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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 iHeart—Digital Is Key To Radio’s Potential. One year after rebranding itself as iHeartMedia, radio’s largest company envisions a future where it can offer the targetability and attribution of digital advertising at the scale of a large traditional media company. Speaking at Wednesday’s Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference in Beverly Hills, CEO Bob Pittman said about one-third of listeners to any broadcast station the company owns also listen to it on iHeartRadio. That provides behavioral targeting info that can be projected to the remaining two-thirds. The company is pouring that info, along with third-party data, into a data platform that will fuel its foray into programmatic ad sales. “In 18 months I’d like us to look like a digital company if you’re an advertiser doing business with us,” Pittman said, “with all the sophisticated stuff” that attracts advertisers to digital at the scale of a broadcast medium. Pittman and COO Rich Bressler talked up radio’s strengths to the conference’s investor crowd—among other strong factors, ROI of 6-to-1 and CPMs about one-third of TV’s; and 90% audience reach at a time when consumers are spending 30% more time in their cars than they did 10 years ago. To close the gap between radio’s share of ad spend and its usage requires a shift in how the medium is sold, they contended. “The name of the game is to get the money to our sector,” Pittman said. That requires going beyond radio buyers at agencies and having conversations with the CEOs and CMOs of major advertisers. “We’re not pitching to buy some spots, we’re pitching marketing solutions,” Pittman said. That syncs up with what he described as a fundamental shift in the advertising industry from media buying based on ratings and negotiation to one rooted in attribution and ROI.

Movies Make Sweet Music For iHeart. As an adverting category, the movie industry has gone from bomb to blockbuster in a few short years. So said iHeartMedia COO Rich Bressler at Wednesday’s Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference. Film studios have gone from “nonexistent” to a top-five ad category during that past 3-4 years for the company. The rap on radio among movie marketers used to be that consumers needed to see their commercials, not hear them. But things turned around, Bressler said, after iHeart convinced studios to give it a shot and Hollywood liked what it saw. Nowadays the company sells integrated campaigns that go beyond just a frequency spot campaign to drive awareness for opening weekend. Morning show hosts talk about a project, CEO Bob Pittman said, “to create the conversation about the movie” and recommend it like a friend would. Campaigns sometimes include an on-air appearance by one of the film’s stars. Bressler said the formula has led to “one success after another,” which has helped the company book business with clients in other categories. Live events, meanwhile, have become the radio industry’s fastest- growing revenue sector and are helping bring new advertisers on board. But the payoff for next weekend’s two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas isn’t in ticket sales revenue, Bressler said. Rather, it’s luring new advertisers, solidifying relationships with recording artists, creating unique content to feed across platforms and social media and licensing it to other media outlets. The massive event’s greatest value, according to Pittman, is giving iHeartRadio “a unique brand identity” against other digital competitors such as Spotify and Pandora.

SoCal Broadcasters Forecast Big Ad Gains. The Southern California Broadcasters Association is forecasting fourth-quarter growth in 11 ad categories, including double-digit increases in financial services, insurance, professional services, restaurants and other key radio spenders. And automotive dealers and manufacturers are expected to increase radio spending in Southern California by 5.4% in Q4, according to a new report from the radio trade group. The expected growth in auto ad sales mirrors national trends—a record

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34 new models are being introduced in 2015, while gas prices and interest rates for financing remain low. After an enormous 50.3% year-to-date increase in July, the hot financial services category is on track for a 25% increase in Q4. Communications/cellular, another core radio advertiser, rebounded 7.2% in July. With the release of the new iPhone 6S, the SoCal forecast calls for a 10% bump in the category as part of a heightened competitive battle for new customers among the big cellular carriers. One of the biggest radio growth categories for the region next quarter will come from insurance, with a 20% increase projected, double the rate recorded in July. The acceleration is based on SoCal insurers continuing to offer new services in a wider variety of categories and target groups. Home improvement, which jumped 9% in July, is poised for 15% growth in Q4. “With SoCal’s continued tight housing inventory and affordability issues, home owners are staying put and are looking to enhance their homes rather than sell,” SCBA president Thom Callahan says. Other categories forecast to up their radio spend in Q4 includes restaurants (10%), casinos/ lotteries (25%), education (15%) and auto parts and services (25%). Much of the growth so far this year is coming from new radio clients. Radio broadcasters in the region added 433 new advertisers year-to-date in July, totaling $27 million in new business. The outlook calls for new radio business development to continue its “torrid pace” next quarter.

FM Chip Promoted As Great (Re)Port In a Storm. New NextRadio listening data is helping broadcasters make the case to wireless providers that activating FM chips in smartphones offers consumers more than just an entertainment convenience. During an emergency weather situation, the number of NextRadio listeners increases an average of more than 2.5 times while the number of listening sessions quadruples, according to NextRadio developer Emmis Communications. Emmis points to three weather emergencies in the Midwest this year as Exhibit A in its case that consumers are using the smartphone app to receive essential information. On July 12, during a straight-line wind weather incident in Brainerd, MN, 12 radio stations in a 30-mile radius of the weather event experienced an average 260% increase in listeners and a 615% increase in listening sessions when compared to the day before. When tornadoes touched down in Northern Illinois on April 8, 67 radio stations in a 30-mile radius registered an average 54% increase in listeners and a 151% increase in listening sessions. Finally, the tornadoes and flash floods that tore through Oklahoma City on May 6 inspired a 146% increase in listeners and a 254% increase in listening sessions for 46 radio stations in a 30- mile radius. “The ability to broadcast lifesaving, mass-market information to the devices people use most is imperative and one we need to continue championing until all FM chips are activated,” Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan said in a statement.

Ad Insider: Stores See Serious Labor Day Shoppers. The late Labor Day weekend was a major factor in a 7.3% year-to-year decline in August physical store sales, according to the Retail Performance Pulse report from RetailNext, which also saw a nearly 10% drop in physical traffic to the stores. The good news, however, is that once people do enter stores, they buy at a higher rate, with increases in both conversions and average transaction values. It was a strong quarter for Genesco, with same-store sales up at all major store groups and corporate profit up by 60%. The Journeys group was up 4% in comps, the Lids group and Schuh each grew 8% and Johnston Murphy did even better at plus-10%...Macy’s has announced a venture with Best Buy to open 300-square-foot sections staffed by Best Buy employees that will carry items such as smartphones, tablets and headphones, beginning in ten stores that will be set up for the

[email protected] | 800.275.2840 PG 2 NEWS insideradio.com THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 holiday shopping season. Macy’s has similar deals in some stores with Men’s Warehouse, Sunglass Hut, Finish Line and rug retailer Kenneth Mink…Speaking of smartphones, T-Mobile is firing the next shot in the cellphone wars with a video calling service that lets subscribers place video calls without a third-party app. Right now it’s only available on a couple of devices and calls can only be made to other T-Mobile subs with special phones, but the company says it’s working on expanding available phones and dealing with rival companies for when they also offer video calls.

Ballerini Gives Award Finalists Country Surprise. This year’s CMA Broadcast Awards finalists got an unexpected phone call Wednesday from singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini. Working with the Country Music Association, Ballerini rang up finalists for Radio Personality and Station of the Year to deliver the news during a media tour via satellite from New York City. The two-time CMA Awards finalist called under the pretense of talking about the nominations—and then happily turned the tables. “Radio has played such an important part in this amazing year that I jumped at the opportunity to call the stations to tell them they were nominated for a CMA Broadcast Award,” Ballerini said in a press release. “It has been an amazing day and I was really happy to share it with people who have contributed so much to my career.” She recorded personal messages for those radio stations and nominated personalities who weren’t able to participate in the calls. It was part of a busy day for Ballerini, who earlier appeared with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” to announce the nominees in five categories live from Times Square. After that the pair announced the remaining nominees on the show’s website on Yahoo. Ballerini later performed a concert in New York’s Bryant Park, copresented by Cumulus Media’s “Nash-FM 94.7” WNSH. The CMA Broadcast Award winners will be notified in mid-October and will be acknowledged at “The 49th Annual CMA Awards,” to be held Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 8pm-11pm Eastern and broadcast live on ABC from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. For the list of Broadcast Awards finalists, click HERE.

Brady, Airing Things Out, Is Radio Winner. Tonight’s NFL season opener between defending Super Bowl champs the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers is expected to attract huge audiences for radio and TV, especially on the heels of the Deflategate saga. Pats quarterback Tom Brady granted his first one-on-one interview since a district court judge overturned his four- game suspension, to sports WEEI, Boston (93.7). Brady went live with the Entercom station’s “Dennis & Callahan” morning show for America’s first glimpse into the controversial story from his personal perspective. When the interview began at 8:20am Tuesday, more than 18,000 unique users listened via the live stream at WEEI.com. That’s more than double the normal 8,000 simultaneous listeners to the WEEI stream. By Wednesday morning, more than 12,000 additional users downloaded the phone interview, which lasted just over 24 minutes. In addition to discussing the Deflategate fallout, Brady addressed rumors that his marriage with supermodel Gisele Bundchen is on the skids. That helped stoke a wave of media attention for WEEI, beyond the local newspapers and sports outlets, to include online coverage from People, Us Weekly, ABC News, Fox and Perez Hilton. VP/market manager Phil Zachary says the interview illustrates the power of digital’s convergence with traditional radio. “This is what happens when a strong radio brand morphs into a stronger digital audio brand,” he said.

Royalty Gets Academy’s Grassroots Support. The Recording Academy is working to rally songwriters and musicians across the nation to push for proposed legislation that would end radio’s long-standing exemption from paying a performance royalty. Meanwhile, the National Association of Broadcasters has added two more House members and one more Senator to its anti-royalty resolution. On October 14, the Academy’s “grassroots advocacy initiative” will push for 1,600 members to visit policy-makers and representatives in 250 locals districts throughout the U.S. Deemed “Grammys in my district,” this is the second year of the Academy’s face-to-face call to action. Execs at the Academy, producers of the Grammy Awards, hope the star power of its members can drum up more support for the Fair Pay Fair Play Act, which was introduced in the House in April to—in its supporters’ words—“harmonize and modernize the outdated rules that currently govern music licensing for digital and terrestrial radio broadcasts.” Specifically, the bill calls for a terrestrial radio performance royalty for sound recordings on AM/FM radio, assurance that all forms of radio pay “fair market value” for airing music, and the controversial reworking of the royalty structure for pre-1972 recordings. Not surprisingly, the NAB is working behind the scenes to stop the bill from advancing in Congress. On Wednesday, the NAB announced that Reps Mike Bost (R-IL) and

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Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) have been added as cosponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act. With their additions, the non-binding resolution now has 208 cosponsors in the House and 20 in the Senate. Won’t Back Down—Read about the recording industry’s staunch reaction at InsideRadio.com.

Hosts Suspended For VA Shooting Hoax Talk. Two Sunday morning radio talk show hosts were suspended after they suggested that the fatal on-camera shootings of two Virginia journalists was a hoax intended to increase support for stronger gun laws. The comments aired Aug. 30 during the call-in show “Cracker Barrel” which runs on three E.W. Scripps stations in Springfield, MO, according to the Springfield News-Leader. The comments came during a discussion of the shooting between host Joe Rios and his call screener Rick Masters four days after the deaths of WDBJ-TV Roanoke, VA reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward. “Cracker Barrel” airs on the news/talk simulcast of KSGF-FM (104.1) and KSGF (1260) and country sister KTTS-FM (94.7). Station manager Rex Hansen issued an on-air apology last week saying the comments were “not factual, disrespectful and downright wrong.”

Apps That Help You Match Voice To Job. Radio stations are often on the hunt for a distinctive voice that sets them apart. Likewise, local advertisers want a unique sound to help their spots cut through the clutter and garner listeners’ attention. Now, a growing number of digital services can assist with those searches, by matching clients with voice-over actors, and also helping voice talent find new jobs. Websites and apps including Voices.com, Voicebunny.com and Voice123.com offer these types of services, and their popularity is growing. Voices.com, for one, has more than 125,000 voice-over actors signed up, according to the Los Angeles Times. Voice-over work is a $15 billion industry, and while much of the big-paying jobs are restricted to Screen Actors Guild union members who also need agents, the opportunities at the local level are more accessible. Voice-over actors doing work for local stations or local businesses do not need to be union members and can arrange their own work. These non-union jobs tend to pay less, but the work is plentiful. As has been the trend among radio’s best-known imaging voices, some of the new crop of voice actors are building recording studios in their homes and transmitting recordings via high-speed Internet connections. Radio stations can potentially use these services to find new voices for commercials, promotions, station imaging and even new hosts. And, by accessing an online service, potential clients and actors can access databases around the country, expanding their reach beyond a local market or region.

Radio Delivers Unkindest Cut To Publisher. The power of radio can work in mysterious ways. Just ask Los Angeles Times publisher Austin Beutner, who was tuned into the airwaves on Tuesday as he drove to the office, and learned that he was actually the ex- publisher of the Times. While commuting from Pacific Palisades to downtown L.A., Beutner was listening to CBS Radio’s “1070 NewsRadio” KNX, which announced that he’d been fired. According to a story on Politico.com, Jack Griffin, the CEO of Tribune Publishing, the Times’ parent company, had not yet gotten around to telling Beutner of his termination, although the news had been public information since 3:30 a.m.

SBS Launches ‘Los Chavalones’ in Chicago. Spanish Broadcasting System has teamed a pair of afternoon hosts from one of its competitors in Los Angeles to launch a new morning show in Chicago. Ivan “El Ivan” Paez and Juan “El Pop” Cristobal have joined Diane “La Diane” Fong in mornings on regional Mexican “La Ley” WLEY-FM (107.9). Branded as “Los Chavalones,” which means young crew” in Spanish slang, the new show succeeds Rafael “El Pistolero” Pulido, who was dropped last month, according to media blogger Robert Feder. Fong had been Pulido’s co-host since last May. Last heard on Liberman Broadcasting regional Mexican “Que Buena” KBUE, Los Angeles, Paez and Cristobal hail from Sinaloa, Mexico. “Their unique creativity and stylistic approach has turned them into a social media sensation across both sides of the Mexican border,” WLEY VP/GM Leti Aguilera said in a statement. Citing the latest Nielsen Audio ratings, Feder reports WLEY tied for 29th in mornings with a 1.1 share of listeners aged 6+ with a weekly cume of 176,300. “We are investing in a new era of Spanish radio that can speak to, better engage and resonate among millennials (ages 21-34) and Generation X (ages 35-49),” Aguilera said. “Listeners can expect up beat regional Mexican hits, high energy, relevant topics, entertainment and lifestyle features that relate to our listeners on a very personal level.” — Get more news, people moves and insider extras @ www.insideradio.com. —

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Victor Valley, CA – El Dorado Broadcasters files a $60,000 deal to buy the Victorville, CA-licensed K243BZ at 96.5 FM from Living Proof. El Dorado will simulcast “Kat Country 100.7” KATJ-FM on the signal. An application has been filed to move the translator’s coverage area from the north to the south of Victorville. Broker: Robert Branch

Alabama – Charlene Fuller-Gossett files a $55,000 deal to buy the Talladega, AL-licensed translator W290CQ at 105.9 FM from Glen Iris Baptist School. The signal will be used to simulcast Woodward Broadcasting’s hot AC “K-98” WVOK- FM, Oxford, AL. An application has been filed at the FCC to move the translator to 95.1 FM from a new transmitter site.

Eau Claire, WI – Mid-West Family Broadcasting files a $26,000 deal to buy the Eau Claire, WI-licensed W286CK at 105.1 FM from Edgewater Broadcasting. Mid-West Family will simulcast sports WAYY (790) on the translator.

Oregon – Blue Mountain Community Radio files to buy variety KBLU-FM, Pilot Rock, OR (90.5) from the KBOO Foundation for one dollar. The Foundation will still own flagship KBOO (90.7) in Portland as well as several translators in the state.

North Carolina – Curtis Media Group files a deal to buy the Boone, NC-licensed translator W237EG at 95.3 FM. Curtis will simulcast “News Talk 1200” WXIT, Bowing Rock, NC on the signal. Under the terms of the deal no cash will change hands, however seller Positive Alternative Radio will receive rent-free tower space from Curtis for two of its remaining Boone-licensed FM translators in the area: W240CV at 95.9 FM and W281BK at 103.9 FM. Broker: Bob Heymann, Media Services Group

Maryland – American Family Association files a deal to buy gospel/contemporary Christian WAIJ, Grantsville, MD (90.3) from He’s Alive Radio for $10. The station will carry the religious teaching American Family Radio format.

New York – Tim Allen’s Ebony Media files to buy the currently-silent WCKL, Catskill, NY (560) from Family Broadcasting and Media for one dollar. Allen was also behind Family Broadcasting. WCKL has 1,000-watts day and 43-watts night and has spent much of the past decade off the air.

New York – Townsquare Media files a deal to swap regional Mexican “Fierro 1340” WALL, Middletown, NY to Bud and Juli Williamson’s Neversink Media. In exchange Townsquare will pick up the Middletown-licensed translator W239AC at 95.7 FM. No cash is changing hands. Neversink Media will flip the programming to a full-service English-language format with 35-year veteran Hudson Valley personality Mark West in morning drive. The regional Mexican format remains on Townsquare’s “Fierro 1390” WEOK. Neversink already owns “Country 107.7” WDLC in the Hudson Valley and the Williamsons are the principals of “Hudson Valley Public Radio” WJZZ (88.1).

Virginia – Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University swaps three translators in Washington’s Virginia suburbs to Edward Baker’s Positive Alternative Radio including the Winchester-licensed translator W271BR at 102.1 FM; the Front Royal-licensed translator W255CK at 98.9 FM; and the Woodbridge-licensed translator W209BY at 89.7 FM. In exchange, Liberty University will receive the Smithfield-licensed W272CC at 102.3 FM in the Norfolk market. Liberty will also pick-up the right to program the HD3 subchannel of iHeartMedia’s country “Q-102” WUSQ in the

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Winchester, VA market in order to feed programming to two University-owned California — Rubin Broadcasting closes a deal to buy talk KTOX, translators in that area. Positive Alternative Radio has held that right as part of Needles, CA (1340) from David Hayes’ Creative Broadcasting Services an unrelated deal. No cash is changing hands. for $88,500. Buyer Steve Rubin works in Silicon Valley but he’s also a broadcast engineer who has worked in radio, most recently for Empire North Carolina – Curtis Media Group files to swap the Fairfield, NC-licensed Broadcasting from 1992 to 2007. translator W249CN at 97.9 FM to Nancy and Stuart Epperson’s Delmarva Educational Association in exchange for the Chapel Hill, NC-licensed translator Oklahoma — Will Payne Jr. closes a $49,000 deal to buy country “K-Fox W221DC at 92.7 FM. No cash is changing hands. 102.5” KQIK-FM, Haileyville, OK from his father Will H. Payne. It becomes part of Will Payne Jr.’s holdings in the area that also includes AC KDOE, Indiana – Baker Family Stations donates contemporary Christian “88.9 Joy FM” Antlers (102.3); “My Rock 96.5” KMMY, Soper; contemporary Christian WJYW, Union City, IN to Star Educational Media Network. The donation also KZDV, Rattan (99.5); and classic country KYHD, Valliant (94.7). includes two Richmond, IN-licensed translators including W233AN (94.5) and W249BG (97.7). Star Educational will operate the stations under a local marketing New Hampshire – Saga Communications closes a $45,000 deal to buy the agreement until closing. Manchester, NH-licensed translator W260CF at 99.9 FM from Edgewater Broadcasting. Saga simulcasts talk WFEA (1370) on the signal. C L O S I N G S Georgia — Nancy & Stuart Epperson’s Delmarva Educational Association Oregon – David Rauh’s 3 Cities closes an $800,000 deal to buy the 50% interest closes a deal to buy Georgia Public Radio outlet WATY, Folkston, GA (91.3) of news/talk KWLZ-FM, Warm Springs, OR (96.5) held by Keith Shipman’s Horizon for $45,000. Delmarva Educational Association owns three religious FMs Broadcasting. Shipman is part of the 3 Cities ownership group which will modify in the nearby Jacksonville, FL market and it’s expected WATY will begin sister AC “Mix 96.1” KXXO, Olympia, WA northward in the Seattle market to allow simulcasting religious teaching “The Truth” WTRJ-FM (91.7). The move KWLZ-FM to move north from the Bend, OR market into the Portland, OR metro. will leave the far southeastern corner of Georgia without the public radio When the dust settles, Horizon will still own classic hits KQAK (105.7), hot AC “The network, although parts of the area can hear WXVS, Waycross (90.1) and Peak 104.1” KWPK-FM, AC “95.7 My FM” KLTW-FM, and country KRCO (690) WWIO-FM, Brunswick (88.9). Broker: Media Services Group in the Bend, OR market. It also leases KWLZ-FM’s simulcast partner – KBNW (1340) – from Summit Broadcasting Group. Tennessee – John Tollet’s 3B Properties closes a $12,500 deal to buy WVLV, Byrdstown, TN (98.9) from Brantley Broadcast Associates. WVLV Ft. Collins, CO – Loveland Radio Partners closes a deal to acquire KKCL is a construction permit for a Class A station in north-central Tennessee. (1570) from WP Broadcasting, the Pioneer Media Capital-backed company Broker: Fowler Media Consulting which reacquired the station in May after previous owner Catholic Radio Network defaulted on the terms of a 2009 sale valued at $690,000. The value of the latest California – Sunnylands Broadcasting has closed on its swap of Victor transfer is $590,000 which is what remained on the promissory note signed by Valley market “Real Rock 93.7” KCLZ to Morris Communications, which Catholic Radio Network. Dave Westburg-led Loveland Radio Partners is also has handed over “Fox Sports 1270” KFSQ in the Palm Springs market backed by Pioneer. KKCL has 7,000-watts day and 18-watts at night. It has been to Sunnylands. No cash changed hands. The companies were already off the air since January. operating each of the stations under a local marketing agreement. Morris, which continues to provide programming on KFSQ, now owns Georgia – Dennis Jones’ RadioJones closes on its $150,000 purchase of classic three Victor Valley stations: KCLZ in addition to classic hits “Eagle 106.9” hits “The Boomer” WBMZ (104.9) and gospel WHCG (1360) in Metter, GA from KDGL and talk “94.3 K-News” KNWH. Morris still owns four other Palm William Jimmy Page’s Radio Metter. RadioJones owns five other stations in the Springs stations. Sunnylands owns KFSQ and KFUT (104.3), which is a area including hot AC “Magic 98.1” WEDB, “100.5 Country” WXRS-FM, classic construction permit for a Class A station, in Palm Springs. hits “Big 103.1” WDBG, classic hits “The Rocket 97.1” WXRS/W246BQ (1590, 97.1), and talk “AM 800 The Patriot” WJAT. California – Catalina Island Conservancy closes a deal to donate KCFH (89.1) in the Los Angeles market to Common Frequency. The Two Harbors- California — Adelman Communications closes its $110,000 deal to buy KGIL, licensed station has been off the air more than it has been on since it Johannesburg, CA (98.5) from Saul Levine’s Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters. filed for its license in 2010. Common Frequency is dedicated to expanding Robert Adelman owns seven other stations in the area, but only four will overlap community radio by consulting low power FMs and noncommercial with KGIL. Mount Wilson has used KGIL to simulcast “Go Country 105” KKGO, community stations trying to launch or at risk of losing their licenses. Los Angeles into the Ridgecrest area north of L.A. Broker: The Exline Company Louisiana – SSR Communications closes its deal to swap KIMW, Pennsylvania — Kristin Cantrell’s Seven Mountains Media closes a $100,000 Heflin, LA (105.5) – a construction permit for a Class A FM – to Calvary deal to buy “Bigfoot Country 106.3” WHUN-FM, Mt. Union and WHUN, Huntingdon Chapel of Twin Falls. In exchange, SSR will get Ridgeland, MS-licensed (1150) from Forever Media. They will become part of Seven Mountains’ growing translator W245AH at 96.9 FM. No cash is changing hands. However portfolio of stations in the adjacent area near the State College and Altoona SSR Communications will be required to pay what’s known as an “unjust markets. The latest additions will overlap with three of those stations: the hot AC enrichment fee” to the FCC because it received a $6,000 new entrant “Merf Radio” simulcast of WMRF-FM (95.7) and WLAK (103.5) and talk/adult bidding credit when it won the license for KIMW during Auction No. 94 standards WIEZ (670). and Calvary Chapel doesn’t qualify to maintain that credit.

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