MULTIPLE OWNRSHIP SHOWING Independence Rock Media, LLC
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INDEPENDENCE ROCK MEDIA, LLC KEGE(FM)/KHEX(FM) ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE APPLICATION DECEMBER, 2020 MULTIPLE OWNRSHIP SHOWING Independence Rock Media, LLC (IRM) has reached agreements with the widow of the late broadcaster Tom F. Huth to acquire a total of nine primary broadcast stations that operate in four separate markets: Red Bluff-Gerber, California (Tehama County): 1. KBLF(AM), Red Bluff, California, FIN 48853 2. KRAC(AM), Red Bluff, California, FIN 54978 3. KTOR(FM), Gerber, California, FIN 82891 Susanville, California (Lassen County): 1. KAJK(FM), Susanville, California, FIN 162465 2. KGXX(FM), Susanville, California, FIN 183357 3. KLZN(AM), Susanville, California, FIN 160277 Hamilton City-Concow, California (Glenn and Butte Counties): 1. KHEX(FM), Concow, California, FIN 31618 2. KEGE(FM), Hamilton City, California, FIN 164155 Willows, California (Glenn County): 1. KIQS(AM), Willows, California, FIN 34941 There is attached as Figure A a map of northern California prepared by engineering consultant Kevin Youngers of Greeley, Colorado which shows the city- Page 1 of 4 grade contours of these nine stations, that shows the four separate market areas. Tehama, Lassen and Glenn Counties are outside Nielsen rated “radio metro markets”. Butte County is in the Nielsen-defined Chico, California radio metro market. The Hamilton City-Concow market appears to implicate both methods of determining a radio market under FCC rules and policies. Neither KEGE nor KHEX appears to have a city-grade contour which includes the city of Chico, and KHEX is licensed to Hamilton City, which is in Glenn County, which is believed not to be in any Nielsen-radio market. Therefore, we hereby demonstrate that IRM’s acquisition of KEGE and KHEX comply with both the city-grade contour overlap method and also with the Nielsen radio metro market method, as Butte County comprises the Chico radio metro market. We attach as Figure B a map which shows the contours of primary radio stations that overlap with the stations IRM seeks to acquire in the Hamilton City- Concow market (defined by the city-grade contours of KEGE and KHEX). There are at least ten such primary stations licensed to third parties which have city-grade contour overlap with either KAJK, KGXX and/or KLZN : Page 2 of 4 Call Letters Frequency Service FIN City (all CA) Licensee KKXX 930 kHz AM 7909 Paradise Butte Broadcasting Co., Inc. KPAY 1290 kHz AM 22975 Chico Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KHAP 89.1 MHz FM 20732 Chico Family Stations, Inc. KZFR 90.1 MHz FM 24541 Chico Golden Valley Community B/cstrs KCHO 91.7 MHz FM 68938 Chico Chico State U. KBQB 92.7 MHz FM 10813 Chico Results Radio of Chico Licensee, LLC KPAY‐FM 93.9 MHz FM 51637 Chico Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KMXI 95.1 MHz FM 40843 Chico Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KZAP 96.7 MHz FM 56714 Paradise Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KHSL‐FM 103.5 MHz FM 22974 Paradise Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC The following table lists the 15 primary broadcast stations licensed to any community located within the Nielsen-defined Chico radio metro market, which is Butte County, California: Page 3 of 4 Call Letters Frequency Service FIN City (all CA) Licensee KKXX 930 kHz AM 7909 Paradise Butte Broadcasting Co., Inc. KPAY 1290 kHz AM 22975 Chico Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KPYV 1340 kHz AM 50710 Oroville Radio Santisimo Sacramento, Inc. KHAP 89.1 MHz FM 20732 Chico Family Stations, Inc. KLVC 88.3 MHz FM 18832 Magalia Educational Media Foundation KZFR 90.1 MHz FM 24541 Chico Golden Valley Community B/cstrs KROV 91.1 MHz FM 173181 Oroville Bird Street Media Project KCHO 91.7 MHz FM 68938 Chico Chico State U. KBQB 92.7 MHz FM 10813 Chico Results Radio of Chico Licensee, LLC KPAY‐FM 93.9 MHz FM 51637 Chico Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KMXI 95.1 MHz FM 40843 Chico Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KZAP 96.7 MHz FM 56714 Paradise Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KHHZ 97.7 MHz FM 50709 Gridley Bustos Media Holdings, LLC KHSL‐FM 103.5 MHz FM 22974 Paradise Deer Creek Broadcasting, LLC KYIX 104.9 MHz FM 7914 South Oroville Butte Broadcasting Company, Inc. Therefore, IRM’s acquisition of KEGE(FM) and KHEX(FM) complies with both Section 73.3555(a)(iii) and Section 73.3555(a)(iv), as it would only own two FM stations that serve portions of the Chico radio metro market, when it could own a maximum of 6 primary broadcast stations (4 in any one service) in said market; and in any event, IRM would own less than 50% of the radio stations if it is considered to operate in a market of 14 stations or less. Page 4 of 4 IINDEPENDENCE ROCK MEDIA, LLC FIGURE A Shasta KTOR KEGE Trinity KHEX Lassen KAJK KGXX Redding KBLF(AM) KLKLZN(ZN(AMAM))KLKLKLZN(ZN(ZN(AMAMAM)))KLZN(AM) KRAC(AM) KLKLKLZN(ZN(ZN(AMAMAM))) KIQS(AM) KGXXKGXXKGXXKGXXKGXXKGXX KLZN(AM) KAJKKAJKKAJKKAJKKAJKKAJK KTORKTORKTORKTORKTORKTOR KBLKBLKBLF(F(F(AMAMAM)))KBLKBLF(F(AMAM))KBLF(AM) KRAC(KRAC(KRAC(AMAMAM)))KRAC(KRAC(AMAM))KRAC(AM) Red Bluff Tehama Plumas KEGEKEGEKEGEKEGEKEGEKEGE Paradise KHEXKHEXKHEXKHEXKHEXKHEX Chico Butte Glenn Sierra KIKIKIQS(QS(QS(AMAMAM)))KIKIQS(QS(AMAM))KIQS(AM) Oroville Scale 1:1,000,000 km 0 10 20 30 Truckee V-Soft NevadaCommunications LLC ® © Yuba Colusa Ukiah Yuba City Lake KEGE(FM)/KHEX(FM) FIGURE B KEGE KHEX KIQS(AM) Red Bluff KHAP KZFR Tehama KCHO KBQB KPAY-FM KHSLKHSLKHSL---FMFMFM Plumas KMXI KHSLKHSLKHSL---FMFMFMKHSLKHSL--FMFMKHSL-FM KZAPKZAPKZAPKZAPKZAPKZAP KZAP KEGEKEGEKEGEKEGEKEGEKEGE KHSL-FM KMKMKMXIXIXI KCHOKCHOKCHOKCHOKCHOKCHO KKXX(AM) KMKMKMXIXIXIKMKMXIXIKMXI KPAY(AM) KPAYKPAYKPAY---FMFMFMKPAYKPAY--FMFMKPAY-FM KBQBKBQBKBQBKBQBKBQBKBQB KZFRKZFRKZFRKZFRKZFRKZFR ParadiseKHEXKHEXKHEXKHEXKHEXKHEX Chico KHAPKHAPKHAPKHAPKHAPKHAP KPAYKPAYKPAY(((AMAMAM)))KPAYKPAY((AMAM))KPAY(AM) KKXX(KKXX(KKXX(AMAMAM)))KKXX(KKXX(AMAM))KKXX(AM) Butte Glenn KIKIKIQS(QS(QS(AMAMAM)))KIKIQS(QS(AMAM))KIQS(AM) Oroville Yuba Scale 1:800,000 km Colusa 0 10 20 30 Ukiah Yuba City V-Soft Communications LLC ® © Lake Sutter Clearlake.