FCC Actions
The FCC has issued a Notice of Violation to BMG Billings LLC’s 98.5 KEWF Billings, 101.9 KRSQ Laurel, 105.1 KYSX Billings, and 107.5 KRPM Billings MT for monitoring a secondary EAS source that was not assigned to the stations nor listed in the State of Montana EAS plan, failing to produce signed records demonstrating that EAS tests were conducted, and its chief operator failed to initiate correct action to halt the use of an incorrect secondary EAS source.
Pirate Actions
The FCC has issued $20,000 penalties to three pirate operators. Etzer Toussaint had operated “Radio Tele Model” on 88.9 Spring Valley NY in January 2025. Henderson Lennox Elcock was noted for operating “Wild FM” on 106.3 Brooklyn NY in January 2025. Shane Kelly had operated “The Test” on 87.9 Hyannis MA in June 2023.
License Cancellations
After failing to respond to an FCC inquiry on its operational status, the commission has cancelled the license of Caribbean Media Group’s 1400 WIRA Fort Pierce as the station had been silent since April 2025.
The Power Foundation’s 91.5 WJGS Norwood GA was cancelled after an FCC inquiry noted the station had been silent since July 2025 and the organization surrendered the license.
Silent Notifications
- Orozco Broadcasting’s 96.5 KZOM Claypool AZ (Financial reasons)
- One Ministries’ 88.7 KORB Hopland CA (Need to move to new site)
- K-Love Inc’s 99.5 KLHQ Hotchkiss CO (Damaged antenna)
- Yale Broadcasting Company’s 1340 WYBC New Haven CT (End of TBA with WSHU)
- Brian Byrnes’ 1570 WBGX Harvey IL (Awaiting sale closing)
- Villanova University’s 89.1 WXVU Villanova PA (Transmitter failure)
- Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation’s 1590 WKTP Jonesborough TN (Loss of transmitter site)
- Grace Community Church of Amarillo’s 88.9 KRGK Sweetwater TX (Loss of tower site)
- AJG Corporation’s 1460 WBUC Buckhannon WV (Lightning damage)
AM Changes
Fishback Media’s 1150 WGGH Marion IL proposes to make its STA site permanent downgrading to 500 watts day and 50 watts night.
FM Changes
Anderson Radio Broadcasting’s 106.7 KXDR Pinesdale MT applies to move to TV Mountain with 20kW/624m.
Ohana Media Group proposes to modify its four Anchorage AK FMs to share an antenna. 102.1 KRAK Anchorage would modify its CP to upgrade from a Class C3 to C2 to operate with 9kW/304m. 92.1 KBBO-FM Houston would operate with 8.7kW/904m. 92.9 KFAT would operate with 8.8kW/304m. 96.3 KXLW Houston will also operate with 9kW/304m.
K-Love Inc.’s Silent 88.1 WKEL Webster NY seeks to move to a nearby tower with 14kW/82m. WKEL has been silent since its previous tower suffered a catastrophic failure in January.
K-Love Inc.’s 92.9 K225CA Del Valle/Austin TX is now being fed by 105.9 KFMK-HD3 Round Rock with Spanish Christian “Radio Nueva Vida“, while 103.5 W278BO Savannah GA changes parent signal to 102.1 WKZV-HD2 Tybee Island carrying the “Air 1” network.
Galaxy Media’s 106.1 W291BU Fulton NY changes primary signal from their 1070 WZUN Sandy Creek-Pulaski NY to FoxFur Communications’ 92.1 WOLF-FM Baldwinsville.
With 1590 WKTP Jonesborough going silent, Holston Valley Broadcasting Company changes the parent signal of 97.7 W249AH Johnson City TN to 98.5 WTFM-HD3 Kingsport.
Call Letter Changes
88.5 KSBR Mission Viejo CA -> KOCV (effective 11/16)
89.1 KRKU Hillsdale WY -> KRCK (effective 10/22)
92.1 KZLB Fort Dodge IA -> KUFX (effective 10/12)
92.7 KWME Wellington KS -> KGKP (effective 10/15)
96.5 WTDY-FM Philadelphia PA -> WCUS (effective 10/26)
97.5 KMVA Dewey-Humboldt AZ -> KGNN (effective 11/3)
97.7 KCNN Benson AZ -> KCFL (effective 10/22)
107.1 KMGK Glenwood MN -> KXGK (effective 12/1)
107.5 KRCK Atlantic City WY -> KRKU (effective 10/22)
