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KBTK Adds New Prescott Frequency

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 01:00 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213330/kbtk-adds-new-prescott-frequency/


Stone Canyon Media has completed the upgrade and move of 97.1 K246AA
Prescott AZ to 107.9 K300DZ.

The translator will continue to rebroadcast Conservative Talk 97.1 The Big Talker KBTK Kachina Village/Flagstaff. On the new 107.9 frequency, K300DZ
will operate with 45w/188m from Badger Mountain.

The translator and 104.1 K281BE Flagstaff, which rebroadcasts Stone Canyon Media Classic Hits Rewind 92.5 KFLX Chino Valley, were sold last week by Prescott Sound Investments to Thomas McGill for $5000.

Stone Canyon Medias news-talk station 97.1 FM The Big Talker- Flagstaff, AZ added a new frequency 107.9 FM-Prescott, AZ

Stone Canyon Medias Market Manager, Mike Jensen stated: “This is very exciting for all of us. This expansion gives people in the Prescott area another way to discover our station and listen to our lineup, to have
97.1FM the big talker expand it’s frequency to 107.9FM, makes us the
biggest news-talk station in Northern Arizona. That’s great news for listeners and advertisers who want to extend their reach.”

The new transmitter, located atop Badger Mountain overlooking downtown Prescott, will increase the reliability of the signal and the availability
of the national talk radio format to an eager and expanding audience.
KBTK-FM currently boasts a weekday lineup of national talk radio stars including Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and the newly introduced
Clay Travis Buck Sexton Show which succeeded the late Rush Limbaugh. KBTK
also features one of Northern Arizona’s only locally produced talk radio programs, The Jeff Oravits Show, hosted by businessman and former Flagstaff City Councilman Jeff Oravits.



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FCC Report 9/26: Rhode Island Translator Fined For Operating Nearly Three
Years With Expired License

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 12:00 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/213304/fcc-report-9-26-rhode-island-translator-fined-for-operating-nearly-three-years-with-expired-license/

FCC Actions

Diponti Communications LLC has been issued a Notice of Apparent Liability
For Forfeiture proposing a $7000 fine.

DiPonti acquired the former 93.5 W228AU North Bennington VT from Brian
Dodges Harvest Broadcasting in November 2016 just after Dodge had entered
into a Consent Decree of his own giving it and other signals a one year conditional license renewal that was due to have a renewal application
filed by July 1, 2017.

DiPonti did not file the license renewal for what was moved during the 250
mile waiver period to become 103.1 W276DF Westerly RI rebroadcasting 1230
WBLQ Westerly until September 11, 2020 and filed an STA to continue
operations five days later which wouldve been nearly three years after the translators license expired. The FCCs fine is $3000 for failing to timely
file a license renewal, while dropping the base $10,000 penalty for
operating without a license down to an additional $4000 as Diponti stated
it was an inadvertent oversight being unaware of the short-term license
renewal as part of its acquisition of the translator.


Martins Associates, Inc.s 1000 WKVG Jenkins KY entered into a Consent
Decree over multiple violations in its license renewal. WKVG failed to
timely file its license renewal applications, failed to submit an EEO
Program Report and upload its issues and programs lists to its online
public file. As part of the Consent Decree, WKVG has agreed to pay a $4500 civil penalty.

Guillermo Garzas 1490 KWMC Del Rio TX has been issued a Notice of Apparent Liability For Forfeiture for $3000 for failing to timely file its license renewal application. KWMCs was due to file its application by April 1, 2021
but did not until May 7.

Nelson Rodriguezs 100.9 WJES Maysville GA and Radio Vida Incorporados 1400
WIDA Carolina PR entered into Consent Decrees over compliance with their
public files.
AM Changes

Blount MassCom Christian 1090 WILD Boston seeks to relocate to the site of
Real Media Groups 1300 WJDA Quincy MA with 2.7kW day and 1.8kW critical
hours. WILD had been co-located at the site of Delmarva Educational Associations 1430 WKOX Everett, but that station is in the process of relocating to the site of Salems 950 WROL as the current tower is being redeveloped.
New FM CPs

Only one new filing from FCC Auction 109 was made this week
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