FCC Actions
The FCC has issues Orders to Pay or Show Cause to a pair of Texas licensees for unpaid regulatory fees. Luis Giraldo’s 94.7 KPZX Paducah TX owes $2,856.43 for unpaid fees from 2021 and 2022. Ernest Lopez’s 94.3 KXTM Benavides TX owes $1,849.58 from 2020 and 2021.
The commission is opening a comment period on its proposal to delete the currently vacant allocation on 105.5 in Selmer TN previously held by WXOQ until its cancellation in 2022. The FCC notes that the vacant allocation is short-spaced to 105.5 WVNA-FM Muscle Shoals AL by nine kilometers.
License Cancellations
Mississippi Broadcasters has surrendered the former “Fox Sports Meridian” 1450 WYHL/99.7 W259BP Meridian MS. WYHL had gone silent in December 2025 for financial reasons.
Missouri River Christian Broadasting’s 90.3 KGNN-FM Cuba MO was returned to the FCC after going silent last July following transmitter and antenna system failures.
Silent Notifications
- Connoisseur Media’s 1410 KGRN Grinnell IA (Financial reasons)
- Connoisseur Media’s 106.7 KRTI Grinnell IA (Financial reasons)
- Connoisseur Media’s 1280 KCOB Newton IA (Financial reasons)
- Connoisseur Media’s 95.9 KCOB-FM Newton IA (Financial reasons)
- Holmes County Broadcasting Company’s 1000 WXTN Benton MS (Technical reasons)
- 2G Media’s 730 WZGV Cramerton NC (Loss of tower site)
- Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission’s 88.7 KUNE-FM Columbus NE (Lightning damage)
- Northway Broadcasting’s 102.5 KNVR Fallon NV (Loss of tower lease)
- Phoenix Radio’s 1480 WRCK Remsen NY (Transmitter failure)
- Broadcast Educational Communications’ 90.1 WLWS Scottdale PA (Thunderstorm damage)
- First Baptist Church of Riverview’s 89.5 KGCF Aberdeen WA (Internet connectivity issues)
- Radio Greenbrier’s 1310 WSLW White Sulphur Spring WV (Electrical system damage)
AM Changes
Catholic Community Radio’s 1380 WPYR Baton Rouge LA proposes to eliminate two of its three towers switching from directional to non-directional status as it drops from 5kW day/62w night to 1.35kW day/65w night.
FM Changes
Cedar Cove Broadcasting applies to upgrade 89.1 KRKU Hillsdale WY from a Class A to C2 as it increases power from 300w to 50kW/40m.
Primary Station Changes
K-Love Inc.’s 92.3 W222AF Marietta GA is now relaying “K-Love” via 106.7 WAKL Gainesville as opposed to “K-Love Pop” via WAKL-HD3.
Circuitwerkes’ 92.5 W223CJ West Palm Beach FL changes parent signal from 104.7 WPBB Palm Beach Shores to Spanish Christian 1420 WDJA Delray Beach.
Saga Communications Classic Country “The Outlaw” 101.5 W268CS Portland ME changes primary signal from 970 WZAN Portland to 100.9 WYNZ-HD3 South Portland.
Minnesota Public Radio changes parent signals on a couple translators in Hinckley MN. 93.1 W226AY Hinckley moves from Classical 99.5 KSJN Minneapolis to its simulcaster 88.5 WGRH Hinckley. AAA “The Current” 94.1 K231AT Pine City and 97.5 W248AS Hinckley move from 89.3 KCMP Minneapolis to 91.9 WINH-HD2 Hickley.
Call Letter Changes
88.5 WQJS Clewiston FL -> WQCP (effective 6/16)
91.5 WGTL Greenville MS -> WLRG (effective 6/16)
93.7 KFSA Fort Smith AR -> KHTL (effective 6/15)
104.7 WLGT La Grange NC -> WGTL (effective 6/16)
105.5 WLGY Pennington Gap VA -> WKPL (effective 6/23)
