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FCC Revokes Washington DC LPFM Over Intent To Decieve

Posted: 12 May 2016 10:56 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...nt-to-decieve/



The FCC has revoked the Construction Permit for 103.1 WOOK-LP Washington DC
for multiple violations including gaming the points system used to grant
licenses during the 2013 LPFM Window.

Sincere Seven was granted the CP for WOOK-LP and quickly met with a
Petition To Deny filed by Radio-One on the grounds that S7 was not an
eligible nonprofit at the time of the filing. That petition was denied, but
in a subsequent Petition For Reconsideration, Radio-One argued that Sincere
Seven failed to list Executive Officer Perry Redd in filings their filing
and mentioning that Redd was a convicted felon. The agency did order S7 to
amend their applications to list Redd and his convictions which they failed
to comply with.

The larger violation towards WOOK-LP came from a letter to the agency
submitted by William Tucker. Tucker identified himself as the founder of
WOOK Radio LP who then entered into a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with
Sincere Seven in order to qualify for a point on the FCCs LPFM scoring
system as S7 was a licensed 501(c)(3) with the IRS and locally based in
Washington. Tucker made the original application filing on the FCCs CDBS
and stated he had total control as Chief Operations Officer. He claimed
that Sincere Seven terminated their agreement and unlawfully seized control
of the license.

In their response back, S7 claimed that Perry Redd was never an officer of
the group, but that if described as Chief Manager, overseer, or executive
then he was an officer and that since his convictions were not related to
broadcasting or the communications industry they were not of concern for
the FCC.

The FCC order dismissing the license for WOOK-LP states that because
Tuckers letter shows that the original application was filed by Tucker
through a CDBS account created by him, WOOK Radio LP was the real
organization in control of the application and that WOOK intended to
operate the station. Sincere Seven was a front for gaming the FCCs point
system and because of its tax-exempt status as a way to funnel donations.
From a regulatory standpoint, the FSA was effectively an agreement to
cooperate in prosecuting a false FCC application presenting S7 rather than
WOOK as the applicant.

The conduct here by Redd, Tucker, S7 and WOOK shows a disturbing
willingness to ignore or seif-servingly misinterpret Commissions
regulations and disclosure requirements, to ignore a Commission request to
provide required information, and to submit inconsistent documents to
different governmental agencies. Accordingly, we will require that a copy
of this letter be submitted with any future application filed by or on
behalf of any of them or to which any of them is a party.

The full order by the FCC can be read here.



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EMF Acquires Boise Duo

Posted: 12 May 2016 05:07 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...res-boise-duo/



Educational Media Foundation is acquiring Treasure Valley Broadcasting
Companys pair of stations in the Boise ID market.

EMF will purchase Oldies Kool Oldies 99.5 KKOO Fruitland and Spanish Adult
Hits Juan 1260 KWEI Weiser for $600,000. As EMF usually does when it
applies to purchase commercial broadcast licenses they have filed to
convert both to non-commercial status with main studio waivers. KKOO and
KWEI will both flip to Christian AC K-Love as a satellite of 91.9 KLVR
Middletown CA.

EMF already owns Christian CHR Air 1 98.7 KARO Nyssa OR in the Boise market.



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The Breakfast Club Comes To Boston

Posted: 11 May 2016 06:19 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...mes-to-boston/



For the second time in less than a year a major morning change comes to
iHeartMedia Rhythmic CHR Jamn 94.5 WJMN Boston.

The syndicated Breakfast Club hosted by Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee and
DJ Envy based at sister Power 105.1 WWPR-FM New York will debut in mornings
at WJMN on Thursday, May 12 replacing Frankie V Ashlee Feldman. While all
references to Frankie V have been removed from WJMNs website, Feldman
remains.

Frankie V joined WJMN last July from sister CHR Channel 93.3 KHTS San
Diego. His brother Mikey hosts nights at sister Kiss 108 WXKS-FM Boston.


Tomorrow morning @JAMN945 pic.twitter.com/kV45YZFlP3

- Geespin (@geespin) May 11, 2016




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April 2016 (3/24 - 4/20) Nielsen Audio PPM Ratings Day 3

Posted: 11 May 2016 02:01 PM PDT
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