’s 1240 WCEM Cambridge MD, and Bennett Media Group’s 780 WEZR/98.3 W252DS Rumford ME all were cancelled as their licenses expired for being silent for one calendar year.

Silent Notifications

• M&M Media’s 1650 KFSW Fort Smith AR (Determining whether to modify or sell the station)
• Good News Broadcasting Network’s 91.9 KDHP Pinon AZ (Cost of operating generator)
• Jeff Chang’s 1310 KKZI Barstow CA (Conserve resources/station to be sold)
• Coastal Television’s 96.5 WAZY-FM Lafayette IN (Transmitter line & antenna failure)
• Mississippi Broadcasters’ 1450 WYHL Meridian MS (Financial reasons)
• KBNP Radio’s 1410 KBNP Portland OR (Plans to sell station)

The following notifications were filed in late September ahead of the government shutdown:

• Combined Media Group’s 1320 KRLW Walnut Ridge AR (Economic conditions & station manager health)
• Combined Media Group’s 1420 KPOC Pocahontas AR (Economic conditions & station manager health)
• Combined Media Group’s 104.1 KPOC-FM Pocahontas AR (Economic conditions & station manager health)
• Bicoastal Media’s 1230 KDAC Fort Bragg CA (Financial reasons)
• High Desert Broadcasting’s 1380 KOSS Lancaster CA (Electrical power failure)
• Bicoastal Media’s 1400 KUKI Ukiah CA (Financial reasons)
• First Baptist Church’s 1300 WKQK Cocoa Beach FL (Loss of tower site)
• Tillicum Foundation’s 90.9 KCPB-FM Warrenton OR (Loss of federal funding)
• Dublin Radio’s 810 WPIN Dublin VA (Economic viability/station for sale)

FM Changes

Vance Barbee’s Estrella Broadcasting applies to relocate 92.5 KXQX Tusayan AZ to Big Water UT, while upgrading from a Class A to C2 with 3.2kW/303m where it will cover the Page AZ area. Concurrently co-owned Southwest Broadcasting’s “Rewind 93.3” KXUT Page applies to shift to 93.1 in Orderville UT increasing from a Class C2 to C1 with 17kW/574m rimshotting the St. George and Cedar City areas.

Orozco Broadcasting’s Regional Mexican “La Z 96.5” KZOM Claypool AZ applies to change its directional pattern away from Phoenix while remaining at 30kW horizontal/966m. Orozco also synchronizes KZOM’s programming in Phoenix on 96.5 K243BN Laveen fed by Audacy’s 94.5 KOOL-HD3

Family Stations’ Christian “Family Radio” 88.1 WMWK proposes to replace its current CP to upgrade from a Class B1 to a Class B with 1kW to 5.2kW with a slight drop to 4.6kW all from its current 276m antenna.

Midwest Communications Hot AC “Q101.9” KQSF Sioux Falls SD seeks to increase power and drop height from 34kW/177m to 37kW/173m at its current site.

University of Massachusetts’ 91.7 WUMT Marshfield MA seeks to slide to Kingston with 380w/175m. That move will allow co-owned 91.7 WNEF Newburyport to increase power from 1kW vertical/100m to 1.8kW/100m. Both stations simulcast 91.9 WUMB Boston.

Lake Hartwell Radio seeks the change the city-of-license of Oldies 95.3 WEGG Bowman GA to Royston with no facility changes.

Central Michigan University’s Public News/Talk 103.9 WCMW-FM Harbor Springs MI applies to decrease power and increase antenna height from 12kW/305m to 11kW/320w. WCMW-FM rebroadcasts 89.5 WCMU-FM Mount Pleasant MI.

AM Changes

Mel Wheeler Inc. News/Talk 960 WFIR Roanoke VA applies to move its daytime operation to one of its nighttime towers with a power drop from 10kW to 5kW. The station will continue to operate with 5kW night.

Basin Mediactive’s “960 Sports” KLAD Klamath Falls OR seeks to remove two of its four towers dropping its nighttime array from 5kW directional to 26 watts non-directional, while continuing to operate with 5kW non-directional daytime. Sister and co-located 1150 KAGO Klamath Falls proposes to drop nighttime power from 1kW night to 52 watts. KAGO will remain at 5kW day.

Mutual Broadcasting System’s Christian Preaching 630 KTRW Opportunity/Spokane WA applies to join the previous moves of QueenB Radio’s 700 KXLX Airway Heights and 920 KXLY Spokane in relocating to a new tower to replace its current structurally unsound one with 620 watts day/62 watts night.

Translator Changes

Call Letter Changes

88.5 NEW Hillsboro OH -> WWBJ (effective 11/27)
92.7 WDCJ Prince Frederick MD -> WPRS (effective 11/24)
99.1 WBGN Beaver Dam KY -> WKYY (effective 11/30)
102.7 KVGS Boulder City NV -> KCYE (effective 11/24)
104.1 WPRS Waldorf MD -> WDCJ (effective 11/24)
107.9 KCYE Meadview AZ -> KVGS (effective 11/24)
930 WEOL Elyria OH -> WNCR (effective 12/8)
1010 KXEN St. Louis MO -> KDHX (effective 12/1)
1370 WGCL Bloomington IN -> WWZN (effective 12/29)