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The M Street Journal Radio's Journal of Record
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REED HUNDT TO CONGRESS: "BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME (PER SUBSCRIBER) ?" As the FCC has taken on the regulation of cable, Reed Hundt had his hand out to Congress last week for an extra $50 million to cover the added costs. According to Inside Radio, the House was ready to approve only $21 million. Hundt has been a
proponent of user fees, which are being looked at as a way to make the Commission fiscally self- sufficient. The NAB has vowed to fight this type of funding.
ARBITRON MAY DROP TWO BIG ONES... Nobody at Arbitron has confirmed this, but it
seems that the San Diego North County and Anaheim -Santa Ana markets may be history as soon as the Spring '94 book is out. Most of the subscribers of those books are in the San Diego and Los Angeles markets, respectively, anyway. Look for an official announcement from Arbitron soon.
TWICE THE SONGS ON "THINK TWICE RADIO." KTWC, a new full power class C for Phoenix on 103.5 MHz, signa on as- "Think Twice Radio," debuting a format of over 3,000 songs from the 50's through today. Falling somewhere between a soft AC and an oldies station, its library promises a better "mix" than any "variety" station we've run across. We here at M Street grew up with these songs, and quite frankly, miss them.
FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes
AZ Glendale (Phoenix) KTWC -103.5 new soft oldies Lake Havasu City KAGT -92.7 new SMN - country
CA Baker KIXF -101.5 new country // KIXA Berkeley (San Fran.) KBLX -1400 urban AC // FM KVTO, Asian Lenwood KGXY -96.9 AC // KZXY -FM silent Palm Springs KDES -920 news, talk KESQ, AP - news
(AP News is Associated Press Radio's 24hr all news format) FL Ocala WTMC -1290 # AC, talk silent GA Savannah WEAS -900 southern gospel sports
Trenton (Chattanooga) WBDX -102.7 hot AC talk ID Orofino KLER -FM -95.3 country adds Major - CW
Orofino KLER -1300 adult contemporary adds Major - AC IL Macomb WLRB -1510 country PRN - talk IN Chandler (Evansville) WNTC -93.5 new oldies
(Classic hits of the 70's and 80's, "Arrow lite ", you might say.) Elkhart WTRC -1340 AC, talk evolves to all talk
MO Joplin KFSB -1310 adult contemporary JSN Team - sports NV Paradise (Las Vegas) KNUU -970 news, talk adds AP - news NM Clovis KWUA -102.3 new hot adult contemporary
Las Cruces (El Paso) KROL -99.5 new MGS - C. Christian NY Albany WROW -590 talk // WPTR AP - news
Clifton Park (Albany) WWCP -FM -96.7 hot AC DRE Net - new rock (LMA -to -buy with WDRE New York)
Copenhagen (Watert.) WWLF -FM -106.7 silent rock // WAQX -FM (The simulcast with WAQX is temporary. Look for a new format soon.)
Lake George WCKM -FM -98.5 new classic rock // AM NC Charlotte WCNV -1480 silent WIST, SMN - standards
(WCNV is in an LMA -to -buy with WHVN,WAVO) WIAM -900 religion, talk adds PRN - talk KKEY -1150 talk adds PRN - talk WCTL -106.3 religion adds MGS - C. Christ. WGTN -FM -100.9 adult contemporary adds JSN - AC WGTN -1400 AC // FM adds JSN - AC // FM
Williamston OR Portland PA Union City (Erie) SC Andrews
Georgetown
June 1, 1994 Vol. 11 No. 22
ROBERT UNMACHT and PAT McCRUMMEN, Publishers JILL HELLER, Associate Editor
Copyright 1994 M Street Corporation. All rights reserved. No portion of The M Street Joumal may be copied, faxed, retransmitted, or reproduced in any form without
the written permission of the publishers. ISSN 1052.7109
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FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) SC Ridgeland (Hilton H.) WSHG -104.9 oldies JSN CD - country
(WSHG is in an LMA -to -buy with WHVL Hinesville GA) TN Kingsport WKIN -1320 country AP - news TX Johnson City WQUT -101.5 CHR rock
Lake Jackson KAEW -91.1* new C. Christian // KSBJ TX Laredo KZTQ -106.1 oldies Spanish "Tejano 106"
Paris KBUS -101.9 adult contemporary CHR VA Norfolk WZAM -1110 silent Christian country WI Oshkosh WXOL -690 oldies talk
(A sale is planned to Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth, to be religion.)
NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS
KS 94.3 Kingman MS 102.1 Mound Bayou NC 94.3 Norlinda
( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) 50000 w, 492 ft Bott Communications, Inc. 500 w, 85 ft Mound Bayou Radio 6000 w, 328 ft Robert Norwood Carver
Returned /Dismissed Applications VT 89.9* Barre (R)
NEW STATIONS: GRANTS IL 91.1* Carbondale KS 92.5 Silver Lake PA 90.1* Kane TX 95.5 Littlefield
700 w (v) , 121 ft (v) 6000 w, 328 ft 17000 w, 761 ft 25000 w, 115 ft
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: AZ new -105.7 Rural /Chinle AR new -91.5* CO new -92.5
new -105.7 new -96.3
KY new -103.5 LA new -89.7* MN new- 106.3* NE new -107.7 NJ new -89.7* NY new -95.9* TN new -89.7*
new -99.1
Stuttgart Cortez Durango Rural Mancos Pikeville Jonesboro Owatonna Omaha Long Beach Castorland Lawrenceburg Milan
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: NY WNGN -FM1 -97.5 Grafton
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WVNN -770 Athens
WHXT -101.9 Citronelle
WWGA(CP)-107.7 AK KRUA-88.1*
KPVV(CP)-99.1 AZ KZGL-95.9
KZKE(CP)-103.3 AR KOKR-100.7
KUAP(CP)-89.7* CA KNLF (CP) -95. 9
KRXQ-93.7
KKLC(CP)-96.3
KCLU(CP) -88.3* KGYU(CP) -96.1
CO KILO -93.9 KVRH -FM -92.1
KCRT-FM-92.7
FL WPSM-91.1*
Georgiana Anchorage Dillingham Cottonwood Seligman Newport
Pine Bluff Quincy Roseville
Susanville
Thousand Oaks Visalia Colorado Springs Salida
Trinidad
Fort Walton Beach
Christian Ministries
Heterodyne Broadcasting Co. Richard P. Bott II Pennsylvania State University 21st Century Radio Ventures
APPLICATIONS 9 w (v) , KPCL 250 w, WAFR 10 w (v) , KPCL 39 w (v), KPCL 9 w (v), KJYE-FM 250 w, WIFX-FM 250 w, WAFR 195 w, KMSU 75 w, KYNN 19 w, WWFM 17 w (h) , WMHI 55 w, WAFR 55 w, WAFR
GRANTS 140 w (h), WNGN
Christ's Love Ministries American Family Assn. Christ's Love Ministries Christ's Love Ministries SW Colo. TV Xltr. Assn. Letcher County Bcstg. American Family Assn. Mankato State Univ. KLMS /KFMQ, Inc. Mercer County Comm Coll. Black R. Valley Gospel American Family Assn. American Family Assn.
Brian Andrew Larson
granted reinstatement of expired CP to decrease to 7000 w days
moves to 102.1 C3, increases to 15000 w 426 ft
requests replacement of expired CP increases to 752 ft requests extension of time (2nd) changes to 9000 w, 2493 ft requests extension of time (3rd) granted extension of time to move to 96.7 MHz, increase to 35000 w, 548 ft
granted extension of time (3rd) granted extension of time (7th) requests extension of time to increase to 328 ft, change xmtr location
denied extension of time, cancelled CP, deleted call letters
granted extension of time (3rd) granted extension of time (6th) moves to 94.3 MHz moves to 92.3 MHz, increases to 13500 w 184 ft
granted extension of time (2nd) to increase to 15000 w, 1020 ft
requests extension of time to increase to 5000 w, 177 ft
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) FL WUNW(CP) -90.1* Key West reinstated CP and call letters
(The CP and call letters were deleted last week.) La Belle granted replacement of expired CP to
change to 6000 w, 157 ft
Santa Rosa Beach moves to 102.1 MHz, increases to 18000 w,
384 ft granted replacement of expired CP (2nd)
to increase to 4200 w, 390 ft requests extension of time (3rd) to move to 94.7 MHz, increase to 25000 w,
328 ft granted replacement of expired CP (2nd)
increases to 50000 w, 315 ft granted replacement of expired CP (5th) granted reinstatement of expired CP to change xmtr location
cancelled CP denied extension of time (3rd) granted reinstatement of expired CP to increase to 2500 w
granted replacement of expired CP cancelled CP to change to 895 w, 827 ft requests extension of time to increase to 10100 w, 499 ft
requests extension of time (2nd) to increase to 3800 w, 413 ft
requests extension of time (4th) requests replacement of expired CP to change to 29500 w, 640 ft, chg xmtr loc.
(This CP was cancelled in May, 1993.) Leicester increases to 25000 w days, ND -D, 8600 w
critical hours Turners Falls requests extension of time Detroit increases to 15000 w, 892 ft
Marlette granted extension of time (2nd)
Park Rapids cancelled CP to increase to 551 ft
Jackson granted extension of time to increase to 24500 w, 200 ft
Macon denied petition for reconsideration of cancellation of CP
Marshall requests replacement of expired CP to increase to 3000 w, 459 ft
(This CP was cancelled in April, 1994.) Ozark granted extension of time (4th)
Havre granted replacement of expired CP to increase to 380 w, 728 ft
Garapan granted extension of time Lincoln granted extension of time Elko granted extension of time (3rd) to
increase to 25000 w, 774 ft
Indian Springs requests extension of time (4th) Belmont on the air Campton requests extension of time (5th)
Jackson granted extension of time (4th)
Manchester granted replacement of expired CP Bridgeton granted extension of time (2nd)
Pemberton requests extension of time Clovis granted extension of time to move to
104.7 MHz, increase to 100000 w, 863 ft,
change xmtr loc., change city of license to Bosque Farms NM
(This corrects last week's listing.) Clovis req. reconsideration of cancellation of CP Las Cruces granted extension of time (7th)
Socorro granted extension of time Clyde granted extension of time (3rd)
Honeoye Falls requests extension of time (3rd)
New York requests extension of time to increase to 500 ft
Ossining granted extension of time Spencer increases to 17000 w, adds DA
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WKZY-92.5
WWAV-102.3
GA WDDQ-92.1
WDEC -FM -94.3
WQIL(CP)-101.3 WVOH-FM-93.5
HI KORL(CP)-99.5 KZOO-1210
IN WHOX(CP)-104.3 WHOX(CP)-104.3 WKAM-1460
KS KKWM(CP)-95.9 KY WJSN-FM-106.5 LA KROK-92.1
ME WHYR-95.9
MD WFBR(CP)-94.3 MA WCGY-93.7
WVNE-760
WPVQ(CP)-93.9 MI WJOI-97.1
WBGV(CP)-92.5 MN KDKK-97.5 MS WJSU-88.5*
MO KZOX(CP)-99.9
KMVC-91.7*
KZPF(CP)-92.9 MT KNMC-90.1*
MP KPXH(CP)-100.3 NE KFBN(CP)-88.5* NV KRJC-95.3
KPXC(CP)-99.3 NH WNHI-93.3
WVFM(CP)-105.7 WZJN(CP)-99.5 WLMW(CP)-90.7*
NJ WNJB(CP)-89.3* WBZC(CP)-88.9*
NM KWUA-102.3
NM KWUA-102.3 KROL(CP)-99.5 KLSC(CP)-92.9
NY WECQ(CP)-93.7 WRCD(CP)-107.3
NY WFUV-90.7*
WDFH(CP)-90.3* WCII-88.5*
Adel
Americus
Chauncey Hazlehurst Honolulu Honolulu
Charlestown Charlestown Goshen
Winfield Jackson De Ridder
Saco
Cambridge Lawrence
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) NC WWGL -94.1 Lexington
WADE-1340
WFDD-88.5*
OH WAPS-89.1*
WGXM-97.3*
OK KYUC(CP)-92.3 KZUD(CP)-103.7 KWFX-93.5
OR KQAK-105.7
KSND(CP)-95.1 PA WKSL-94.3
WSAJ-FM-91.1*
WXXZ(CP)-107.9 WRDV-89.3*
RI WBRU-95.5
SC WJYQ-105.5
WNMB-105.5
WTUA-106.1 WLJI(CP)-95.5 WAAW(CP)-94.7
TN WJWL-92.9 WNKX-FM-96.7 WVXA(CP)-98.1 WWUC-105.7
TX KBIC-102.3
KPVY(CP)-100.9 KQXY-FM-94.1
KLTR(CP)-101.9 KRBH(CP)-98.5 KIKY-92.1
KSWP-90.9* KKMY-104.5
KVOP-1400 KZUB(CP)-95.3
VT WRMC-FM-91.7*
VA WARO(CP) -670 WAGE -1200 WJJX -101.7
WEZI-103.3 WI WLJU(CP)-106.9
WYPD(CP)-88.1* WROE-94.3
WCAE(CP) -1590 WJMR(CP) -96.1
Wadesboro
Winston -Salem
Akron
Dayton
Roland Wilburton Woodward
Bend
Lincoln City Greencastle Grove City
Port Matilda Warminster
Providence
Moncks Corner
North Myrtle Beach
St. Stephen Summerton Williston Bartlett Centerville Signal Mountain Union City Alice
Amarillo Beaumont
Franklin Hondo Hutto
Lufkin Orange
Plainview Tahoka
Middlebury
Claremont Leesburg Lynchburg
New Market Brookfield Green Bay Neenah
Nekoosa Peshtigo
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS AZ KTUC -1400 Tucson
CO (CP)-96.5 Evergreen
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granted extension of time (3rd) to increase to 1220 ft
granted reinstatement of expired CP to increase to 1000 w days and nights
granted extension of time (5th) to change to 60000 w, 935 ft
requests extension of time to move to 91.3 MHz, changes to 800 w, 151 ft
requests replacement of expired CP to move to 98.1 MHz
granted replacement of expired CP (2nd) requests extension of time requests extension of time (2nd) to move to 100.1 MHz, increase to 100000 w,
981 ft requests extension of time (2nd) to increase to 40000 w
requests extension of time (2nd) increases to 3500 w, 430 ft granted extension of time to increase to 6000 w
granted extension of time (2nd) granted extension of time (2nd) to chg. to 100 w (h), 1000 w (v), 118 ft requests extension of time to increase to 50000 w, 492 ft
granted extension of time (2nd) to move to 105.3 MHz, increase to 20000 w
moves to 105.9 MHz, increases to 16000 w, 371 ft (as modified)
has moved from 105.9 MHz requests extension of time granted extension of time (3rd) on the air increases to 6000 w, [88 -375] granted extension of time on the air requests extension of time (3rd) to move to 102.9 MHz, increase to 50000 w 492 ft
requests extension of time (2nd) requests extension of time (7th) to increase to 1099 ft
requests extension of time (3rd) requests extension of time (5th) granted extension of time to change to 3000 w, 239 ft
increases to 30000 w, 787 ft requests extension of time to change to 98000 w, 1099 ft
changes xmtr location granted petition for reconsideration to replace expired CP
requests replacement of expired CP to move to 91.1 MHz
granted reinstatement of expired CP decreases day power to 5000 w requests replacement of expired CP to increase to 25000 w, 328 ft
on the air requests extension of time requests extension of time requests extension of time to change to 25000 w, 328 ft, DA
granted reinstatement of expired CP granted extension of time (3rd)
( & reapplication) [docket number] increase to 1000 w days and nights, chg xmtr loc. to 32 -15 11 110- 57 -44, make changes in antenna system increase to 1755 ft, change xmtr loc.
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FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS (cont'd) DE WKHI -95.9 DC WMZQ -FM -98.7 FL (CP) -105.5 GA WVOH -920 HI KKUA -90.7* IN WKMD -94.1 LA KGZC(CP) -104.9
ME WCXU-97.7 MD WWTL(CP) -700 MT KATH-93.7 NH WLGW-1490
OH WZJM-92.3 OR KKRB-106.9
KLRR-107.5
PA WPLY-100.3 SC WSEA(CP)-100.3 TX KPUR-FM-107.1
KYZS-1490 VA WBOP-106.3
WNSB-91.1*
WA KULL-770 WA KENE-1490
Bethany Beach Washington Jupiter Hazlehurst Wailuku Loogootee Folsom
Caribou Walkersville Bozeman Lancaster
Cleveland Heights Klamath Falls
Redmond
Media Pawleys Island Canyon Tyler Churchville
Norfolk
Seattle Toppenish
Returned /Dismissed Applications AK KUAC- 104.7* Fairbanks (R)
CO KYSL-92.1 IN WHOX(CP)-104.3 PA WGGY-101.3
Frisco (D)
Charlestown (D)
Scranton (D)
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS AL WXAL -1400 Demopolis CA KPSI -FM -100.5 Palm Springs
KGYU -96.1 Visalia IN WCYT(CP) -91.1* Lafayette Township
WCRT-88.5* MD WMET-1150
WKDB-1570 MI WSFN-1600 MN KLOH-1050
MS WXRZ-94.3 WWZD-1060
Terre Haute Gaithersburg Towson Muskegon Pipestone
Corinth Tupelo
MO KPWB -FM -104.9 Piedmont
NV KTHX -101.7 Reno
NH WZJN(CP) -99.5 Jackson
NJ WBRW -1170 Bridgewater NY WECQ(CP) -93.7 Clyde NC WADE -1340 Wadesboro
ND KFJM -1370* Grand Forks VA WSVS -800 Crewe WI WMQA -1570 Minocqua
Jun. 1, 1994
change to 16500 w, 400 ft install auxiliary antenna system one step application to change to class C3 direct measurement of antenna power increase to 7000 w, change to class C change main studio location change to 3100 w, change xmtr location, change antenna support. struc. height
one step application to change to class C3 make changes in antenna system change antenna support. struc. height change xmtr location to 44 -29 -7 71 -35 -7 make changes in antenna system install auxiliary system change to 20000 w, 2153 ft, class C, (93 -236]
change to 27500 w, 663 ft, class C2, [91 -3]
change to 17000 w, 863 ft, chg xmtr loc. change to 2400 w, 522 ft, chg xmtr loc. increase to 6000 w, 315 ft correct coords. to 32 -22 -28 95 -16 -24 change to 7000 w, 574 ft, change ant. supporting structure height
modify CP to decrease to 17000 w,
change xmtr location augment nighttime antenna pattern direct measurement of antenna power
move to 89.9 C, increase to 38000 w,
1660 ft, change xmtr location increase to 534 w, [88 -375] change xmtr location change to 4700 w, 1519 ft, change ant. supporting structure height
direct measurement of antenna power install auxiliary antenna system change to 4750 w, 361 ft, chg xmtr loc. change to 125 w, 226 ft, DA, change xmtr location, change main studio loc. increase to 1050 w direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power augment standard radiation pattern days and nights
increase to 6000 w change xmtr location to 34 -15 -18.9 88 -41 -46.4, make changes in antenna sys.
modify CP to change to 3700 w, 856 ft, change xmtr location and antenna supp. structure height
one step application to change to class C3, increase to 11000 w, 492 ft
change to 550 w, 771 ft, change antenna supporting structure height
decrease to 229 w days, ND -D change to 3000 w, 328 ft, chg xmtr loc. modify CP to change xmtr location to 34 -57 -09 80- 03 -00, make changes in antenna system
chg. xmtr loc. to 34 -15 -18.9 88 -41 -46.4 make changes in antenna system direct measurement of antenna power
PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control, 316 reorganization)
AL WKRG -710/ Mobile/ 314 from WKRG -TV, Inc. (Coast Radio, L.C.) WCOA -1370 Pensacola, FL to Pourtales Radio Partnership
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PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) CA KJAZ -92.7 Alameda
KMET -1490/ Banning/ KOLA -99.9 San Bernardino
KKZZ -1400/ Santa Paula/ KELF -95.9 Camarillo
KGRB -900 West Covina
CO KBOL-1490
KNKN-107.1
FL WTPX-106.7
WCRJ-1530
WMLZ(CP)-1000
Boulder
Pueblo
Fort Lauderdale
Jacksonville
Jupiter
IL WBBA- 1580/97.5 Pittsfield
IN WIIZ-98.7
IA KGGY-102.3
KY WTBL-1380
LA KSYL-970/ KQID-93.1
MN KYSM-1230/103.5 Mankato
Battle Ground
Dubuque
Central City
Alexandria
MO KBXR-106.1
KLTI-1560/ KDAM-106.3
KWPM-1450/ KSPQ-93.9
KWPM-1450/ KSPQ-93.9
NM KAMX-1520
NC WNBR-94.1
WNBR-94.1
OK KCKI-99.5
OR KEED-1600
KSND(CP)-95.1
PA WUSL-98.9
WHTX-95.9
SD KSWS-89.3
TN WXOQ-105.5
TX KBDR-100.5
KISX-107.3
WA KEYF-FM-101.1
KZOK-1590
WI WRJN-1400/ WHKQ-92.1
Ashland
Macon/ Monroe City
West Plains
West Plains
Albuquerque
New Bern
New Bern
Henryetta
Eugene
Lincoln City
Philadelphia
Sharpsville
Sisseton
Selmer
Mirando City
Whitehouse
Cheney
Seattle
Racine
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314 from KJAZ, Inc. to KZSF Broadcasting, Inc.
316 invol. from KOLA, Inc. to Ray M. Stanfield, receiver
316 invol from Golden Bear Bcstg., Inc. to W. Lawrence Patrick, receiver
316 invol. from R. Burdette & Assoc. (Burdette) to R. Burdette & Assoc. (F. Labow, conserv.)
314 from Acorn Broadcasting Co., Inc. to Visual Radio Productions, Inc.
314 from Pueblo Broadcasters, Inc. to Guardian Communications, Inc.
314 from Tak Communications, Inc., D.I.P. to Professional Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from Christian Voices, a Texas LP to First Coast Communication Corporation
314 from Jupiter Broadcasting Corp. to SSS Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from Starlight Corp. to Illinois Community Broadcasting Company
314 from Wizard Broadcasting, Inc. to Schurz Communications, Inc.
314 from Eagle of Iowa, Inc. to Iowa Communications Investments, Inc.
314 from Sozo, Inc. to Edward L. Thomas
316 from Cenla Broadcasting Co., Inc., D.I.P to BENL, a Broadcasting Company, Inc.
314 from F.B. Clements & Company, L.P. to Ingstad Mankato, Inc.
314 from Sobocomo Radio, Inc. to Mid -Missouri Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from Monroe City Broadcasting, Inc. to Phoenix II Broadcasting, Inc.
316 from Neathery Comms., Inc. to Robert F. Neathery Revocable Trust
315 from Neathery Comms. (R. Neathery Trust) to Neathery Comms., Inc. (Bret Neathery)
314 from Coastal Comms. of Albuquerque, Inc. to Bengal Communications of NM, Ltd. Co.
315 from Conner Media Corp. (D. Conner) to Conner Media Corp. (A. Conner)
315 from Conner Media Corp. (A. Conner) to Conner Media Corp. (R. Benfield)
314 from Boulder Broadcasting, Inc. to Tulsa Great Empire Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from McKenzie River Broadcasting Co Inc. to Albany Radio Corporation
315 from Elite Broadcasting, Inc. (Hammer) to Elite Broadcasting, Inc. (W. Emery)
314 from Tak Communications, Inc., D.I.P. to EZ Philadelphia, Inc.
314 from National Communications Systems Inc. to Zapis Communications Corporation
316 from Sisseton -Wahpeton Sioux to Dakota Broadcasting Corporation
316 from Perry S. Smith to Perry S. Smith, D.I.P.
316 from Alderete Communications to Alderete Communications, Inc.
314 from William L. Whitley, receiver to Stellar Communications, Inc.
316 from KEYF Corporation to Pourtales Radio Partnership
314 from CLG Media of Seattle, Inc. to Inspiration Media, Inc.
314 from Vision Broadcasting, Inc. to M.G. Radio L.L.C.
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DISMISSED STATION TRANSFERS CA KKLC(CP) -96.3 Susanville (D)
MO KZOX(CP) -99.9 Macon (D)
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314 from Dale A. Ganske to Susanville Broadcasting Company
314 from KLTM Radio, Inc. to Kanza, Inc.
FM ALLOCATIONS: DISMISSED AMENDMENTS WI new Ellison Bay add 92.5 A
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK
If you're looking for a new set of call letters, you're going to have about 1,250 fewer sets to choose from. The Commission has amended the rules to allow low power television stations to be issued actual call letters, rather than the alphanumeric scheme they've used in the past. Previously, LPTV's were issued identifiers similar to the way translators are (for example, W67BC). LPTV's will be issued the four letter calls, followed by the suffix "LP" (e.g. KKKK -LP). According to the NAB's TV Tech Check, the Commission will later issue a schedule by which broadcasters can apply for new call letters. As with other call signs, only call signs not in use may be requested, unless the stations are commonly owned or the LPTV station has gotten written permission from the broadcaster that holds the desired calls.
With the appointment of Susan Ness and Rachelle Chong as the two new Commissioners, several staff appointments have also been made this week. Ness has appointed Gregory Vogt, Chief of the FCC's Common Carrier Bureau Tarriff Division, and Rosalind Allen, Chief of the Private Radio Bureau's Rules Branch, as interim advisors until she finalizes her permanent staff. Donna Stapleton will become Ness's Confidential Assistant.
Rachelle Chong has made several appointments. Richard Welch will be her legal advisor. Welch was most recently an attorney in the Administrative Law Division of the FCC's Office of General Counsel. Angela Wu will be her Confidential Assistant. Wu comes from Mead Data Central, where she was an Account Representative. Jill Luckett, who served as Legislative Director to Oregon Senator Bob Packwood, will be a Special Advisor. Jane Mago, will become Senior Advisor. Mago has been with the FCC in several capacities over the last 16 years.
The FCC has provided some guidance on how to report employees on the 395 -B Annual Employment Report. Questions were being raised as to which company should report employees in an LMA. The guideline states, "Employees hired in concert with time brokerages and LMAs should be reported on the Form 395 -B submitted by the licensee that employs them." If you aren't a licensee, you don't have to file the form.
ELSEWHERE
Scam me once and scam me twice and scam me once again. The theme song to the latest ordeal from a company called Promopax, a.k.a. Promo West, a.k.a. Island Promotion West, a.k.a. Island Promotions.
It seems that several stations were promised two general admission tickets to the Indy 500, accommodations at a hotel, transportation, two grandstand seat tickets to the Parade and two tickets to the Promopax Party. The night before winners were to leave, a fax addressed to the General Manager of the participating stations stated, "Unfortunately, (Promopax) not having sufficient funds to cover the hotel rooms...The hotel...has agreed to accept your credit card via phone from you for
the payment." The fax went on to say "We...promise you repayment...no later than June 7th ".
One station, smartly fearing greater loss, contacted the "winners ", explained the situation, and gave them alternative prizes. Some other stations were not that lucky. We heard reports of "winners" flying down and having no hotel, no "welcome crew" to tell them what's happened, and no tickets.
So, first offense, live and learn right? Nope. There are similar reports about Promopax's Superbowl Promotion and NCAA Promotion (see Inside Radio April 6th
issue). The lawyer for Promopax states "financial problems" as reason for why the promotions never panned out. He said that Promopax has no money to pay anyone and is consequently urging the company to file Chapter 7.
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On a "positive" note, Promopax is still around, and will be doing three more promotions in the following months: The Playboy Jazz Festival in June, The Baseball Allstars in July and The Brickyard 400 in August. So what can you do if you've been burned? The lawyer for Promopax says stations can contact him.
Some suggestions from one of the stations burned in the Indy 500: Request Competitive Bids on any event promotion, Don't send advance money and thoroughly check all references.
Van Halen is out of the radio business, as they've sold the stations they owned in Portland, OR --hot AC KXYQ (AM) Milwaukie & KXYQ -FM Salem --to Jeff Trumper for $5.6 million. The profit from the sale could certainly ease up their tour schedule: they paid the Daytona Group around $1.3 million for the combo two years ago. The purchase will give Trumper a duopoly as the two stations will combo with AC KKCW Beaverton.
Christopher Dahl's Children's Broadcasting Corp. reported a net loss of just over $937,000 for the first quarter of 1994 compared to a loss of $590,681 for the same period last year. Revenues for Q1 '94 were $756,232, up from $102,028 for Ql '93.
Emmis Broadcasting has received final approval to start the first national commercial talk radio station. Talk Radio U.K. is expected to debut in February, 1995. Talk Radio U.K. will be the country's third commercial station, on the heels of classical Classic FM and rocker Virgin 1215. According to the press release, Emmis Chairman Jeff Smulyan said the new station will feature a high level of controversy and humor.
Don Geronimo and Mike O'Meara, better known as WJFK's syndicated morning team Don & Mike, have settled the Dawn Tritaik defamation suit out -of- court, but the terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. In a broadcast last year, Don & Mike revealed that Tritaik, a WWMX Baltimore staffer, was gay. This on -air revelation triggered a $50 million lawsuit, which was set to go to trial August 29.
People's Radio Network has a new 24- hour -a -day affiliate --much to their surprise. WXOL Oshkosh WI apparently flipped to the PRN channel, locked the doors, and walked away. No ID's, no spots, just PRN. Nobody is answering the phone at the station. Nearby PRN affiliate WCWC Ripon WI is miffed because they have the exclusive rights to PRN in that area. WXOL's agreement allows them to carry only what WCWC didn't.
The Radio Advertising Bureau reports Radio revenue jumped 9% in combined national spot and local revenue for April. Local revenue is up 11% from January to April 1994 and is up 13% for the same period on the national level.
Arbitron has introduced a "First Preference" report, which lists the percentage of a station's cume audience that's "core listenership " -- listeners who report listening to that station for more quarter -hours than for any other single station. Maximiser subscriber's can get additional demos and formats, as well.
After the completion of the "Family Radio Study," Arbitron is looking for takers for the measurement of children's radio listening. The just -completed study, done in conjunction with the Children's Satellite Network, was the first co- sponsored venture measuring listening for children under age 12.
The just - launched AP All News Radio has 30 new affiliates so far, according to Associated Press. Three of them --WKIN Kingsport TN, KDES Palm Springs, and KNUU Paradise NV (Las Vegas), have already begun the format. The rest will start soon. The 24 -hour all news format features no network spots, and is available on a cash basis. Call (202) 736 -1152 for more info.
G. Gordon Liddy will debate against Jim Hightower on topical national and broadcast issues in a session called "The Right and Left of Talk Radio: Liddy vs. Hightower" to be held at the NAB Radio Show, October 14th. For more information on the debate or the Show call the NAB at (202) 429 -5350.
"A Matter of Opinion with Fred Graham," a weekly commentary produced by CBS Radio and Courtroom Television Network, will debut June 3rd. The show will examine legal aspects of many current issues as well as comment on newsworthy trials in progress. For more info, call (212) 975 -3774.
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AT 40 DOWN FOR THE COUNT. ABC Radio Networks, which distributes American Top 40, the longest running top 40 countdown show, have announced the show will be
discontinued in the U.S. soon. Instead, ABC will pick up the distribution rights for Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40, as well as a to- be- developed adult contemporary countdown show, also hosted by Dees. AT40 will continue its international distribution for now to almost 600 affiliates in 70 countries.
THE QUICK WAY TO DOUBLE YOUR RATINGS... Arbitron announces it will be extending three markets from one book to two books per year, beginning with the Fall '94
book. The extended markets are South Bend IN, Trenton NJ and San Luis Obispo, CA.
FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes
AL Birmingham WDJC -125-0- t WCEO; lbu imess- Christian country Oneonta WCRL -1570 country // FM JSN - oldies
AZ Bullhead City KFLG -1000 country // FM adds EFM - talk Flagstaff KAFF -930 country / /FM, talk adds classic CW days
CA Frazier Park (Bakers.) KKGO -1050 KNOB, silent classical // KKGO -FM Oceanside KGMG -1320 adult standards CHR // KKLQ -FM Quincy KQNC -102.1 # alternative / /KTHX silent
(KQNC is being donated to Cal -State University at Sacramento) San Diego KFMB -FM -100.7 format of the day returns to hot AC
(A little less talk and a new name "Star 100.7 ") CO Evergreen (Denver) KXPK -96.5 new new rock "The Peak" FL Big Pine Key WWUS -104.7 WW1 - standards WW1 - oldies GA Macon WIBB -1280 WKXK, sports SMN - urban gold IL Chicago WLS -FM -94.7 talk // AM talk IA Grinnell KRTI -106.7 adult contemporary adds JSN - AC
KS Salina KZBZ -104.9 KCVS, religion WW1 -41 - soft AC Salina KKCR -90.7* new KCVS, religion
(KCVS moves from 104.9 to 90.7 MHz) ME Lewiston (Portland) WXGL -FM -93.9 # oldies adult alternative
(WXGL -FM now simulcasts with WSTG as "FM -94 ") Pittsfield WPBC -99.5 new JSN - AC (July 15)
Topsham (Portland) WPME -95.5 country // WCME oldies (The old WXGL oldies format moves to WPME)
MA S. Yarmouth (Cape C.) WOCN -FM -103.9 # adult contemporary silent (WOCN -FM "Ocean 104" will return July 1st with some form of AC)
MS Oxford WOXD -95.5 oldies adds SMN - oldies Starkville (Columbus) WMSV -91.1* new alternative rock
NV Reno KRNV -FM -101.7 # KTHX, alternative AP & local - news
(KRNV -FM will be a TV -Radio combo with KRNV -TV effective July 1)
NM Brainerd KVBR -FM -103.5 KABD, new WW1 Hot - country Santa Fe KVSF -1260 talk adds Major - talk
NY Albany WPTR -1540 talk, sports adds IRN - truck show
Endicott (Binghamton) WMRV -1430 # adult contemporary hot AC "Star"
Endicott (Binghamton) WMRV -FM -105.7 # AC // FM hot AC // FM "Star" (WMRV AM /FM are now a duopoly with WMXW)
Huntington WGSM -740 news, standards gold based AC (In LMA with WRCN /WRHD, the morning news show continues on WGBB)
Smithtown WMJC -94.3 soft AC rock // WRCN (WMJC and WGSM enter in to an LMA -to -buy with WRCN and WRHD)
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FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd) NC Charlotte WIST -1480
(WIST is now in an Eden (Greensboro) WCLW -1130 Jacksonville (N. Bern) WQSL -92.3
ND Valley City KOVC -FM -100.9 SC Loris WLSC -1240 TN Woodbury WBOZ -104.9 TX Ozona KYXX -94.3
Sonora KHOS -FM -92.1 Sonora KHOS -980 Texarkana KCMC -740
VA Rocky Mount WFYN -1290 WA Chelan KOZI -FM -93.5
Chelan KOZI -1230 WI Madison WTDY -1480
Rockford WNTA -1150 Sauk City (Madison) WMLI -96.3
(WMLI in now in an Spencer WOSQ -92.3
WY Rock Springs KSIT -104.5 Sheridan KROE -FM -94.9
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Returned /Dismissed Applications WI 93.7+ Three Lakes (D)
NEW STATIONS: GRANTS WI 93.7 Three Lakes
WCNV, silent SMN - standards LMA with WHVN and WAVO)
oldies WFXZ, new SMN - oldies country WLMM, new country // KHOS country country // FM country WNLB, gospel, CW JSN - soft AC JSN - soft AC / /FM talk news, talk adult alternative
adds JSN - oldies hot AC "Whistle" SMN - hot AC adds WW1 - country to be country (Aug.) adds SMN - CW // KHOS adds SMN - country adds SMN - CW // FM SEN - sports JSN - oldies JSN - adult contemp. JSN - AC // FM adds Major - talk adds Major - talk gold based AC
SMA with oldies WOLX -FM) WOSX, SMN - oldies SMN - country CHR rock -CHR adult contemporary adds JSN - AC
50000 w, 305 ft
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: MO new- 104.5* Clinton TX new -91.5* Booker
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: NY W287AE -105.3 Buffalo
W297AB -107.3 Williamsville
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AR KOUA(CP) -96.3 Mena
KZQA -101.1 North Little Rock CA KCFM(CP) -105.3 Chester
KURS -1040 San Diego FL WRHC -1550 Coral Gables
WRRX-97.7
WLTG-1430
WMTO-93.5
GA WMLD(CP)-1160 WGOR-94.3
HI KZ00-1210 IN WKAM-1460
IA KNEI-FM-103.9 KY WWLW(CP)-100.7 MD WTEM-570
NE KLIN-1400
KNJP(CP)-92.1 NY WGRF-96.9
NY WBLI-106.1 WEOK-1390
NC WZZU-93.9
Micanopy
Panama City
Port St. Joe
East Point Martinez
Honolulu Goshen
Waukon Carlisle Bethesda
Lincoln
Sargent Buffalo
Patchogue Poughkeepsie
Burlington
Kathy Jean Fejzuli
Northwoods Broadcasting, Inc.
APPLICATIONS 250 w, KCVO -FM 193 w, KJIL
GRANTS 13 w, WNUC 50 w, WNUC
Lake Area Educ. Bcstg. Booker KJIL Trans. Comm.
Casciani Communications Casciani Communications
requests extension of time (3rd) on the air granted extension of time (7th) increases to 63 w nights granted extension of time to move to 1560 kHz, increase to 50000 w days, 4400 w nights, DA -2
requests extension of time (6th) to change to 3200 w, 495 ft
granted extension of time to change xmtr location
granted replacement of expired CP to increase to 14500 w, 669 ft
modifies Cr' to decrease to 160 w nights, DA -1 moves to 93.9 MHz, increases to 13000 w, 456 ft, DA
changes xmtr location granted reinstatement of expired CP to increase to 2500 w days, DA -N
increases to 6000 w, [88 -375] requests extension of time granted extension of time to change xmtr location requests reinstatement of expired CP to decrease to 670 w days and nights, ND
granted replacement of expired CP (2nd) granted extension of time (4th) to change to 24000 w, 712 ft increases to 48500 w, 499 ft DA granted reinstatement of expired CP to increase to 4100 w nights, DA -2
installs new DA
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) ND KGWB -107.1 Wahpeton
OR KZTW(CP) -860 Troutdale PA WLEM -1250 Emporium
TN WYTM -105.5 Fayetteville TX KBJS -90.3* Jacksonville
VA WVXE(CP)-93.7 Dillwyn WI WCCN-FM-107.5 Neillsville
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS AL WVFG(CP) -107.5 Uniontown CA KMEN -1290 San Bernardino CO KRKM -106.3 Kremmling
DE WKHI-95.9 FL WYND-1310 IN WBOW-640
IA KYAT(CP)-105.9 KY WPKE-FM-103.1 LA KSIG-FM-102.1 ME WIDE-1400 MN KRWC-1360 MT KATH-93.7 NJ WSNJ-1240 NM KSCQ-94.5
PR WPRA-990 WA KXRO-1320 WI WGEE-1360
WMIN-740
Bethany Beach De Land Terre Haute
Keokuk Elkhorn City Basile Biddeford Buffalo Bozeman Bridgeton Silver City
Mayaguez Aberdeen Green Bay Hudson
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS CA KCFM(CP) -105.3 Chester FL WXVQ -1490 De Land
WFLM -104.7 White City GA WTMQ -1270 Columbus IL WSCR -820 Chicago LA KFTE -96.5 Breaux Bridge OR KGAL -FM -102.3 Brownsville
SD KNWC-1270* KIXX-96.1
TX KWTR-1530 WA KCIS-630
CALL LETTER CHANGES AL WDJC -93.7
WCEO -1260 WAHF(CP) -88.5* WHRT -860
AK KAGW(CP) -95.5 AZ KVNA-690
KCLS-600 KAGT-92.7
CA KBLX-1400 KNOB-1050 KBJZ-103.1 KDES-920 KKHI-FM-95.7 KAJZ-103.1 new-91.3*
CO new-96.5 FL WAEQ(CP)-91.3* GA WIBB-97.9
WNEX-FM-107.1
Sioux Falls Watertown Georgetown Edmonds
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cancelled CP to move to 106.9 MHz, increase to 50000 w, 302 ft, change xmtr location requests reinstatement of expired CP granted reinstatement of expired CP to move to 650 kHz, increase to 5000 w days, ND -D
cancelled CP to change to 2250 w, 495 f
requests extension of time to increase to 20000 w, 1286 ft, DA
cancelled CP, deleted call letters granted extension of time (3rd)
( & reapplication) [docket number) increase to 6000 w, 328 ft, chg xmtr lo operate xmtr by remote control increase to 3000 w, 1050 ft, class C2, [88 -178)
change to 16500 w, 400 ft direct measurement of antenna power increase to 500 w days, make changes in antenna system
change to 18000 w, 830 ft, chg xmtr loc increase to 320 w, DA one step application to change to class C2 direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power change antenna supporting struc. height direct measurement of antenna power move to 92.9 MHz, increase to 3860 w,
1022 ft, class C2 direct measurement of antenna power correct coords. to 46 -57 -27 123 -48 -33 direct measurement of antenna power increase to 850 w days, make changes in antenna system, change coords. to 44 -52 -01 92 -54 -02
change to 9865 w, 1066 ft direct measurement of antenna power one step application to change to class C3 direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power change antenna supporting struc height increase to 100000 w (h), 42856 w (v),
918 ft direct measurement of antenna power install auxiliary antenna system correct location of DA direct measurement of antenna power
( # applied for by new owners) Birmingham becomes WDJC -FM 6 -3 -94 Birmingham # WDJC 6 -3 -94 Guntersville WJIA 5 -23 -94 Hartselle WYAM 6 -1 -94 Palmer KEEN 5 -27 -94 Flagstaff KCLS 5 -31 -94 Flagstaff KVNA 5 -31 -94 Lake Havasu City KJCC 6 -1 -94 Berkeley KVTO 5 -23 -94 "Voice of the Orient" Frazier Park KKGO 5-27-94 Newport Beach KBCD 6-1-94 Palm Springs KESQ 6-1-94 San Francisco # KPIX-FM 6-1-94 Santa Monica KACD 6-1-94 Yreka KAIG 6-3-94 Evergreen KXPK 6-3-94 Palatka WHIF 5-23-94 Fort Valley WIBB-FM 6-1-94 Gordon WQXM-FM 5-23-94
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LETTER CHANGES (cont'd) GA WKXK-1280 Macon # WIBB 6-1-94 IL WZNX-107.9 Arcola # WKJR (requested)
new-88.3* Decatur WNLD 6-3-94 new-89.7* Springfield WAIE 6-3-94 WKJR-106.3 Sullivan # WZNX (requested)
IN new-93.7 Walton WAIL 6-3-94 IA new-104.7 Decorah KVIK 6-1-94 KS KCVS-104.9 Salina # KZBZ 5-25-94 "Breezy" KY WWDQ(CP)-96.3 Morehead WIKO 5-23-94 LA KKRP-93.5 Delhi KGGM 6-1-94 MI WLAV-1340 Grand Rapids # WBBL 6-1-94 MN KVBR-1340 Brainerd # KVBR 6-1-94
KABD(CP)-103.5 Brainerd # KVBR-FM 6-1-94 MS WDTL-1410 Cleveland WOHT 6-1-94 MO KLGS-95.1 Versailles KTKS 5-23-94 "KS -95" NV KTHX-101.7 Reno KRNV-FM 6-1-94 NJ WNJN-89.7 Atlantic City WNJN-FM 6-1-94 NC WFXZ-92.3 Jacksonville WQSL 6-1-94 "Whistle" OH WSAI-1360 Cincinnati WAOZ 6-1-94 "AAHS"
WLWA-550 Cincinnati WCKY 6-1-94 WCKY-1530 Cincinnati # WSAI 6-1-94 WNRB-1540 Niles WFNE 5-23-94
PR WMTI-1580 Morovis WGFE 5-24-94 TN WSMS-91.7* Memphis WUMR 5-27-94
WLMM(CP)-104.9 Woodbury WBOZ 6-1-94 TX new-90.7* Big Sandy KBAU 5-27-94
KINT-1150 El Paso KSVE 6-1-94 VA WNLB-1290 Rocky Mount WFYN 6-1-94 WA KLTX-95.7 Seattle KJR-FM 6-1-94 WV WTUN(CP)-98.7 Pocatalico WWZZ 6-1-94 WI WOSX-92.3 Spencer # WOSQ 6-1-94
PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control, 316 reorganization)
AL WRAG -590/ Carrollton 314 from Vintage Broadcasting Corporation WCKO -94.1 to Firststar Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
AK KXDZ -103.1 Anchorage 314 Korlyn Broadcasting, Inc. to Pioneer Broadcasting Company, Inc.
314 from KBXM, Inc. to KBOA, Inc.
314 from Atlas Broadcasting, Inc. to RAK Communications, Inc.
314 from Lovcom, Inc. to Loretta L. Farrier
315 from Tri -Talk Radio, L.C. (Bronstein) to Tri -Talk Radio, L.C. (Friedman)
314 from Robert Hecksher, D.I.P. to Renda Broadcasting Corporation
316 from Radio Centre, Inc. to William D. Shedd
314 from Cumberland Publishing Company, Inc to Lonnie Osborn
314 from R. Akin and Banking Services Corp. to Michael A. Gureckis
314 from Cole Media, Inc. to KWTO, Inc.
314 from Mackey Communications Corporation to Central Ozark Radio Network, Inc.
316 from Jeffrey N. Eustis to WTOR, Inc.
316 invol. from Ward Broadcasting Corp. to Dorothy Ward
314 from XMT Group, Inc. to SFR, Inc.
315 from Lake Region News Corp. (Ingalls) to Lake Region News Corp. (Adams)
314 from W. West, trustee (SBT Asset Corp.) to Ysidro Villareal /Alma Moreno
314 from Central Texas Comms., Inc. to Watts Communications, Inc.
315 from Griffin Bcstg. Corp. (F. Griffin) to Griffin Bcstg. Corp. (R. Griffin)
AR KTEI-105.5
CA KXEX-1550
CO KHUG-95.9
FL WFTL-1400
WHEW-101.9
GA WAGC-1560
KY WLSI-900
MD WETT-1590
MO KWTO-560/98.7
KKDY-102.5
NY WTOR(CP)-770
PA WARD-1550
SD KWSN-1230/ KRRO-103.7
KBWS-FM-102.9
Piggott
Fresno
Rocky Ford
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers
Centre
Pikeville
Ocean City
Springfield
West Plains
Youngstown
Pittston
Sioux Falls
Sisseton
TX KIBL- 1490/104.9 Beeville
KXYL-1240/104.1 Brownwood
KERV -1230/ Kerrville KRVL -94.3
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PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) VT WKVT- 1490/92.7 Brattleboro 314 from Brattleboro Broadcasters, Inc.
to Rowena Broadcasting of Brattleboro, Inc.
WI WEKZ -1260 Monroe 315 from Green County Bcstg. Corp. (Stewart) to Green County Bcstg. (K. & R. Stuart)
WY KMUS -FM -101.9 Burns 316 from KMUS, Inc. (Riezman /Berger) to KMUS, Inc. (Berger /Jones)
FM ALLOCATIONS: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AL WFFN Cordova to 95.3 A from 92.5 A, comments July 22, replies Aug. 1
(WFFN is presently on 95.3 A and has an amendment to move to 92.5 A. This proposal reverses the previous amendment.)
FM ALLOCATIONS: DISMISSED AMENDMENTS NV new Alamo add 93.5 A
new Austin add 99.7 C2 new Lund add 100.7 A
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK The Commission has approved the assignment of the license of KGAL -FM Brownsville, Oregon from Eads Broadcasting Corp. to C &C Broadcasting, Inc, after two competing broadcasters filed a petition to deny the sale. C &C already owns KUGN -AM & FM Eugene, OR. KGAL -FM's coverage overlapa tho3E two, making it subject to duopoly regulations. KGAL -FM also has a construction permit to upgrade from a class A facility to a class Cl. The two petitioners, McKenzie River Broadcasting and McCoy Broadcasting Company, unsuccessfully argued that even though the transfer was filed during the Spring 1992 book (and therefore used those numbers), the application was still pending during the Fall 1992 book --which would have put the duopoly over the 25 percent share cap. The Commission stated that since the Fall 1992 ratings hadn't been published at the time the application was filed, the Spring numbers must be used.
Lauren J. (Pete) Belvin has been appointed to serve as Commissioner Jim Quello's Senior Legal Advisor. Belvin was Chief of the Field Operations Bureau's Enforcement Division.
The NAB's Radio Board has a new Chairman. He's J. Douglas Williams, owner and general manager of KWOX -FM, Woodward, OK. Dick Ferguson, chairman of Bridgeport, Conn. based NewCity Communications, was elected vice chairman. Williams is a
former FBI special agent.
ELSEWHERE It's official: Capital Cities /ABC will be picking up KSFO San Francisco to combo with KGO. The LMA will begin September 1. Although nothing about the purchase price is official, Inside Radio tags it at $10 million. The combo will give ABC talker combos in the two largest California markets.
Benchmark Communications has announced it will buy WVOC Columbia, SC for $2.5 million from Clayton Radio. They'll combo the AM talker with their country trombo of WCOS -AM & FM, Columbia and WHKZ Cayce, SC. At the same time, Benchmark will sell adult contemp. WZNY Augusta, GA to Savannah Valley Broadcasting Co. for $3.9
million. Savannah Valley already owns CHR combo WBBQ -AM & FM there. In the press release, Benchmark promises more acquisitions in the next 90 days.
Dowdy Broadcasting is doubling up in Lubbock as it will purchase country KONE for
$700,000. Dowdy already owns AC KMMX, Lamesa, TX.
According to Public Broadcasting Report, NPR's All Things Considered fans may have a chance to double their pleasure soon as the show may expand to three hours with
a 4:00 p.m. ET start. The show is currently ninety minutes. NPR hopes to
announce the move at the Public Radio PD's meeting in Seattle in September.
American Public Radio may introduce an internationally focused weekday news
program called "A New World" which would also start at 4:00 p.m. ET. Both of
these programs may have an impact on lower -end demos of commercial news /talk
stations.
Arbitron has announced the winner of its Great Radio Promotion #3. KZFX, Lake
Jackson (Houston), TX will walk away with the honors when given at the Radio Mercury Awards next week in New York. The station was selected from 41 entries for the best "Why is Radio Such a Powerful and Effective Medium for Advertisers" commercial. Three runners -up were also chosen: WKMF -FM /WCRZ /WFNT, Flint, MI;
KNIX -FM /KCWW, Tempe, AZ; and WUSL, Philadelphia and WIOQ, Bala Cynwyd, PA.
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ELSEWHERE (cont' d) Parts of this year's Public Radio Program Directors Association's Talk Radio Convention (June 23 -25, Santa Minoca, CA) will be broadcast live on C -Span. C -Span will broadcast about six hours of the conference on Friday, June 24th and most of Saturday, June 25th. For more information contact The Public Radio Program Directors Association at (301) 570 -0362.
Facing that age -old problem of finding the perfect promotion that ties together sales, marketing, and programming? Here's a thought. KACD and KBCD, the jazz combo in Santa Monica (formerly KAJZ /KBJZ) changed their call letters to reflect the "CD" in their new CD service. The stations will offer the music you hear for sale on CD through a music service called Disc Express, a record retailer and fulfillment house hired by the station. By calling an 800 number you can order a copy of the CD that's playing, or any other CD you've heard on the air, with a credit card. The music arrives at your home 3 -5 days later. If you're interested in the arrangement, contact Sheila Bouchard at Disc Express at (818) 709 -4045.
MediaAmerica, Inc. has secured exclusive rights for all North American radio broadcasts and promotions of the Woodstock '94 music festival. Woodstock '94 is scheduled to take place August 13 and 14 in Saugerties, NY. To carry the show, contact Lisa Valentine at (212) 302 -1100.
Walt Love has extended his contact with Westwood One to continue tc host The Countdown, which counts the Urban Top 25 hits as tabulated by Radio and Records Magazine. This will be the start of Love's twelfth year with the show.
M Street: What is in a Arbitron average quarter hour share?
From what we have seen (even in our own M Street products) there is far too much talk of share and not nearly enough talk of audience. Newspapers quote circulation not share and the large papers could claim a 90% plus share of daily newspaper reading 12 +. Radio can deliver real people to real business and yet they talk share not people.
Here in New York the press is constantly referring to classical formatted WQXR as "low rated" at 2.2% and in Washington, DC the press praises "highly rated" urban formatted WPGC with a 9.1% share. Yet few people seem to realize that WQXR's 2.2% represents 59,500 people and that beats WPGC's 53,500 average quarter hour listeners.
Tribune Broadcasting's full service WGN with its 6.2 showing in Chicago is often talked about in glowing terms, yet in truth WGN is the #2 Tribune station in terms of listeners as WQCD New York with its Jazz format talks to on average 95,100 people or 3.6% to WGN's 75,800.
Here are the number one stations from several markets and how they compare in numbers of listeners. All ratings are from the Winter Arbitron and represent 12+ Monday to Sunday 6am to 12mid Average Quarter Hour listening. The ratings are Copyright 1994 Arbitron and can not be reprinted or used without permission.
Market Call
1 New York WLTW 2 Los Angeles KLAX 3 Chicago WGCI 4 San Francisco KGO 5 Philadelphia KYW 6 Detroit WJR 7 Dallas KSCS 8 Washington WPGC 9 Boston WBZ
10 Houston KILT
20 Pittsburgh KDKA 30 Kansas City WDAF 40 Buffalo WYRK 50 Jacksonville WQIK
76 Springfiled 98 Chattanooga
Format People Share Relative to New York
Soft AC 124,600 4.7% R. Mexican 95,900 5.6 Urban 87,100 7.1 News -Talk 65,100 7.8 News 77,300 10.0 Full Sery 50,200 7.8 Country 36,800 6.4 Urban 53,500 9.1 News -Talk 46,200 8.3 Country 39,100 7.2
Talk 50,000 14.4 Country 24,400 10.7 Country 19,100 11.0 Country 15,700 12.4
WHYN AC, Talk 8,400 10.0 WUSY Country 14,300 24.2
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#1 in New York would be #9 in New York #14 #17 #15 #20 #25 #20 #20 #25
#20 #26 #27 #29
#35 #31
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ENNIS COMBOS IN NEW YORK CITY. . .The first FM band duopoly in New York will happen soon as Emmis Broadcasting has announced it will acquire Summit Communications' urban WRKS for $68 million. Emmis owns hip -hop WQHT, better known as "Hot 97 ". The combo is the second duopoly in the Big Apple after Infinity combo'd Korean AM outlet WZRC with sports WFAN in 1992. The combined share of the two FM's from the Winter '94 book is an 8.4, reaching a 12+ AQH audience of 220,900 people.
FORMAT CHANGES i UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes AL Andalusia WKYD-920 # standards, talk silent
(Look for a new format soon.) Fort Payne WFPA -1400 # oldies. cnnntry country // WKEA -FM AR North Little Rock KZQA -101.1 new all weather (Look for a new format later this year.) CA Apple Valley KAPL -1550 # oldies KWRN, regional Dillon KHTH -1130 country Target"
talk // KNUS JSN - country "Target" (KHTH ends its LMA with KNUS Denver.) CT Norwich WICH -1310 soft AC adds WW1 - talk FL Augusta WXFG -102.3 # country and WGUS enter in to an LMA -to -buy with Wilkes Broadcast) s
"Eagle" Jacksonville WZNZ -1460 news, sports adds AP - news (Aug.) Jacksonville WJAX -1220 # easy // WKTZ -FM CSN - children's (Aug.) Miami WINZ -940 news, sports adds AP - news (Aug.) Naples WSRX -89.5* CHR MGS - c. Christian Orlando WWNZ -740 news, sports adds AP - news (Aug.) Pinellas Park (Tampa) WHNZ -570 news, sports adds AP - news (Aug.) GA Savannah WCHY -1290 country // FM AP - news, sports (Aug.) IN Battle Ground (Lafay.) WIIZ -98.7 # new rock silent (WIIZ will become a duopoly with WASK AM and FM.) KY Hopkinsville WHOP -FM -98.7 country adds JSN - country MS Winona WONA -1570 country // FM adds JSN - CW // FM Winona WONA -FM -96.7 country adds JSN - country MT Laurel (Billings) KRSQ -101.7 new TWM - c. Christian (KRSQ is "Rescue 102" and is in an LMA with The Word in Music.) NH Belmont WNHI -93.3 new classic rock NJ Plainfield (Morris.) WERA -1590 # oldies adult contemporary NM Alamogordo KPSA -1230 country adds JSN - country Alexandria KIKV -FM -100.7 country adds JSN - country NY New Rochelle (N.Y.C.) WRTN -93.5 standards, ethnic SMN - urban AC, ethnic (WRTN will continue its brokered ethnic programming nights.) Utica WRCK -107.3 # CHR classic rock (WRCK and WTLB enter into an LMA -to -buy with rock WKLL.) PA Covington WDKC -101.5 new rock // WZXR Titusville WTIV -1230 adult contemporary SMN - country Wilkes -Barre WYCK -1340 easy // WICK silent (WYCK will return when a new transmitter site is approved.) TN Etowah WCPH -1220 silent southern gospel Union City WWUC -105.7 new classic rock TX Fort Worth KTNO -1540 tejano Spanish religion Granbury (Ft. Worth) KCYT -106.7 adult standards adds SMN - standards Quanah KIXC -FM -100.9 country adds JSN - country VA New Market (Harrison.) WEZI -103.3 new JSN - soft AC
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FORMAT CHANGES 4 UPDATES (cont'd) WA Walla Walla KUJ -1420 oldies // FM talk, sports
(KUJ will make use of the Westwood One, SEN and WOR netowrks.) WI Madison WIBA -1310 news, AC adds AP - news
Shawano WOWN -99.3 adult contemporary adds SMN - AC
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NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS ( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application)
AK 102.7 Juneau 6000 w, -1058 ft Dobson, et al, joint tenants AR 99.9 Monticello 3000 w, 328 ft P.Q. Gardner FL 88.5* Florida City 21000 w (v), 121 ft S. Florida Educational Bcstrs.
88.1* Naples 16000 w, 151 ft Naples Educational Bcstg Found. IL 91.1* Quincy 160 w (h), 124 ft Qunicy University Corp. MN 89.9* Northfield 35 w (v), 256 ft St. Olaf College PA 88.9* Grove City 100 w, 46 ft Grove City College
NEW STATIONS: ACCEPTED FOR FILING AZ 107.3 Chinle 6 -8 -94 Thomas C. Troland CO 92.7 Glenwood Springs 6 -8 -94 Beachport Communications IN 92.9 Veedersburg 6 -8 -94 Veedersburg Radio LA 96.5 Amite 6 -8 -94 Michael J. Bergner MN 102.1 Roseau 6 -8 -9 Richard A. Nelson NY 99.7 Old Forge 6 -8 -94 21st Century Radio Ventures ND 90.7* Grand Forks 6 -8 -94 University of North Dakota TX 104.1 George West 6 -8 -94 Four M.L. Broadcasting
96.5 Sterling City 6 -8 -94 Leonel Sanchez & Mark Nolte
NEW STATIONS: GRANTS NY 103.9 Mexico 3000 w, 292 ft Tia A. Soliday ND 106.7 Walhalla 33000 w, 600 ft Norex Broadcasting, Inc.
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS }Q4TR: AZ new -91.7* Pinetop CO new -88.1* Fountain SD new -100.1 Carpenter TN new -95.7 Decatur
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: CO K299AJ -107.7 Durango MN K285EL -104.9 Rochester NY W259AC -99.7 Utica PR WKAQ -FM1 -104.7 Juana Diaz TN W260AE -99.9 Lawrenceburg WY K296EJ -107.1 Freedom
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WQLS -FM -103.9 Ozark AK KSDP -840* Sand Point
AZ KJTA(CP)-89.9* KOPA-1440
CA KKIS-1480
KIXW-107.3 KZSA-92.1 KTOM-FM-100.7 KFMK(CP)-98.7 KRKL(CP)-840
FL WXKB-103.7
WUNW(CP) -90.1* WPRY-1400
GA WMOG-FM-92.7
ID KRMR(CP)-104.7 KS KGZF(CP)-99.5
KJTY-88.1*
KY WZQQ-92.3
MD WWTL(CP)-700
Flagstaff Scottsdale Concord
Lenwood Placerville Salinas Winton Yountville Cape Coral
Key West Perry
St. Simons Island
Ketchum Emporia Topeka
Hyden
Walkersville
APPLICATIONS 211 w, KAWZ 10 w, KAWZ 250 w, KCGN 19 w, WAYM
GRANTS 200 w, KKFG 216 w, KYBA 50 w, WJIV 100 w, WKAQ-FM 55 w, WRMX 10 w, KUPI-FM
Calvary Chapel of T.F. Calvary Chapel of T.F. Windsent Incorporated SW Florida Comm. Radio
J. Thomas Development Southern Minn. Bcstg. Foursquare Gospel Church El Mundo Bcstg. Corp. Prospect Communications Lower Star Valley TV
increases to 25000 w, 292 ft, class C3 requests reinstatement of expired CP to move to 830 kHz granted extension of time changes xmtr location granted reinstatement of expired CP to increase to 5000 w nights, DA -1
changes to 472 ft increases to 1410 w, 472 ft changes to 1400 w, 2385 ft granted replacement of expired CP (4th) requests extension of time requests extension of time to increase to 100000 w, 981 ft
granted extension of time granted reinstatement of expired CP to change xmtr location
requests extension of time (2nd) to increase to 6000 w
requests extension of time (2nd) granted replacement of expired CP (3rd) requests extension of time to increase to 100000 w
moves to 97.9 C3, increases to 16000 w,
410 ft (as modified) requests extension cf time
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) MI WCVM(CP) -94.7 Bronson
WLJN -FM -89.9* Traverse City NM KYRK(CP) -100.9 Eunice NC WKQT -103.3 Newport
OH WNUS-107.1
OK KLTO(CP)-101.5 PA WPGR-1540
WDSY-FM-107.9
WLGK(CP)-96.1 TN WTPR-710
WAYA-93.9
TX KQQK-106.5
KVOP-1400
KCHG-810 UT KIDZ(CP)-100.7 VT WMNV-104.1
WA KONA-FM-105.3 KRCW(CP)-96.3
WI WPDR-1350
Belpre
Nowata Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
South Waverly Paris Spring City
Galveston
Plainview
Somerset Brigham City Rupert
Kennewick Royal City Portage
WY KUWZ(CP) -90.5* Rock Springs
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS AZ KHAC(CP)FM -103.1 Window Rock
CA KLOB -94.7
CO KPOF-910* DE WRTX(CP)-91.7*
FL WOMX-FM-105.1 WFKZ-103.1
GA WJCK-88.3* IA KASI-1430
KSKB-99.1
KYAT(CP)-105.9
KY WTKT-FM-103.3 MI WCEN-1150
MN KTIS-930* KCLD-FM-104.7
MS (CP)-104.1 NM KIOT-102.3
NY WAOI(CP)-91.1* WRHD-1570
NC WWOL-780 OR KURY-910
PA WMGW-1490 WXPN-88.5* WDSY-FM-107.9 WKVE-97.5
SD KBFS(CP)FM-95.9 TX KGAP-98.5
KCHG-810 VA WGCV-1240 WI WERN-88.7*
Thousand Palms
Denver Dover
Orlando Plantation Key Cedartown Ames Brooklyn
Keokuk
Georgetown Mount Pleasant
Minneapolis St. Cloud
Union Espanola
Corning Riverhead Forest City Brookings
Meadville Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Mary's
Belle Fourche Clarksville Somerset Petersburg Madison
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requests extension of time changes to 12500 w, 554 ft requests extension of time granted extension of time (4th) to increase to 981 ft
granted extension of time (3rd) to change to 4700 w, 351 ft
requests replacement of expired CP (3rd) adds night power of 500 w, moves city of license to Bala Cynwyd, PA
requests extension of time to change to 17700 w, 827 ft
requests extension of time decreases to 750 w, changes xmtr loc. requests extension of time to increase to 9200 w, 551 ft, DA, class C3
granted extension of time (5th) to increase to 1322 ft
granted reinstatement of expired CP to change xmtr location
adds night rower of 250 w, DA -2 requests extension of time granted extension of time (2nd) to increase to 2600 w, 243 ft
decreases to 1138 ft requests extension of time granted reinstatement of expired CP to change xmtr location
granted extension of time
( & reapplication) [docket number] move to 102.7 C2 (as modified), increase to 26000 w, 299 ft, change xmtr loc., [93 -160]
increase to 607 ft, change antenna supporting structure height
direct measurement of antenna power change to 580 w (v), 315 ft (v), change xmtr location
increase to 1597 ft, change xmtr loc. one step application to change to class C3 request waiver of main studio rule correct coords. to 42 -2 -18 93 -40 -53 modify CP to move to 99.3 MHz to change to 203 ft, chg. ant. support. struc. ht.
change to 18000 w, 830 ft, change xmtr loc. and antenna support struc. height
change to 1000 w, 794 ft, chg xmtr loc. delete night service, change xmtr loc. to 43 -43 -33 84- 36 -19, make changes in antenna system
direct measurement of antenna power change to 84900 w, 905 ft, class Cl, change xmtr location
change to 11000 w, 535 ft, chg xmtr loc. move to 92.9 C3, change to 3000 w,
-249 ft, change xmtr location increase to 653 ft, change xmtr location operate xmtr by remote control increase to 10000 w
change xmtr loc. to 42 -2 -34 124- 14 -37, make changes in antenna system direct measurement of antenna power increase to 8900 w, class B
chg. antenna support. structure height change to 19500 w, 800 ft, change ant. supporting structure height
increase to 100000 w, class C, [92 -12] one step application to change to class C3 operate xmtr by remote control direct measurement of antenna power install auxiliary antenna system
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Returned /Dismissed Applications OH WCER -900 Canton (D)
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS AR KBTM -1230 Jonesboro FL WRBD -1470 Pompano Beach GA WWIQ -96.5 Gray
WYIQ(CP) -102.5 IL WSBC -1240 IA KWBG -1590
KXIA -101.1
KY WLSK-100.9
ME WMME-1400 MN WKLK-1230 MN KNOW-1330* MS WCLD-1490 MO KWOS-1240 MO KMRF-1510 OR KKXO-1450 OR KSJK-1230* PA WAZL-1490 TN WEEN-1460 TX KKHQ-98.3
VA WPES-1430 WKHK-95.3
WI WCLO-1230 WBWI-FM-92.5
WY KUWR-91.9*
Warner Robins Chicago Boone Marshalltown
Lebanon
Augusta Cloquet Minneapolis Cleveland Jefferson City Marshfield Eugene Talent Hazleton Lafayette Odem
Ashland Colonial Heights Janesville West Bend Laramie
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reduce to 75 w nights, change xmtr loc, make changes in antenna system
direct measurement of antenna power increase to 50000 w days, DA -1 increase to 3900 w decrease to 4000 w, change xmtr loc. direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power increase to 100000 w, 655 ft, change xmtr location
increase to 25000 w, 289 ft, class C3, [93 -141]
direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power operate xmtr by remote control direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power direct measurement of antenna power decrease to 860 w days, 119 w nights, ND change to 7000 w, 620 ft, class C3 (as modified), change xmtr location to 27 -45 -11 97- 38 -14, [89 -210]
direct measurement of antenna power change to 17500 w, 394 ft (as modified) direct measurement of antenna power change to 17300 w, 538 ft increase to 1164 ft
PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control, 316 reorganization)
CA KPFA- 94.1 * / Berkeley 316 from Pacifica Found., Inc. (D. Salniker) KPFB -89.3* to Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
KPFK -90.7* Los Angeles 316 from Pacifica Found., Inc. (D. Salniker) to Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
KMYX- 1310/103.9 Taft 314 from Adelman Communications, Inc. to Radio Campesina Bakersfield, Inc.
314 from U.S. Media Colorado, L.P. to Tsunami Communications, Inc.
316 from Beach Bcstg. (S. Jersey (Green, et al) to Beach Bcstg. (S. Jersey Radio (Green)
316 from Pacifica Found., Inc. (D. Salniker) to Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
314 from Gator Broadcasting Corporation to Bloch Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
314 Holt Communications Corp. to Southern Broadcasting of Pensacola
314 from Guest -Mattox Broadcasting, Inc. to Sumter Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from Classic Communications, Ltd. to Mecca Communications, Inc.
314 from Harper Broadcasting, Inc. to M & M Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from South Cook Broadcasting, Inc. to M & M Broadcasters, Inc.
314 from Antrosiek, Inc., an Iowa Corp. to Jim Broadcasting Corp.
314 from Inter -Urban Bcstg of Cincinnati DIP to Blue Chip Broadcast Company
314 from Life World Outreach Comms., Inc. to Robert Dale Rhodes
316 from Fritz Bcstg Corp (Booth American) to Fritz Bcstg. Corp (Booth Transfer Co.)
316 Booth American Company to Booth Transfer Company
314 from Thomas M. Eells to Saginaw Communications Corporation
CO KIIX-600/ KTCL-93.3
DE WECY-1280/98.3
DC WPFW-89.3*
FL WGGG-1230
WTKX-1230/i01.
GA WDEC-FM-94.3
WXAG-1470
WBHB-1240/ WKAA-97.7
IL WCGO-1600
IN WNDI-1550/95.3
KY WIZF-100.9
WIDS-570
MI WMXD-92.3
WSGW-790/ WIOG-102.5
WUVE-104.5
Wellington/ Fort Collins
Seaford
Washington
Gainesville
5 Pensacola
Americus
Athens
Fitzgerald/ Ocilla
Chicago Heights
Sullivan
Erlanger
Russell Springs
Detroit
Saginaw/ Bay City
Saginaw
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PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'd) MN KLXK -101.7 Duluth
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314 from Segue Communications Corp. to QB Broadcasting, Inc.
KMRS -1230/ Morris 316 from Western Minn. Bcstg. (Min -Dak Gen.) KKOK -FM -95.7 to Western Minn. Bcstg. (Mid -State Devel.)
NJ WONZ -1580/ Hammonton/ 316 from S. Jersey Radio (Green /Simmons) WMGM -103.7 Atlantic City/ to S. Jersey Radio (Green as voting trustee)
WOND -1400 Pleasantville
NY WWCP -FM -96.7 Clifton Park
WENY- 1230/92.7 Elmira
WBAI-99.5*
NC WIKS-101.9
ND KFGO-790
OH WRQN-93.5
WTOD-1560/ WKKO-99.9
OR KBND-1110
New York
New Bern
Fargo
Bowling Green
Toledo
Bend
KXYQ-1010/105.1 Milwaukie/Salem
SC WKSC-1300
SD KWSM-104.1
TN WJOC-1490
TX KPFT-90.1*
VA WLQM-FM-101.7
Kershaw
Sherman
Chattanooga
Houston
Franklin
314 from WV Broadcasting, Inc. to Jarad Broadcasting of Albany, Inc.
316 from WENY, Inc. (Green /Simmons) to WENY, Inc. (Green as voting trustee)
316 from Pacifica Found., Inc. (D. Salniker) to Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
316 from WIKS -FM, Inc. (S. Taylor) to WIKS -FM, Inc. (R. Binkley)
316 from KFGO, Inc. (Mid- States Develop.) to KFGO, Inc. (Minn -Dak Generating Co.)
314 from ABS Toledo Partners, L.P. to Fritz Broadcasting, Inc.
316 Booth American Company to Booth Transfer Company
316 from Central Oregon Broadcasting Company to Combined Communications, Inc.
314 from KXYQ Broadcasting Co., Inc. to Trumper Communications of Portland, L.P.
316 invol. from Kershaw Bcstg. (Tatum Estate) to Kershaw Bcstg. Corp. (Reba Tatum)
314 from Harmon G. Husbands, receiver to Davis Family Trust
314 from Bobby E. Godgiben to Johnny Godgiben
316 from Pacifica Found., Inc. (D. Salniker) to Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
315 from Franklin Bcstg. Corp. (Clark estate) to Franklin Bcstg. Corp. (P. & B. Clark)
FM ALLOCATIONS: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OK new Commerce to 104.3 A from 99.7 A, comments due Aug. 1, replies
Aug. 16 new Commerce delete 99.7 A, move allotment to Neosho, comments
due August 1, replies August 16 new Neosho add 99.7 A, comments due Aug. 1, replies Aug. 16
FM ALLOCATIONS: GRANTED AMENDMENTS MN new Buhl add 92.5 C2, reserved for non -commercial use,
no filing dates given KOLV Olivia to 100.1 A from 101.7 A WHMH -FM Sauk Rapids to 101.7 C2 from A
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK
Jones -Eastern's new urban combo in Augusta --WYFZ Evans and WAGW Waynesboro GA --have been on the air under their new ownership for a few months now, but apparently using the wrong call letters. When Jones -Eastern bought the stations, the plans were for a simulcast, so they applied for the call letters WAEG in Evans and WAEJ in Waynesboro, which were to be granted as soon as they notified the FCC's call letter desk when the sale closed. According to the Commission, no one called them. C.J. Jones, President of Jones -Eastern, responded by telling M Street, "Our attorneys are looking into it."
Radio & Records reports the FCC has begun a program that will allow broadcasters to pay user fees (and other fees) by credit card, bank wire, and other forms of
electronic payment using FCC Form 159. The new user fees, which are set to go
into effect this summer, are outlined in the chart on page 8. Fees must be paid by August 10 for FM's, September 2 for AM's.
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WASHINGTON THIS WEEK (cont'd1
Women and Minorities are well- represented in the broadcast industry workplace. So says the National Association of Broadcasters to the FCC. According to data supplied by the FCC, the broadcast industry employs women at 87% of the available labor -force (ALF) overall; 75% of the available labor -force in decision making positions and managers' jobs. Minorities are employed at 80% of ALF overall and 50% of ALF in decision making positions. The FCC requires 50% labor -force level. Given the employment levels, the NAB said there is no need for expanding the broadcast EEO requirements such as additional reporting efforts and record - keeping. The NAB also argued to the FCC for greater relief in record- keeping for small market broadcasters (15 full -time employees or less) and total relief of detailed record- keeping requirements if a small station has no history of discrimination.
ELSEWHERE
And if $68 million wasn't enough for one day, Summit is selling off the rest of the group to Herb McCord's Granum Communications for approximately $130 million. The purchase will give Granum a duopoly in Dallas, and new combos in Atlanta and Baltimore to go along with his holdings in Boston and Orlando. For those of you keeping score at home, Summit h& F:IVN Fort l:orth/ KJMZ n9'''s, WACK/WVEE Atlanta, and WCAO /WXYV Baltimore. All of Summit's AM's are Black Gospel while the FM's are urban. Granum already owns New Age KOAI Fort Worth and Spanish KMRT Dallas, Progressive WBOS Brookline MA and AC WSSH -FM Lowell MA (Boston), and Progressive WMMO Orlando.
The second big duopoly prize of the week goes to Broadcasting Partners, who has picked up a sister in Chicago for soft urban WVAZ Oak Park IL by buying rapper WJPC -AM Chicago & urban oldies WJPC -FM Lansing IL. BP will pay $8 million to
Johnson Publishing for the combo.
Bud Paxson is selling his sports AM in Orlando, WWZN Winter Park FL, for $300,000 to J & V Communications. The sale will create a duopoly for J & V, which already owns oldies /talk WTRR Sanford FL.
Bengal Communications is rounding out its Albuquerque duopoly by picking up easy listening KKJY for $1.75 million on the heels of its recently announced purchase of CHR KAMX -AM and FM from Coastal Communications for $750,000.
Barnstable's WYKL Memphis has management at Dayton- Hudson Corp.'s Target Stores all, uh, "a quiver." When the station migrated to 70's oldies last month, it's slogan was changed to "Target 98 FM" and the logo was changed to a blue and orange bulls -eye. Target Stores management says that they've gotten negative calls, thinking their stores and the station are related, and have asked the station to
quit using the new slogan and logo, which resembles Target Stores' logo but uses different colors. In a story last week, the Memphis Commercial Appeal quotes Barnstable President David Gingold, "We hope we can resolve their concerns in a
nonlitigious manner, but we don't see any reason to change."
The Radio Corporation, owned by Ed Levine, has announced it will buy oldies WTLB and CHR WRCK, Utica NY from Joel Hartstone & Barry Dickstein's H & D Media for $1
million. Levine already owns rocker WKLL Frankfort NY (Utica /Rome) which simulcasts on nearby WKRL -AM & FM North Syracuse, and has a purchase pending for
classic rocker WTKW Bridgeport NY (Syracuse). An immediate LMA will take WRCK to
classic rock.
Major Broadcasting, the parent company of Chris Devine's Major Networks, has
purchased the Continental Basketball Association's Chicago Rockers, a new semi -pro NBA farm club. No word yet on whether Major will carry any of the games of the Rockers or the CBA.
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Bruce Williams has been named 1994 Talk Show Host of the Year and will be presented with the honor at the sixth annual NARTSH convention in Los Angeles this Saturday June 25th. Bruce can add this honor to his earlier nomination into the Museum of Broadcast Communication's Radio Hall of Fame.
Morningstar Radio Network announced that Dick Marsh, founder of the Marsh Broadcasting Company and former COO of the Children's Radio Group, will join them as Director in the new Network Syndication department. Michael S. Miller will head a second new department as Director of Affiliate Services.
Sports Byline USA went back to school. Elementary, my dear. Sports Byline spent a
day, by invitation, with a fourth grade class in Pottsville, PA that uses the show for Creative Writing, Math and Geography lessons. Teacher John Spleen would tape the show, play it for the class and use the show's topics such as athletes as role models and players' salaries for creative writing projects, sports statistics for math lessons and home town of callers for geography lessons. Instead of just sending a "Thank You" letter, host Ron Barr packed up the show and took it to Pottsville where they broadcast from the classroom with special guests Ronnie Lott and a few pupils from the class.
Its a Talk Network! Your Talk Authority Radio Network, an extension of WYTA Largo, FL (Tampa), will "Open to the Public" on July 4th. The network will feature programs including: Sleepless on the Bay, 12 Midnight -3 AM, Fax and Sax, 3 AM to 6
AM, AM Update from 6 AM -9 AM, and The Nick Ashton Show from 12 Noon to 3 PM. For more information contact Dan Forth at (212) 764 -0505.
Douglas Broadcasting, Inc. has announced the formation of AsiaOne, the first radio network in the country to provide Asian language programming on a nationwide scale. Initial network programming will focus on the Chinese -American population, and will later expand to include national broadcasts in Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Hindi. For more information contact Cindy Wilson at (415) 247 -1154.
The Interep Radio Store announces a new three -pronged strategy to grow farm radio advertising 25% by 1996. The new strategy centers upon creating a meaningful dialogue among farm -oriented client stations, advertising agencies, and advertisers to allow station executives to hear advertiser objections and respond to them. Part of the strategy includes Interep and client stations to be represented at all National Agricultural Marketing Associations (MAMA) and National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) events. For more information contact the Interep Radio Store at (212) 916 -0700.
FCC Broadcast Station Totals as of May 31, 1994
AM radio FM radio
FM educational Total radio
FM translators
4928 5030
1689
42% 43%
15%
100 %\
`7 \ \
TV VHF TV
UHF educational VHF educational Total TV
596 558
242
123
37% \
16%
8%
UHF translators VHF translators Total translators
UHF low power low power
Total low power
2422 2265
4687
971
525
11647
2183 1519 100% \
VHF \, 1496
IFCC counts include licensed stations only and do not include construction permits
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New FCC Filing Fees
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Tyøe Of licaton FCC Form Fee Fee Code Send A 'colon To
brow:Ica:I Stations New and Mapr Change Construction Permit-AM Stn. 30 I S2.590 MUR FCC Mass Medio Services. Box 358190. Pittsburgh. PA 152514190 New and Maps Change Construction Permit-FM Stn 301 S2,335 MIR FCC Mau Media Services. Box 358195. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5195
Mnor Change-AM Stn. 301 $650 ?OR FCC. Mau Media Services. Box 358190. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5190
Mnor Charge-FM Stn 301 $650 MPR FCC. Mau Media Services. Box 358195. Pittsburgh. PA 15251,5195
Hearing (Mqor/Minor Change. Comparative New N/A $7.765 MWR FCC. Mass Media Bureau. Box 358170. FIttsburgh, PA 15251-5170 RenewaD
New Ucerse-AM Station 302 $425 MMR FCC. Mass Media Services, Box 358190. Pitteburgh. PA 15251-5190 New Licerse-FM Station 302 S135 MHR FCC. Mau Media Services. Box 358195. PtItsburgh. PA 15251-5195 New License-AM Directional Antenna 302 5490 MOR FCC. Moss Media Seivices. Box 358190. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5190
New License-FM Directional Antenna 302 $410 MR FCC. Mau Media Services, Box 358195. Pitteburgh PA 15251-5195
New License-AM Remote Control 301 or 301A $45 MAR FCC. Mau Media Services. Box 358190. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5190
Assignment or Transfer-Long Form (per stcrtion) 314. 315 $650 NPR FCC. Mass Media Bureau. FICK 358350. Plttsbugh PA 15251-5350
Assignment of Transfer-Short Form (per station) 316 $95 MDR FCC, Moos Media Bureau. Box 358350. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5350
Renewal-AM Station 303-S 5115 MGR FCC. Mass Media Bureau. Box 358190. pittsburgh. PA 152514190 Renewal-FM Station 303-S S115 MGR FCC. Mass Media Bureau. Box 358195. PIttsburrp, PA 15251-6195
031 Sign (New or Modification) N/A $66 MEP FCC. Moss Media Services. Box 358165. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5165
STA (other than to remain silent)-AM N/A $115 MGR FCC. Moss Media Services. Box 358190. Pittsburgh. PA 152514190 STA (other than to remain sdent)--FM N/A S115 MGR FCC Mass Media Services Box 358195 Pittsburgh PA 15251-5195
Extendon of Tirne to Construct or Replace CP-AM 307 $230 MKR FCC. Mo. Media Services. Box 358190. PlItsbugh PA 15251-5190 Extension of Time to Construct a Replace CP-FM 307 $230 MKR FCC, NI= Media Services. Box 358195, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195
Pear* to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stns. 308 $65 MEP FCC. Mass Media Services. Box 358190. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5190
Petition to Ruiemaking for New Community of License or Hillier Ciao Channel
301, 302 S1.800 MRR FCC, Moss Media Services. Box 358195. Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5195
Ownership Report (per station) MAR FCC. Mass Media Services. Box 358180, PtItsburgh. PA 15251-5180
1911 Ihsulotors New or Major Change Construction Permit 349 $490 MOF FCC. Mole Media Services. Box 358200. Pitteburgh, PA 15251-5200
License 350 $100 MEF FCC. Mau Media Services, Box 358200, Pithburgh. PA 152514200
Assignment or Transfer (per station) 345.316 595 MDF FCC. Mass Media Services. Box 358350. Pittsburgh. PA 15251-5350
Renewal 348. 159 $45 MAF FCC. Mass Media Services. Box 358200. Pittsburgh. PA 15251.5200 .
Special Temp. Authority (other than to remain silent) N/A $115 MGF FCC. Mass Media Services. Box 358200. PIttsburgh. PA 15251-5200
New FCC Regulatory Fees Type of Station Fee
FM Mallon. Class C ram ci
SOIY)
$900
Class C2 $900
Clos C3 Poo B
$600 $900 cisi $800
Ctrs A $600
AM Stations Classi S900
Class II operating ful-time $500 Clam II operatrq daytime only S250
Clam III operating fil-trie $500
Oars Ill operating daytime only 5250 Clos N S200
AM or FM ConieueNen /emits $500
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AND THE WINNER IS. . . The Radio Advertising Bureau's 1994 Radio Mercury Awards heralded the Levis 501 "Cover Me" radio commercial by LANY Music and Foote Cone Belding /San Francisco as the $100,000 winner. The black -tie event, hosted by Gary Owens of Laugh -In fame, brought out radio and advertising stars including Charles Osgood, Wolfman Jack, ABC's "Fly Jock" Tom Joyner, Therese Crowley and Brigette Quinn of WCBS Radio, Ad Age's Jim Brady and radio legend Dick Purtan. If you are interested in a compact disc of the finalists call the RAB at 800- 232 -3131.
AND THE WINNER IS. . . Two companies were bidding on Pacific Quadracasting's rocker KKDJ --Ralph Guild's EBE Communications and Charlton Henry's Henry Broadcasting. The winner was Henry, who will combo the station with his news -talk KMJ and country KSKS. Price for KKDJ was $1.725 million. Guild, who owns country combo KFRE and KNAX, immediately entered into an LMA -to -buy with Headliner Communications KSXY, which has become Fresno's sixth country station. KSXY's sister, KFIG, hopes to sell to a local Hispanic group.
FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes
AR Little Rock KKYK -103.7 rock new rock CA Carmel (Monterey) KXDC -FM -101.7 new AC reported silent
Ferndale (Eureka) KAJK -FM -99.3 new hot AC Fresno KSXY -101.1 # hot AC country
(KSXY is in an LMA -to -buy with country KFRE and KNAX) Glendale (Los Angeles) KLIT -101.9 soft AC adult alternative Monterey KIDD -630 new AC // FM reported silent Shafter (Bakersfield) KXHA -104.3 new regional Mexican
CO Boulder KBLD -1190 KBCO, alt. // FM talk FL Panama City Beach WDLF -1290 # WPCF, gospel tourist information
Port St. Joe (Pan.Cty) WMTO -93.5 # silent jazz "Your Oasis" St. Augustine (Ocala) WAYL -91.9* new TWM - c. Christian
GA Augusta WRDW -1480 # urban AC talk // WAJY (WRDW enters into an LMA -to -buy with WAJY)
Dalton WLSQ -1430 talk adds IBN - talk Dublin WMLT -1330 talk adds IBN - talk
ID Soda Springs KFIS -100.1 JSN - AC JSN - country Soda Springs KBRV -790 JSN - AC // FM JSN - country // FM
IL Aurora WBIG -1280 news, talk adds IBN - talk Chicago WJPC -950 rap urban /hip hop // FM Lansing (Chicago) WJPC -FM -106.3 R &B oldies urban /hip hop "106 Jamz"
(WJPC AM /FM enter into an LMA -to -buy with urban AC WVAZ) IN Decatur WADM -1540 # silent AC // WNRY
(WADM enters into an LMA -to -buy with WNUY) Elkhart (South Bend) WLTA -100.7 soft AC _kRYT, country "B -100" Lafayette WASK -1450 news, talk adds IBN - talk Plymouth (South Bend) WNZE -94.3 country WLTA, Major - soft AC
LA Baker (Baton Rouge) WBBU -107.3 new WW1 - AC MI Bear Lake (Tray. City) WZTU -100.1 # WRQT, silent rock "100 ZTU"
Grayling WGRY -1230 country // FM JSN - adult contemp. (WGRY will return to CW // FM after WQON upgrades its facilities)
Grayling WQON -100.3 JSN - AC silent (pending upgrade) (WQON's AC format moves temporarily to co -owned WGRY AM)
MN Pelican Rapids KBOT -104.1 new JSN - country (July 1)
MO Gallatin KGOZ -101.7 new JSN - country Hannibal KHMO -1070 news, talk adds AP - news Marshfield KMRF -1510 # silent gospel
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FORMAT CHANGES & UPDATES (cont'd NJ Avalon (Atlantic City) WWOC -94.3 classical adult contemporary
(WWOC is "The Coast" and uses JSN - AC part of the day) NY Babylon (Long Island) WNYG -1440 # country Spanish
Herkimer (Utica) WYUT -FM -92.7 # silent WW1 - Imus & oldies (Look for WYUT AM to return next month, the format to be announced)
Ithaca WHCU -870 news, talk, sports adds AP - news Owego (Binghamton) WEBO -1330 classic country adult standards
NC Franklin WPJF -1480 # WAJA, country contemporary Christian Raeford WMFA -1400 # WHIL, silent black gospel
OH Cleveland WERE -1300 news, talk adds IBN - talk Columbus WCOL -1230 news, talk adds IBN - talk
OK Henryetta (Tulsa) KCKI -99.5 # country adds WW1 Hot - country (KCKI is now a duopoly with country KV00 AM /FM)
PA Mercer (Youngstown) WWIZ -103.9 country adds JSN - country SC Beltor. WEPC -88.5* WAFZ, new religion // WRAF TN Bartlett (Memphis) WRRW -92.9
Franklin (Nashville) WIZO -1380 TX Gatesville (Killeen) KRYL -98.3
Humble (Houston) KGOL -1180 WI Evansville WMJB -105.9
Lake Geneva WLKG -96.1 Menomonie (Eau Claire) WMEQ -FM -92.1
NEN STATIONS: APPLICATIONS
CA 91.3* King City KS 94.3 Kingman MS 102.1 Mound Bayou
95.9 Potts Camp NE 88.3* Bellevue NV 101.3 Fallon
NEW STATIONS: GRANTS AL 101.1 Repton
new oldies country
# religion classic hits new 60's oldies
classic rock "Arrow" adds WW1 - oldies adds JSN - country brokered ethnic adds WW1 Adult - rock gold -based AC 70's oldies "Arrow"
( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) 400 w (v), 384 ft Central Coast Ed. Bcstrs. 50000 w, 492 ft Bott Communications, Inc. 500 w, 85 ft Mound Bayou Radio 6000 w, 328 ft Olive E. Sisk 1800 w (v), 246 ft Nebraska Communications, Inc. 6000 w, 248 ft Sierra Nevada Christian Music
4100 w, 458 ft
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: AZ new -88.1* Prescott CA new- 100.3* CO new -92.5 GA new -88.1*
new -88.7* new -95.5 new- 100.9*
IL new -90.7* NC new -94.3
new -91.3* ND new -91.7* OH new- 100.1*
new -88.9* new -89.1*
OR new -89.3* PA new -97.3* SC new -94.1 SD new -90.3*
new -90.3* TX new -88.1*
Baskersfield Pagosa Springs Canton Jasper Rossville Woodstock Peoria Lenoir Lenoir Bismarck Cleveland Columbus St rcngsville Port Orford E. Stroudsburg Rock Hill Rapid City Sioux Falls Corpus Christi
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WGZS(CP) -700 Dothan
WTBJ -91.3* Oxford AZ KRIM -104.3 Payson
AR KHMB(CP)-99.5 KOUN-102.1
CA KAVL-610
CO KRYD(CP)-104.9 FL WJUS(CP)-96.5
WEEJ-100.1
Hamburg Sherwood Lancaster
Telluride Fort Walton Beach Port Charlotte
APPLICATIONS
McKissick Enterprises
8 w (v), KEAR 180 w, KDUV 9 w (v) , KPCL
Family Stations, Inc. Community Ed. Bcstg. PCL Ministries
10 w, WCCV Immanuel Bcstg. Network 10 w, WCCV Immanuel Bcstg. Network 10 w, WCCV Immanuel Bcstg. Network 10 w, WCCV Immanuel Bcstg. Network 19 w (v), KEAR Family Stations, Inc. 9 w (v), WQUT David Torres 9 w (v), WETS E. Tenn. State Univ. 25 w (v), KEAR Family Stations, Inc. 19 w (v), WOTL Family Stations, Inc. 10 w, WOBO Sandyland Corporation 16 w (v), KEAR Family Stations, Inc. 187 w (v), KOPB-FM Oregon Public Bcstg. 9 w (v), WKDN Family Stations, Inc. 220 w, WRHM 50 w (v), KEAR 250 w (v), KEAR 159 w (v), KEAR
Our Three Sons Bcstg. Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations, Inc.
requests reinstatement of expired CP on the air requests extension of time (3rd) to change to 91000 w, 1164 ft
requests extension of time on the air requests reinstatement of expired CP to increase to 5000 w days, 4000 w nights, DA -2
requests extension of time (2nd) requests extension of time (4th) changes xmtr location
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) 1L WYUU -92.5 Safety Harbor
WWDO(CP)-99.7 GA WKEU-1450 IL WZXT(CP)-96.5 IN WSYW-FM-107.1
WWBL-106.5
IA KLGA-FM-92.7
LA KOUZ(CP)-89.9* KTOC-FM-104.9
ME WSTG-94.3 WBYA(CP)-101.7
MI WQON-100.3
WZRK-93.5
MN KBEK(CP)-95.5 KISD-98.7
KSKK(CP)-96.5 MO KUNQ-99.3
KESE-93.3 NE KUTT-99.3
NM KLEA-FM-101.7
NY WXEJ(CP)-100.5 NC WQDK-99.3
WNCU(CP)-90.7* WYND(CP)FM-97.5
PA WZXR-99.3
TN WPGB(CP)-88.3* WRLG-94.1
TX KITE-92.3 KZTX-106.3
Vero Beach Griffin Farmington Danville Washington
Algona
Alexandria Jonesboro
Biddeford Searsport Grayling
Hancock
Mora Pipestone
Staples Houston Seligman Fairbury
Lovington
Conklin Ahoskie Durham Hatteras South Williamsport
Kingsport Smyrna Kerrville Refugio
VA WPLZ -FM -99.3 Petersburg WI WPDR -1350 Portage
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS CO KSJD -91.5* Cortez FL WVFS -89.7* Tallahassee KS (CP)-92.5 MA WHMP-FM-99.3
WOHN-1110 MN KTIS-FM-98.5* MT KOOZ(CP)-100.3 NY WXEJ(CP)-100.5
WRQI-95.1 WJKE-101.3
TN WSMT-FM-105.5 TX KTPB-88.7*&
Silver Lake Northampton Pittsfield Minneapolis Great Falls Conklin South Bristol Stillwater Sparta Kilgore
KTLR -FM -107.1 Terrell VA WKEY -1340 Covington
WV WVSR -1240 Charleston
Returned /Dismissed Applications AL WQLS -FM -103.9 Ozark (D)
MO KZPD -104.1 Ash Grove (R)
NM KSCQ -94.5 Silver City (R)
VA WPIM(CP) -90.5*
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requests excension of time to decrease to 452 ft, DA requests extension of time (2nd) changes xmtr location cancelled CP, deleted call letters installs auxiliary antenna cancelled CP to change to 36000 w,
581 ft cancelled CP to increase to 30000 w,
class C2, [89 -25] requests extension of time requests extension of time to increase to 8000 w replaces main antenna requests extension of time (2nd) granted extension of time to increase to 26500 w, 430 ft requests extension of time (2nd) to increase to 13500 w, 456 ft
requests extension of time (5th) requests extension of time to increase to 1017 ft requests extension of time requests extension of time (2nd) increases to 100000 w, 466 ft requests extension of time to increase to 100000 w, 640 ft requests extension of time to increase to 25000 w requests extension of time (2nd) cancelled CP to increase to 6000 w, 328 ft requests extension of time (2nd) requests replacement of expired CP (4th) requests replacement of expired CP to change to 4200 w, 394 ft
granted extension of time (2nd) changes to 3851 w, 236 ft increases to 44000 w, 403 ft requests replacement of expired CP to move to 106.1 MHz, increase to 25000 w
328 ft increases to 6000 w, DA granted reinstatement of expired CP to change xmtr location
( & reapplication) [docket number] increase to 400 w chg. antenna support. struct. height one step application to change to class C3 change to 2000 w, 406 ft, chg xmtr loc. direct measurement of antenna power change to 37000 w, 315 ft, chg xmtr loc change to 341 ft, class Cl, chg. xmtr loc. change xmtr location correct coordinates and tower height change to 2900 w, 469 ft increase to 2350 w increase to 63100 w (h), 79400 w (v),
551 ft, class Cl increase to 3276 w, change from DA to ND change xmtr loc. to 37 -47 -36 79- 55 -57, make changes in antenna system
direct measurement of antenna power
increase to 6000 w [88 -375] adjust site coordinates move to 92.9 C2, increase to 3860 w,
1022 ft, [93 -9] (Returned per fee section.)
Martinsville (R) increase to 387 ft, change xmtr location modify antenna supporting struc. height
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FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS AR KWKK -102.3 Dardanelle CA KAJK(CP)FM -99.3 Ferndale
KDFC-FM-102.1 CO KCSJ-590 FL WJUS(CP)-96.5 FL WFLM-104.7
MA WYAJ-88.1* MI WQON-100.3
WDEE-1500 MN KTOE-1420 MT KAAR-92.7
NY WOLF -1490 TX KZNY(CP) -101.3
KLTD(CP) -101.7
VA WVES-99.3
WVVV-104.9
WI WHEM(CP) -91.3* WEMI-100.1
San Francisco Pueblo Fort Walton White City
Sudbury Grayling Reed City Mankato Butte
Syracuse Crane Temple
Accomac
Blacksburg
Eau Claire Menasha
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increase to 1710 w, class C3, [92 -224] one step application to move to 99.1 Cl, increase to 6000 w, 1715 ft
correct coords. to 37 -51 -03 122 -29 -51 direct measurement of antenna power
Beach decrease to 97000 w, 649 ft (as mod.) one step application to change to class C3, increase to 25000 w, 328 ft
move to 97.7 MHz, change to 18 w, 203 ft modify CP to change to 26500 w, 430 ft direct measurement of antenna power augment authorized pattern one step application to change to class Cl, move to 92.5 MHz, increase to 4500 w, 1804 ft
direct measurement of antenna power change xmtr location increase to 16600 w, 410 ft, class C3, change xmtr location
change to 22150 w, 344 ft, change ant. supporting structure height
move to 105.3 C3 (as modified), increase to 25000 w, class C3, [92 -32]
decrease to 350 w, change xmtr location move to 100.3 C2, increase to 50000 w, 465 ft, change xmtr loc., [89 -308]
CALL LETTER CHANGES ( # applied for by new owners) AR KHLT -94.1 Little Rock becomes KKPT 6 -17 -94
new -101.9 Mountain Pine KTDX 6 -17 -94 CA KAPL -1550 Apple Valley # KWRN 6 -13 -94
KXMX -92.1 Madera # KZFO 6 -13 -94 KKHI -1550 San Francisco # KPIX 6 -13 -94
CO KBCO -1190 Boulder KBLD 6 -15 -94 KAKL -105.9 Denver # KALC 6 -10 -94 new -88.1* Grand Junction KAFM 6 -17 -94
FL WPDQ -690 Jacksonville WOKV 4 -4 -94 WOKV -600 Jacksonville WPDQ 4 -4 -94 WPCF -1290 Panama City Beach WDLP 6 -10 -94
IL new -98.9 Dwight WDWT 6 -10 -94 IN WASK -FM -105.3 Lafayette WKOA 6 -16 -94 IA KNJS(CP) -95.5 Belle Plaine KXPW 6 -17 -94
KVYV(CP) -107.1 Vinton KLLT 6 -17 -94 KS KKCR -90.7* Salina KCVS 6 -15 -94 MI WRQT -100.1 Bear Lake WZTU 6 -17 -94
WMNW(CP) -92.1 Beulah WRQT 6 -17 -94 MN KEGE -93.7 Minneapolis # KEGE -FM 6 -10 -94 "The Edge"
KRXX -980 Richfield # KEGE 6 -10 -94 MO KXOK -630 St. Louis # KJSL 6 -17 -94 NH WLNH -1350 Laconia # WEZS 6 -17 -94 NY new -105.5 Brockport WASB -FM 6 -17 -94 NC WCNV -1480 Charlotte WIST 6 -3 -94
WAJA -1480 Franklin # WPFJ 6 -15 -94 WHIL -1400 Raeford # WMFA 6 -6 -94
OH WZJX -94.5 Englewood WDOL 6 -10 -94 TN WJWL -92.9 Bartlett WRRW 6 -6 -94 "Arrow"
"The Point"
"Z -92"
"Alice"
PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer
AL WTID -101.7 Reform
AZ
AR
CA
KZLZ-105.3
KOUA(CP)-96.3
KJIW-1600
KRZR-103.7
Kearny
Mena
West Helena
Hanford
of control, 316 reorganization) 315 from Transmit Enterprises (S. McGovan)
to Transmit Enterprises (J. Flowers) 314 from Desert West Air Ranchers Corp.
to KZLZ Broadcasting, Inc. 314 from Skyline Radio, Inc.
to Wendell P. Harlan 314 from Elijah Mondy, Jr.
to Kaye G. Roberson 316 from Wheeling- Pittsburg Radio (NewTex)
to Wheeling -Pittsburg (NewTex (WHX Corp.)) 316 from Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (New Jersey)
to Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (Delaware) KXED -1540/ Los Angeles/
KLAX -FM -97.9 Long Beach
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PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS (cont'dL CA KROW -103.9 Mariposa
KBEE -970/ Modesto KHOP- 104.1/
KATM -103.3 KYXY -96.5 San Diego
KALI -1430
CO KKFM-98.1/ KKMG-98.9
FL WZMQ-103.9
WCMQ-1210/92.3
WWZN-1440
ID KHEZ-103.3
IL WJLY-93.3*
IN WJSH-1300
WZZY-98.3
KY WVLK-590/92.9
San Gabriel
Colorado Springs/ Pueblo
Key Largo
Miami Springs/ Hialeah
Winter Park
Caldwell
Ramsey
Terre Haute
Winchester
Lexington
ME WVYH(CP) -106.7 North Windham
MO KZBE -95.5 Pleasant Hope
MT KDWG -970/ Billings KKBR -97.1/
KCTR -FM -102.9 KBOZ- 1090/97.5 Bozeman /Livingston
KATH -93.7 /Bozeman NV KBUL -98.1 Carson City
KRLV -106.5 Las Vegas
KKOH -780/ Reno KNEV -95.5
NM KKOB- 770/93.3/ Albuquerque KQEO -920/
KMGA -99.5 KKJY -100.3 Albuquerque
NY WWLF -FM -106.7 Copenhagen
WSKQ-FM-97.9/ WSKQ-620
WKDM-1380
NC WNEU-94.5
WCLY-1550
OH WBZI-1500
OR KUGN-590/97.9
SC WDSC-800
UT KLZX-860/93.3
New York/ Newark, NJ
New York
Eden
Raleigh
Xenia
Eugene
Dillon
Salt Lake City
WA KJRB -790/ Spokane KEZE- 105.7/
KGA- 1510 /KDRK -FM -93.7
DISMISSED STATION TRANSFERS CT WAVZ -1300/ New Haven (Denied)
WELI- 960 /WKCI -101.3
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316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
316 from Parker Broadcasting Company (Parker) to Parker Broadcasting Co. (Parker, trustee)
316 from United Broadcasting Co. to United Broadcasting Co., Maryland L.P.
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
316 from Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (New Jersey) to Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (Delaware)
316 from Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (New Jersey) to Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (Delaware)
314 from Paxson Orlando License, L.P. to J & V Communications, Inc.
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
315 from Countryside Bcstg, Inc. (H. Voss) to Countryside Bcstg., Inc. (Voss /Wheeler)
314 from Cardinal Broadcasting, Inc. to Terre Haute Broadcasting, Inc.
314 from Winchester Radio Company, Inc. to Picon of Winchester, Inc.
314 from WVLK Radio, Inc. to HMH Broadcasting, Inc.
316 from Sebago Broadcasting Company to Sebago Broadcasting Company, Inc.
314 from Pleasant Hope Broadcasting Co., LP to Ranger Broadcasting Company, L.P.
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
315 from Wescom of Nevada (LN Invest. Cap.) to Wescom of Nevada (Regent Bcstg of L.V.)
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress) to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
314 from MBC Communications Southwest, Inc. to Bengal Communications of N.M., Ltd. Co.
316 from Tia A. Soliday to Moosehead Broadcasting Co., Inc.
316 from Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (New Jersey) to Spanish Bcstg. Sys. (Delaware)
316 from United Broadcasting Co. to United Broadcasting Co., Maryland L.P.
314 from Voyager Communications V, Inc. to Rep Florida G.P.
314 from Antelope Broadcasting, Inc. to Pact Broadcasting Company
314 from Dayton Area Radio, Inc. to Vernon R. Baldwin, Inc.
315 from Combined Comets. (Chackel /Wiper as ind.)
to Combined Comms. (Chackel /Wiper, jt. ten.) 316 from Beasley FM Acquisition Corp.
to Dillon License L.P. 316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress)
to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson) 316 from Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Baker /Fentress)
to Citadel Bcstg. Co. (Lawrence A. Wilson)
314 from Clear Channel Radio Licenses, Inc. to Snowden Broadcasting of New Orleans, Inc.
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FM ALLOCATIONS: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IL new Galatia add 98.9 A, comments due August 8, replies August 23 LA KAHK Mamou to 101.1 C3 from A, comments August 9, repl. Aug. 24
FM ALLOCATIONS: GRANTED AMENDMENTS VA to 105.7 A from 93.1 A
(This amendment applies to a CP to move to 93.1 A.)
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK
On the heels of new FCC Chairman Reed Hundt's pledge to keep a close eye on broadcast stations' EEO compliance, the Office of Management and Budget is wrestling with the current ethnic categories to try to make them better fit today's racial and ethnic classifications. The Washington Post reports that many of the standard categories, such as white, black, and Asian, will be broadened, but to what extent is unclear.
The FCC issued a public notice this week outlining some of the finer points of the new regulatory fees we listed in last week's Journal. The notice points out that fees for FM translators and boosters don't kick in until next year. Payments can be made by check, money order, Visa or Mastercard. Those that owe fees for more than one type of service can consolidate payments into one check. For those that own more than 100 fees, and are consolidating them all can pay in two installments --the first half due Sept. 2, the second half due Sept. 30, 1994. To avoid filing hundreds of forms, automated data submissions can also be made. AM Radio fees are due by Sept. 2, FM by August 10. If you pay late, you'll be assessed a 25% penalty, and any pending actions may be dismissed. You may also face a revocation hearing. The Commission will consider fee waivers in exceptional instances. If you'd like more info, call Thomas Holleran at (202) 418 -1925.
ELSEWHERE
Topping off a flurry of buying, Liberty Broadcasting announced this week it will merge with Mery Griffin's Griffin Group, bringing Liberty's station count to 17. Liberty already has a merger pending with Beck -Ross Communications which, when combined with Griffin's stations, will yield duopolies in Providence, Hartford, and Albany NY. In Providence, Griffin's news -talk WHJJ and rocker WHJY will combo with AC WSNE Taunton MA, which is currently owned by Beck -Ross. In Hartford, Griffin's news -talk WPOP and hot AC WYSR Waterbury CT goes with rocker WHCN. In Albany, Griffin owns rocker WPYX and oldies WTRY Troy NY, which will combine with country combo WGNA -AM & FM. There's no word yet on what will happen to oldies WTRY -FM Rotterdam NY.
Jacksonville will get another duopoly as J.J. Taylor Companies announced they will sell AC /jazz WIVY -FM to Prism Radio Partners. Price was not disclosed. Prism already owns oldies WKQL, standards WOKV and talker WPDQ there.
SESAC has announced the first music licensing system based on actual airplay, rather than the approximations of the past. The system uses Broadcast Data System's (BDS) tracking system to actually sample stations' airplay and compute the license fees on -line. This system will first be used for Spanish radio and television stations. SESAC plans a similar system for country stations soon.
BDS has also announced it is investing $5 million to allow its station monitoring system to track oldies, in addition to the current and recurrent records currently monitored by the system. The new system, which digitally records airplay at approx. 750 radio stations and 515 television stations, will check each song heard against the main computer's library of recognized songs. Any songs the computer can't recognize will be verified by BDS staff and added to the system. BDS currently monitors stations at 125 sites across the U.S..
Inside Radio reports that it only cost CBS $1 million, but the defamation claim filed by Joan Esposito against Joe Bohannon, one -half of the former WBBM -FM's morning team of he and Ed Volkman, has been settled. The morning team suggested Esposito's child was the product of a Chicago Bulls player, and asked listeners if she should have an abortion.
Arbitron has announced it will consolidate its four processing facilities into a
two building campus in Columbia, MD. Now that the television division is gone, it will be reducing its square footage from 287,000 to 127,000. Arbitron says the relocation will not affect its 700 employees.
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ELSEWHERE (cont'd)
Kudos for live coverage of a breaking news event go to CBS. Technically speaking, did you catch the CBS coverage of O.J. Simpson's ordeal? CBS provided affiliates with full coverage of the pursuit and press conferences throughout the entire event. The Gil Gross show, which usually runs from 8 pm to 11 pm, was extended live until 2 AM with interviews with former teammates, colleagues, friends and national calls. The whole thing was put together quickly but was not lacking in
quality.
National Public Radio, Denon, and RE- America will team up to test the latest RBDS technology by placing encoders at 26 NPR stations across the country, with 10
other sites pending. Denon had originally planned to provide the encoders to commercial stations, but ran into coordination problems among different stations. NPR's participation allows Denon to test the technology under a coordinated effort. The stations will be allowed to keep the encoders and radios in exchange for on -air promotion of the technology and Denon.
Ross "Graph -Man" Perot comes to radio. Starting October 1st, Ross will be heard on Tribune's WGN 720 AM doing a one -hour weekly call -in talk show that may expand if all goes well. The show will also be offered on a barter basis. Besides the show, Tribune will also syndicate a 90- second Perot feature covering politics, social and family topics.
"Noticias CBS Americas ", the Spanish news service set up by CBS Americas and UPI,
will debut Monday June 27th. The service will feature hourly newscasts in Spanish to listeners in the US and Latin America. For more information contact CBS Radio Division at 212 -975 -3771 or UPI at 202 -898 -8200.
The House of Blues Radio Hour, heard on CBS, was awarded a Gold Medal for Best Regularly Scheduled Music Program at the New York Festival 1994 Radio Awards Luncheon on International Radio Day, June 16th.
Cal Thomas, Los Angeles Times columnist and "Far- Right" conservative will be launching a three -hour Saturday night call -in talk show on the Salem Radio Network, starting August 13th. The show will air live from 9 pm to Midnight Eastern time. Interested stations can contact the Salem Radio Network at
214 -831 -1920.
The Independent Broadcasters Network introduces their latest show titled "Timeless Voyager Radio" hosted by Bruce Stephen Holmes. Topics of the new show will include self -development, astrology, new inventions, energy healing, alternative health care, UFOs, government conspiracies and environmental issues. For more information contact IBN at 813 -573 -4402.
Cullum Communications, Inc. announces the syndication of Blanquita "BQ" Cullum Radio Talk Show. The show, originating from Richmond, VA will be available on a
barter basis. The show will have an issue -driven format featuring noted authors, national leaders and personalities. It airs from 3 pm -6 pm Monday through Friday. For more information contact Karen Shank, Affiliate Relations at (804) 675 -0300.
KGJ Broadcasting introduces The Gospel Reflections Radio Show (GR). GR is a series of 2- minute profiles of all of the super -stars of Gospel music. The show will
debut in June during Black Music Month. The show can be aired either daily or
weekly. For more information contact KGJ Broadcasting at 216 -961 -6663.
FCC Chairman Reed Hundt will be a featured speaker during the NAB Radio Show this October 13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. For more details contact the
NAB's fax -on- demand services at 301 -216 -1847.
The Georgia Area Broadcasters will kick -off their 60th Annual GAB Convention on
August 5th -8th. To be held at the Augusta Radisson Riverfront Hotel, the show will
have sessions on new FCC rules and regs, EEO into the 21st Century, lotteries and gambling advertising, political advertising, the "Technology Super Highway" and
much more. Contact GAB Convention 8010 Roswell Rd. Ste. 260, Atlanta, GA 30350 for
an application or more information.
Westwood One Entertainment announces the promotion of Dia Stein to Director of
Programming for The Source. She will oversee programming development for the
youth oriented entertainment network.
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Spanish Stations by State (318 stations in 23 states)
Georgia 2%
111inot. 2%
Ma.htngton 2
Colorado .
Conn.ctrcut 2
New M.rlCo 4
Arisnna 4.
Other 10%
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alifornia 29
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WLS SIGNS ILLINOIS LT. GOVERNOR. Howard Stern may want to be governor, and now there's a governor that apparently wants to be Howard. In a move that has shocked many locals, Illinois Lt. Governor Bob Kustra resigned from his position and will resign from the GOP ticket to co -host afternoons on WLS AM by August 1st. Kustra will be teamed with Ty Wansley. Kustra served in both the state House and Senate and worked for former U.S. Senator Charles Percy.
EEYMARKE.T SHORES UP IN BOWLING GREEN. Look for a new format coming next month to Bowling Green /Nashville's WBVR, "The Beaver." Kerby Confer is in the process of purchasing WBVR which people in the market expect him to sell over to Keymarket Communications, which he controls and of'which he. is President, in order to form a duopoly with Nashville's WLAC AM & FM. The first step of the format transition is the Beaver's country format moving over to WMJM Bowling Green and WZZF -FM- Hopkinsville KY through an LMA. At present, all-three stations are -g-imffItastiXT
with an announcement planned next month for a new format for WBVR.
FORMAT CHANGES
AL Oxford AZ Tucson AR Clarksville
(KXIO Sherwood (L
CA Santa Rosa
CO Boulder
FL Naples Naples Panama City
Vero Beach KS Ottawa (Topeka)
(KZTO plans KY Bowling Green (Nash.
Hopkinsville (WBVR Bowling
& UPDATES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes
WTBJ -91.3* new religion KTUC -1400 talk adds WW1 - Imus KXIO -106.9 SMN - AC SMN - hot AC
will use People's Radio Network - information & news 5 to 9am) . Rock) KOUN -102.1 new classic rock // KLPQ
KMXN -1150 contemp. Christian Spanish and religion (All programs are brokered)
KBLD -1190 was to be talk will remain alt. // FM (Plans to return to its former call letters KBCO)
WNOG -1270 news, talk adds AP - news WNOG -FM -93.5 news, talk // AM adds AP - news
Beach WDLP -1290 # WPCF, gospel tourist information (Corrects last weeks call letters) WGYL -93.7 easy listening soft AC KZTO -95.7 adult contemporary silent
to return in the fall from a new transmitter site) ) WMJM -96.7 hot AC country // WBVR
WZZF -FM -100.3 oldies country // WBVR Green's country format will move to WMJM & WZZF -FM.) Look for a new format for WBVR soon.)
WPGC -1580 business KDWA -1460 country WDFX -98.3 new KDKD -1280 news, talk ALCM -93D soft AC KRZY -1450 country // FM (KRZY is now the "Sports Animal ") KWUA -102.3 new WVVC -100.7 new KWCO -1560 hot AC // FM KIXR -100.1 CHR WBOL -1560 silent KFBQ -FM -97.9 CHR
(See story page 6)
MD Morningside (D.C.) MN Hastings MS Cleveland MO Clinton MT -East +l i seou la NM Albuquerque
Clovis NY Utica OK Chickasha
Ponca City TN Bolivar WY Cheyenne
adds IBN - talk DJS - oldies c. Christian // WAFR MGS - c. Christian adds talk Imus & sports
country // KKYC c. Christian PRN - talk adult contemporary southern gospel silent
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NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS
AK 100.7 Juneau GA 88.3* Toccoa Falls IL 89.1* Freeport
91.3* La Salle KY 91.7* Campbellsville OH 88.5 *& Wauseon
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( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) 6000 w, -1058 ft J. J. Dobson & C. Goss 100 w, -197 ft Toccoa Falls College 2500 w, 298 ft Faith Academy 8000 w, 333 ft The WBEZ Alliance, Inc. 250 w, 210 ft American Family Association 25000 w, 292 ft Side By Side, Inc.
Returned /Dismissed Applications NM 1180 Roswell (R)
TX 97.3 Longview (D)
NEW STATIONS: GRANTS AZ 91.1* Nogales AR 101.7 Humnoke
Roswell Christian Radio, Inc. Capitol City Bcstg.
3000 w, 161 ft World Radio Network, Inc. 6000 w, 328 ft Humnoke Corporation
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: APPLICATIONS AK new -91.7* Mentasta 19 w (h), KCHU AZ new -91.1* Scottsdale 8 w (v), KEAR
Pine Bluff AR new -91.1* DE new -103.3* FL new -95.7* LA new -105.7* NE new -90.1* NJ new -95.1* NM new -95.9 OH new -106.7 TN new -98.7*
Dover Cocoa Beach Baton Rouge Grand Island Oakland Ruidoso Columbus Forrest Hills
TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: AK K248AI -97.5 Craig /Klawock
K278AC -103.5 Kake K241AB-96.1 K201CL-88.1*
AR K209BN-89.7* CA KKIQ-FM3-101.7 ID K276DW-103.1
K209B0-89.7* MN W300Ai-107.9* OH W205AT-88.9* OK K211CB-90.1* OR K273AB-102.5 PA WXVU-FM1-89.1* TX K219CC-91.7*
Ruby Tatitlek Danville Walnut Creek Ketchum /Sun Valley Tetonia Floodwood Hamler Guymon Gresham Villanova Dumas
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WELR -FM -102.3 Roanoke AZ KUET -710 Black Canyon City
KXLL(CP)-105.9 CA KCFM(CP)-105.3
KXKB(CP)-89.9* KJRC(CP)-1090
FL WKZM-105.5*
WFLM-104.7 GA WXMK-105.9 ID KODU(CP)-104.1 IL WAHI(CP)-101.1 IN WLTA-100.7
IA KLGA-FM-92.7
KOAK-FM-95.3
KLLT(CP)-107.1 KS KOUY(CP)-92.7 KY WKTG-93.9
Paradise Valley Chester Kings Beach South Lake Tahoe
Sarasota
White City Dock Junction American Falls Augusta Elkhart
250 w, WAFR 250 w (v), WFSI 120 w (v), WWFR 250 w (v), KEAR 250 w (v), KEAR 8 w, WJUX 9 w, KHFM 10 w, WRZR 6 w, WAYM
GRANTS 10 w (v), KTKN 50 w (v), KINY 250 w, KIAM 23 w (v), KCHU 250 w, KMTC 1200 w (h), KKIQ 25 w, KSKI-FM 10 w (h), KCIR 9 w, WNCB 10 w (v), KAWZ 174 w, KJIL 4 w (v) , KSKD 2 w, WXVU 140 w, WAFR
Terminal Radio, Inc. Family Stations, Inc. American Family Assn. Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations, Inc. Family Stations, Inc. Gerard Turro Friends of KHFM Ruidoso Christian Assembly, Inc. SW Florida Comm. Radio
Gateway Bcstg., Inc. Alaska- Juneau Comets. Voice for Christ Minis. Terminal Radio, Inc. Jasper Bcstg. Assn. Tri- Valley Bcstrs. Inc. E -Da -Hoe, Inc. Faith Comms. Corp. N. Central Christian Calvary Chapel of T.F. Guymon OK Trans. Comm. Ed. Media Foundation Villanova University American Family Assn.
increases to 9000 w, 544 ft requests extension of time to increase to 50000 w days, add night service with 4200 w, DA -2
returned request for extension of time requests extension of time (7th) granted extension of time requests reconsideration of cancellation of CP and deletion of call letters
granted extension of time (2nd) to increase to 328 ft
increases to 25000 w changes to 15000 w, 420 ft granted extension of time (2nd) granted extension of time (3rd) cancelled CP to change to 15000 w, 910 ft, change xmtr location
Algona cancelled CP to increase to 50000 w, class C2, [89 -25]
(This corrects last week's listing.) Red Oak granted extension of time (2nd) to
increase to 20400 w, 364 ft Vinton granted replacement of expired CP Belle Plaine granted extension of time Madisonville increases to 50000 w
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CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY (cont'd) KY WIKO -96.3 Morehead
WKYI(CP) -99.1 Stamping Ground LA KDBH -97.7 Natchitoches
KDBH-97.7
MN KLZZ-103.7
KWOM(CP)-1600 MO KUNQ-99.3
NE KUHG(CP)-98.1 NH WMLY(CP)-104.5 NY WPIE-1160 OH WHVT-90.5*
OK KKUZ-95.9 PA WKVE-97.5 TX KTSR-92.1
KXBJ(CP) -89.3* UT KUMT -105.7 VA WCDX -92.7
Natchitoches
Waite Park
Watertown Houston
Milford Conway Trumansburg Clyde
Sallisaw St. Mary's College Station
Victoria Centerville Mechanicsville
VI WVIQ-99.5 Christiansted WV WVKM-106.7 Matewan
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS AL WIZB -94.3 Abbeville CA KCFM(CP)- 105.3& Chester CO KBLD -1190 Boulder DE WDOV -1410 Dover DC WGMS -FM -103.5 Washington FL WADY(CP) -99.5 Jupiter
WSKP(CP) -107.9 Key West IN WNJY -102.9 Delphi IA KKDM(CP) -107.5 Des Moines KY WKQQ -98.1 Lexington MS WVIX -1490 Vicksburg MO KFAV -99.9 Warrenton NY WRQI -95.1 South Bristol OK KXOJ -FM -100.9 Sapulpa
KBIX -FM -102.1 Wagoner TX KFRO -FM -95.3 Gilmer
KAHX(CP) -107.3 Ingleside
Returned /Dismissed Applications MI WQFN -100.5 Walker (D)
VA WCPT -730 Alexandria (D)
WJJS -106.1 Vinton (D)
FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS AL WTWX -95.9 Guntersville
AR KUUZ-95.9
CA KXKB(CP)-89.9*
KMEN-1290 CO KRCC-91.5*
KYSL-92.1
DC WDCU-90.1 FL WKQS(CP)-94.7 ID KODU(CP)-104.1
KLER-FM-95.3
Lake Village
Kings Beach
San Bernardino Colorado Springs Frisco
Washington Gifford American Falls
Orofino
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on the air granted extension of time (2nd)
dismissed extension of time to move to 97.3 C3, increase to 11000 w, 308 ft
cancelled CP to move to 97.3 C3, incr. to 11000 w, 308 ft, chg. xmtr loc.
cancelled CP to increase to 25000 w,
class C3, change xmtr location requests extension of time requests extension of time (2nd) to change to 30000 w, 630 ft
granted extension of time (3rd) granted extension of time (4th) increases to 5000 w days, 310 w nights, DA -2 granted replacement of expired CP to increase to 2667 w, 164 ft
increases to 30000 w, 623 ft increases to 23600 w, 705 ft granted extension of time (3rd) to move to 107.3 MHz, increase to 25000 w, 328 ft
granted extension of time increases to 25500 w granted extension of time to move to 92.1 MHz, increase to 4500 w, 771 ft
changes to 32000 w, 738 ft granted extension of time (2nd) to increase to 4300 w, 751 ft
( & reapplication) [docket number] increase to 3150 w, 458 ft, chg xmtr loc.
change to 9865 w, 1066 ft
add nighttime service with 110 w direct measurement of antenna power install auxiliary antenna change to 6000 w, 308 ft, chg xmtr loc. increase to 548 ft, chg. xmtr location decrease to 420 ft, change xmtr loc. change xmtr location increase to 748 ft direct measurement of antenna power increase to 10500 w correct coordinates and tower height increase to 5000 w decrease to 292 ft modify CP to change to 5850 w, 666 ft,
change xmtr location one step application to change to class C3
increase to 3700 w, 426 ft, chg xmtr loc. modify CP to increase to 950 w nights, DA -2 change xmtr location
increase to 10500 w, 515 ft, class C3, change antenna support. struc. height, [89 -562]
one step application to change to class C3,
increase to 20000 w, 302 ft
move to 90.5 C, increase to 37900 w (h),
2939 ft, change xmtr and main studio location, chg. city of lic. to Tahoe City
operate xmtr by remote control modify CP to change DA move to 93.9 MHz, increase to 560 w,
[89 -172] modify CP to change to 36000 w, 567 ft, DA one step application to change to class C3
increase to 56000 w, 1109 ft (as mod.), class Cl, change xmtr location, [93 -46]
increase to 6100 w, 676 ft, change xmtr location, class C3, [89 -175]
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FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: GRANTS (cont'd) ID KACH -FM -96.7 Preston
IA KLLT(CP)-107.1
MN NJ NY
OH PA SC TX
KNOW-FM-91.1* WNNJ-FM-103.7 WRDS(CP)-102.1 WRHD-1570 WGRR-103.5 KQV-1410 WICI(CP)-94.7 KFMA-99.7
KCHG-810 KXBJ(CP)-89.3*
UT KBLQ-FM-92.9
VA WFQX-99.3
Vinton
St. Paul Newton Phoenix Riverhead Hamilton Pittsburgh Sumter Amarillo
Somerset Victoria Logan
Front Royal
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one step application to change to class Cl, increase to 55000 w, 190 ft
decrease to 6000 w, 230 ft, change xmtr loc. and antenna support struc. height
install auxiliary antenna system change to 2500 w, 892 ft change to 6000 w, 220 ft operate xmtr by remote control modify CP to change to 11000 w, 1036 ft direct measurement of antenna power change to 2850 w, 479 ft, chg xmtr loc. increase to 21500 w, class C3, change antenna supporting structure height
operate xmtr by remote control change to 9500 w, 374 ft, chg xmtr loc. one step application to change to class Cl, increase to 70000 w, 259 ft
decrease to 269 ft, change xmtr loc., correct site coords. to 39 -0 -36 78 -20 -35
PROPOSED STATION TRANSFERS ( 314 asset sale, 315 transfer of control, 316 reorganization)
AR KEGT(CP) -103.5 Lake Village 316 from Lula May Stone to Delta Radio Partners
CA KRLA -1110/ Pasadena/ 316 from Greater L.A. Radio ( Rosenmiller Jr) KLSX -97.1 Los Angeles to Greater Los Angeles Radio (Bordes)
DC WWRC -980/ Washington 316 from Greater Wash Radio (Rosenmiller Jr) WGAY -99.5 to Greater Washington Radio (Bordes) FL WTCL -1580 Chattahoochee 316 from Lighthouse Bcstg NJ (P Schumacher)
to Lighthouse Bcstg NJ (N Schumacher) HI KLHI -FM -101.1 Lahaina 314 from Dale J. Parsons, Jr. (Green, rcvr.)
to Lahaina Broadcasting Co., Inc. KY WBBE -1580/ Georgetown 314 from Kentucky Radio, L.P.
WTKT -FM -103.3 to Village Communications, Inc. MA WMEX -1150/ Boston 316 from Greater Bos. Radio (Rosenmiller Jr) WMJX- 106.7 /WBCS -96.9 to Greater Boston Radio (Bordes)
WCCM -800 Lawrence 314 from Curt Gowdy Broadcasting Corp. to American Radio Systems License Corp.
WCGY -93.7 Lawrence 314 from Gowdy Family L.P. to American Radio Systems License Corp.
MI WPZX -102.3 Big Rapids 314 from West Michigan Radio, Inc. to Chickering Associates, Inc.
WHND -560/ Monroe/ 316 from Greater MI Radio ( Rosenmiller Jr) WCSX -94.7 Birmingham to Greater Michigan Radio (Bordes)
MN KKIN -930/ Aitkin 314 from Upper Minnesota Broadcasting Corp. KEZZ -94.3 to Ronan Broadcasting Corporation
NJ WSJL -102.3 Cape May 316 from Lighthouse Bcstg NJ (P. Schumacher) to Lighthouse Bcstg NJ (N. Schumacher)
WCTC -1450/ New Brunswick 316 from Raritan Val. Bcstg ( Rosenmiller Jr) WMGQ -98.3 to Raritan Valley Bcstg. Co. (Bordes) NY WGSM -740 Huntington 316 from WGSM Radio, Inc. (Rosenmiller Jr)
to WGSM Radio, Inc. (Bordes) PA WPEN -950/ Philadelphia 316 from Greater Phil Radio (Rosenmiller Jr) WMGK -102.9 to Greater Philadelphia Radio (Bordes) TN WWUC- 105.7/ Union City 315 from Twin States Bcstg. (R. Taylor)
WKWT -104.9 to Twin States Bcstg. (Smith, Eckert, Barke) TX KSNY- 1450/101.7 Snyder 315 from Snyder Bcstg. Co. (Mayes /Gilbert)
to Snyder Bcstg. Co. (W. Jamar) WY KQLT -103.7 Casper 314 from Natrona Broadcasting Co., Inc.
to Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, Inc. KTRS -95.5 Casper 314 from U.S. Media Wyoming Ltd. Part.
to Hart Mountain Media
DISMISSED STATION TRANSFERS AL WAGC -1560 Centre (D)
PA WPPA -1360/ Pottsville (D) WAVT -FM -101.9
316 from Radio Centre, Inc. (J. Kelsey) to Radio Centre, Inc. (W. Shedd)
316 from Pottsville Broadcasting Co. to Pottsville Broadcasting Co., Inc.
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WASHINGTON THIS WEEK
True or False. A duopoly involving four stations combining for a 28.6% share in one market is legal. If you said "false ", guess again. The Commission has upheld a Mass Media Bureau ruling one of the first cases to test the duopoly rules when proposed contours straddle more than one market. According to Radio & Records, WOMP AM and FM Bellaire will be able to combine with WSTV and WRKY Steubenville OH because less than 50% of the proposed signal overlap falls within the Steubenville -Wierton metro, as defined by Arbitron. Therefore, the Arbitron county -by- county data for the entire area must be used. (P.S. Since this hearing, Arbitron no longer measures Steubenville -Wierton as a market.)
In another important ruling, the Commission has upheld the practice of assigning a zero share to a construction permit, thus allowing KUGN AM and FM Eugene OR to combo with KGAL Brownsville OR.
KMAL, Malden, MO was lucky enough to be only admonished by the Commission after airing a commentary by a mayoral candidate while not following the Commission's rules allowing opposing candidates to respond. Back in April, 1993, KMAL endorsed Clark Duckett for mayor of Malden, and sent tapes of the commentary in advance to the other candidates. The problem was he didn't enclose a letter with the tape notifying the other candidates how to respond, even though he made brief comments on the end of the tapes.
The Commission dismissed a request by KVCX, Gregory, SD to change to non- commercial status. The station is being operated as if it were non -commercial by the Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth.
The Commission is asking for public comment on the modification of the criteria used in comparative hearings to award construction permits for new broadcast facilities. Specifically, it's asking commenters to address several issues raised in a recent court decision.
On December 17, 1993, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling (Bechtel v. FCC) that the Commission's integration criterion was arbitrary and capricious and therefore invalid. (The Commission had given credit to applicants who proposed integrating their owners into theday -to -day management of the station.)
When the Commission initiated this rulemaking in 1992, it noted that the comparative criteria had not been comprehensively examined for 27 years and that changes in the broadcast marketplace, in broadcast technology, and in the Commission's regulatory policies for broadcasting warranted another look at the criteria.
In the Bechtel decision, the court directed the Commission to evaluate applications before it, under standards free of the integration criterion. Because integration and factors deemed to enhance integration have been decisionally significant in many recent comparative proceedings, the Commission stayed pending cases while it considered appropriate actions responsive to the court's opinion.
The Commission is asking commenters to address what objective and rational criteria could be used to evaluate the applicants' comparative qualifications in light of Bechtel. In particular, its looking for comments on:
1. The impact of Bechtel on the factors previously considered to enhance integration: local residence and civic participation, minority status, and broadcast experience.
2. The relative weight that should be given to the various comparative criteria in an analysis that does not rely on integration.
3. The procedural ramifications of applying a revised comparative analysis to pending cases. For example, commenters may wish to consider under what circumstances it would be appropriate to permit applicants in pending cases to amend their proposals in light of newly- adopted standards and when further evidentiary proceedings would be warranted.
4. The ways any proposed revision of the comparative analysis could be structured to satisfy the kind of concerns which, in Bechtel, resulted in a
determination that integration was arbitrary and capricious.
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Harry Buck's KFBQ, Cheyenne, WY signed off the air last Saturday night about 11 p.m. telling listeners they'd be off for a short time for repairs - -but they might be off for a bit longer than that. The IRS is attempting to seize the STL, the station has filed for protection under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and the station's studios will be moving, but no one's told the station's employees where yet. According to the Wyoming Tribune -Eagle and KFBC, Buck moved everything out of its offices it leases from KFBC. Buck claims the station will be back sometime this week. As to where the station will be located, Buck said "The only reason I'm being kinda cagey about (the new studio's location) is because we might make a contest out of finding it."
David Gingold's Barnstable Broadcasting has decided to throw in the towel on a potential copyright battle over the use of the slogan "Target 98 FM" for WYKL Memphis. Dayton- Hudson Corp., who owns the Target discount chain, threatened to sue the station if it continued to use the slogan and a similar logo.
Only months after it bought the stations, HMW Communications is spinning off urban oldies WOIC and CHR WNOC Columbia SC for $5 million to Emerald City Radio Partners. The sale will give Emerald City a duopoly with classic rocker WMFX, St. Andrews.
The Fabulous Sports Babe, ESPN Sports Radio's talk show launched last month, will move to mid -days from 10 am to 2 pm ET beginning July 4. The show claims over 30 affiliates including WWKB Buffalo, KJR Seattle, KFXX Portland, and WDFN Detroit.
The Radio Advertising Bureau announced that according to its calculations, May marked the first month ever that radio advertising revenues have exceeded $1 billion. RAB's monthly radio revenue index indicates that combined national spot and local radio revenue grew at a rate of 12% in May over May 1993 levels. In 1970 radio revenue was "$1.26 billion for the entire year" said RAB President Gary Fries. "We continue to grow at a pace that other media simply can't match." The breakouts are included below.
RAB's Index of Radio Revenue Pool Numbers May 1994 vs. May 1993 and
Year -To -Date January -May 1994 vs. January -May 1993
Local Revenue -May 1994 Local Revenue - Jan -May 1994 All Markets 12% All Markets 11%
East 13% East 11% S East 14% S. East 12% Midwest 12% Midwest 11% S West 13% S West 14% West 10% West 11%
National Revenue -May 1994 National Revenue - Jan -May 1994 All Markets 12% All Markets 13%
East 23% East 14% S East 9% S. East 19% Midwest 8% Midwest 11% S West -2% S West 8% West 9% West 10%
Local & Nat'l Revenue - May 1994 Local & Nat'l Revenue Jan -May '94
All Markets 12% All Markets 12%
May 1994 May 1993
5 weeks 5 weeks
May YTD 1994 May YTD 1993
22 weeks 22 weeks
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A new study released by The Interep Radio Store reveals that the multi -billion dollar non -prescription drug market is missing a major opportunity to reach their prime consumers because of severe overspending in TV and underspending in radio. "Reaching the Non -Prescription Drug Consumer" offers a side -by -side comparison of heavy users of radio, broadcast TV and cable TV within each top 10 ailment category, and finds that radio outdelivers broadcast and cable television in all ten instances. The report's findings include the following: The Top 3 ailments for both Men and Women were colds or headaches and sinus problems. For cold and sinus remedies, radio received only 4.5% of 1993 advertising dollars spent. TV received 84.9% and cable 6.4 %. As for headache medication, radio received 3.4% of 1993 ad dollars while TV and cable raked in 81.9% and 8.2% respectively. 8% more men who used a cold remedy during the past year were heavy radio listeners than were frequent TV viewers. 53% more were heavy radio listeners than were frequent cable viewers. With women, 13% more were heavy radio listeners than were frequent TV views. 60% more were radio listeners than were frequent cable viewers. Radio outreached TV with men most dramatically with heartburn medication and cough medicine: 22% more and 14% more, respectively. Radio outreached TV with women most dramatically with sinus medications, and cough and flu medicine: 22% more and 19% more, respectively. For more info, contact Interep at 212 -916 -0524.
Major Sports introduces the Seventh Inning Stretch program. The new show, hosted by Harry Caray, is a day- specific 90- second feature that highlights baseball's most memorable moments. For more information contact Roy Simpson at 800 -714 -7200.
People's Radio Network announces a new program called "Sally Says" hosted by long time talk show host Sally Bowers. The show will start July 5th, and run from 10- 11 am ET. The show will focus on consumer issues, health and other information and tips for the 90's. Bruce Amsterdam's Common Ground program will move to 6 -7 pm ET on July 5th but he and Bowers will co -host both shows from July 5 -8. For more information call 800 -397 -8255.
Also at PRN, they've announced the For the People TV program will begin August 1,
1994. The show will feature guests like Ralph Nader, Dr. Pat Choate, Ross Perot, Martin Gross and many more. Other plans include the People's Platform, termed "Nationwide Soapbox ", will be featured exclusively on the TV- version of For The People. The show will be fed to TV affiliates in- the -clear (viewable on any home satellite receiver) on Galaxy 3, Transponder 11 at 2:30 am, 9am and 10pm EST Monday through Friday. For more info. contact Kent Phillips at (904) 397 -4300.
Arbitron announces the appointment of Jay Guyther to the newly created position of VP of Radio Development. His new position will have him directing a number of business initiatives designed to deliver new products and services for radio stations. Another position, General Manager, Arbitron Radio, will be created to handle Arbitron's current radio audience measurement business.
Westwood One Entertainment has announced the appointment of Larry Kahn to Director of Talk Programming. Kahn will oversee and manage the division's current line -up of talk hosts as well as develop new personality driven programming. Prior to his appointment Kahn was Exec. Producer /Asst. Program Dir. at WOR Radio in New York.
ABC Radio Networks has promoted Jane Shapiro to Senior Director of Research. Shapiro will be responsible for managing ABC Radio's Dallas and New York Research Departments including the installation and operation of ABC's new network radio research system RADPRO, development and updating of AREAS, ABC's research system for using Arbitron's County Coverage Study. Shapiro previously worked for the RAB, Arbitron and Blair Radio.
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