THE M STREET j0 URNAL Published Weekly Since 1984 PO Box 3568, Alexandria, VA 22302 Phone or FAX: (703) 684 -3622 -ROBERT UNMACHT, Editor May 6, 1991 Vol. 8, No. 18 COPYRIGHT 1991 FORMAT CHANGES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes AL Bay Minette (Mobile) WBCA -1110 country adds Drake - country Bay Minette (Mobile) WMMV -105.5 urban contemporary Christian (New Life Broadcasting leases WMMV from its owner, Faulker- Phillips Radio) AR Bentonville K7FM -11 90 F7 listening I! FM ?du1 t standards Clarksville KXIO -100.5 new SMN - AC Dardanelle KWXT -1490 # southern gospel Drake - easy listening CA Essex KHWY -98.9 new standards, travel info (KHWY will simulcast with KRXV Yermo, KXVR Mountain Pass. The two existing stations serve I -15 between Barstow and Las Vegas; KHWY serves I -40 between Barstow and Needles) Victorville KCIN -1590 # news, talk adds Unis.- Headline news DE Wilmington WAMS -1380 oldies reported silent FL Clearwater (Tampa Bay) WTAN -1340 Spanish Greek Cocoa Beach (Orlando) WSSP -104.1 soft AC hot AC "U- 104.1" New Smyrna Beach WWBH -1550 WCCZ, talk easy listening GA Cleveland WGGA -FM -101.9 soft AC SMN - CHR Gainesville WGGA -1240 soft AC // FM SMN - standards Hinesville (Savannah) WSKX -92.1 WXLQ, urban country "92 Kicks" IL Chicago WYTZ -94.7 dance CHR returns to CHR IN Montpelier WLZZ(CP) -104.5 new to be Drake - country New Castle WMDH -1550 adult contemporary talk, country KY Paris (Lexington) WCOZ -96.9 adult contemporary hot AC LA Monroe KLIC -1230 oldies gospel MI Mt. Clemens (Detroit) WXCD -102.7 WKSG, oldies new AC MN Wabasha KQLW -102.5 # new CHR // KQCL, KQPR (KQLW becomes part of a three -way simulcast with KQCL -95.9 Faribault MN and KQPR Albert Lea MN) MS McComb WAPF -980 oldies standards MO Macon KLTI -1560 country silent Springfield KICK -1340 silent Imag. Stns - pre -teen (KICK will sign back on this Summer with the Imagination Stations Network) NH Peterborough WRPT -1050 WMDK, rock // FM full service AC NY Albany WR.OW -FM -95.5 soft AC remains soft AC Albany WROW -590 soft AC // FM easy listening (AM simulcasts morning drive; this corrects two previous listings for) Owego (Binghamton) WEBO -1330 talk country oldies NC Bayboro (New Bern) WJCS -97.9 # country silent pending sale Valdese WSVM -1490 adult contemporary country OK Frederick KYBE -95.9 # adult contemporary Jnis. - oldies Idabel KBEL -FM -96.7 # adult contemporary country Idabel KBEL -1240 # country southern gospel PA Altoona WRTA -1240 AC, talk drops AC for EZ (WRTA picks up Drake easy listening 5:30 AM -noon and 9 PM- midnight) TX Arlington (Dallas) KHYI -94.9 CHR "Y -95" dance CHR "Power 95" Daingerfield KEGG -1560 oldies SMN - standards Post KNKC -107.3 # silent SMN - country Post KPOS -1370 # silent to be country // FM (KPOS's transfer of license is still awaiting FCC approval) Quanah KVDL -1150 KIXC, country / /FM Spanish, religion UT Price KRPX -1080 AC // FM silent VT Rutland WHWB -970 # country // FM remains country Rutland WYOY -94.5 WHWB -FM, country oldies u - GEOV PARRISH, Associate Editor DAVID K. BRAZIER, Associate Editor Data Processing opyright 1991 M Street Corporation. ISSN 1052- 7109. The M Street Journal is published each week except the last week of December. All rights reserved. No portion of The M Street Journal ay be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Subscriptions are available to professionals in the broadcast industry and allied fields. Subsatption rates e $99.00 annually, including the M Street Radio Directory, or $30.00 per quarter. www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 2 May 7, 1991 FORMAT CHANGES(Cont'd) VA Cedar Bluff WYRV -FM -107.7 country temporarily silent (expects to return in 30 days) Cedar Bluff WYRV -770 country southern gospel Covington WKEY -1340 adult contemporary SMN - country BC Vancouver CJEE(CP) -94.5 new to be dance CHR ON Cornwall CFLG -104.5 easy listening adds BBS - easy lis. NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS * non- commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) MT 101.7 Laurel 100000 w, 987 ft Jubilee Radio Network of Montana NY 101.3 &+ Essex 520 w, 774 ft R. J. Winter, Inc. Returned /Dismissed Applications AZ 103.7 San Carlos (R) only applicant Desert West Air Ranchers Corp. CA 102.1+ Oxnard (D) Spanglish Communications, Inc. FL 89.1*+ Sarasota (D) Youth Foundation of America NH 106.5+ Farmington (D) Clover Communications, Inc. 106.5+ Farmington (D) S & J Associates 106.5+ Farmington (D) Seacoast, LP 106.5+ Farmington (D) Snapp Broadcasting, Inc. NY 99.7 Old Forge (D) last applicant Fulton Chain Broadcasting Inc. 105.7+ Queensbury (denied) Aries Broadcasting Corp. 105.7+ Queensbury (denied) Barry Skidelsky 105.7+ Queensbury (denied) Faye M. Brennan 105.7+ Queensbury (denied) Normandy Broadcasting Corp. VA 99.1+ Gloucester (D) Gloucester- Mathews Com. Bcstg 99.1+ Gloucester (D) J. C. Broadcasting WA 94.5+ Kelso (D) Armak, Inc. 94.5+ Kelso (D) Clare Marohn 94.5+ Kelso (D) Clark R. Harmon NEW STATIONS: ACCEPTED FOR FILING CA á5.9+ Healdsburg 5- 1 -91 Desert Rock, LP 95.9+ Healdsburg 5- 1 -91 Dragonfly Communications, Inc. 95.9+ Healdsburg 5- 1 -91 Empire Broadcasting Corp. 95.9+ Healdsburg 5- 1 -91 Healdsburg Broadcasting, Inc. 95.9+ Healdsburg 5- 1 -91 Linda D. Beckwith 88.3* Magalia 5- 1 -91 Educational Media Found., Inc. 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 B. F. J. Timm 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 Douglas Johnson 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 Jeffrey Rochlis 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 Keith B. Hussman 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 Sam Idas 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 Sam Walters 94.7+ Thousand Palms 5- 1 -91 Susan E. Marcotte HI 95.9+ Hilo 5- 1 -91 Pacific View Broadcasting 95.9+ Hilo 5- 1 -91 The B. F. Dillingham Co. 95.9+ Hilo 5- 1 -91 Visionary Related Entertaimmnt IA 98.9 Hampton 5- 1 -91 John Linder MT 103.1* Helena 5- 1 -91 Hi -Line Radio Fellowship, Inc. NY 99.7+ Monticello 5- 1 -91 John A. Colagrande 99.7+ Monticello 5- 1 -91 Larry Fishman 99.7+ Monticello 5- 1 -91 Nubian Media 99.7+ Monticello 5- 1 -91 Sullivan County Radio, Inc. 99.7+ Monticello 5- 1 -91 William H. Walker, III 102.9 Morristown 5- 1 -91 Northstar Broadcasting Corp. WA 90.5* Chehalis 5- 1 -91 Chehalis Valley Educ. Found. WI 95.9+ Portage 5- 1 -91 Magnum Communications 95.9+ Portage 5- 1 -91 WIBU, Inc. NEW STATIONS: GRANTS CT 91.5* Guilford 2000 w, 83 ft Fine Arts Radio, Inc. FL 89.1* Sarasota 100000 w, 430 ft Southwest Fla. Community Radio LA 89.5* Monroe 1000 w, 397 ft Bible Broadcasting Network NH 106.5 Farmington 376 w, 935 ft Stephen E. Powell NY 105.7 Queensbury 25000 w, 328 ft Bradmark Broadcasting Co. VA 99.1 Gloucester 3000 w, 328 ft WXGM, Inc. WA 94.5 Kelso 3000 w, 328 ft WA Interstate Bcstg Co., Inc. www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 3 May 7, 1991 TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: APPLICATIONS AZ new -88.5* Quartzsite 10 w, KWFH Desert View Baptist Ch. CO new -105.1 Boulder 750 w, KXKL-FM Shamrock Bcstg, Inc. IL new -90.3* Jacksonville 1 w, WIBI-FM Illinois Bible Inst. IA new -88.9* Ottumwa 10 w, KDFR Family Stations, Inc. NJ new -91.9* Lawrenceville 10 w, WRDV Bux -Mont Ed. Radio Ass. PA new -91.7* Levittown 10 w, WRDV Bux -Mont Ed. Radio Ass. TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: GRANTS CA K232CQ -94.3 Yosemite Valley 1 w, KBAY Henry L. Diamond NY W205AJ -88.9* Oneonta 1 w, WAMC WAMC VA WMRA -FM1 -90.7* Luray 300 w, WMRA James Madison Univ. CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WVCA(CP)-105.3 Selma app. dismissed for extension of time AZ KUET-710 Black Canyon City requests CP to reinst. exp permit for 50000 w CA KJET(CP)-106.3 Kingsburg granted extension of time (1st) GA WRDW-FM-96.7 Wrens CP for 157 ft, DA is forfeited 4/23/91 LA KSBH(CP)-92.3 Coushatta granted extension of time (1st) KXKW(CP)-107.7 Erath requests extension of time (2nd) MS WZIX-100.1 Artesia CP for 328 ft is forfeited 4/25/91 NH WNHA(CP)-1140 Concord requests extension of time NY WXRA-1220 North Syracuse requests ext. of time for move to 1200 KHz WSTY(CP)-89.7* Plattsburgh CP forfeited & call sign deleted 4/23/91 WOLF-1490 Syracuse requests ext. of time for move to 1510 KHz PA WYBF-89.1* Radnor Township on the air WXVU-89.1* Villanova on the air TN WUVX(CP)-89.3* Knox granted extension of time (1st) TX KWTA(CP)-95.1 Electra requests extension of time (2nd) KPLE-104.3 Temple has moved from 104.9 A VA (CP)-106.1 Saltville requests extension of time (1st) WA KJUN-1450 Puyallup requests ext. of time for move to 1440 KHz FACILITIES /PARAMETERS: APPLICATIONS & reapplication) AR KHOX -105.3 Hoxie increase to 6000 w [88 -375] CA KFIV-1360 Modesto augment nighttime pattern KKXX-930 Mulberry direct measurement of antenna power KEAL(CP)-98.7 Winton 4400 w, 384 ft, change xmtr location FL WDFL-FM-106.3 Cross City increase to 4500 w [88 -375] WVFS-89.7* Tallahassee increase to 2700v w, 174 ft IL WLTM(CP)-96.1 Rantoul 4000 w, 403 ft, change xmtr location KS KEGS-101.7 Emporia increase to 39000 w C2, change xmtr location LA KSJY-90.9* Lafayette increase to 6000 w, 476 ft, Class C3 KVVP-105.5 Leesville move to 105.7 C3; 25000 w, 328 ft, change xmtr location MN KNSR-88.9* Collegeville change city of license to St.