THE M STREET j0 URNAL Published Weekly Since 1984 304 Park Avenue S 7th Floor, New York, NY 10010 Phone (212) 473 -4668 FAX (212) 473 -4626 ROBERT UNMACHT, Editor Oct. 1, 1992 Vol. 9. No. 39 COPYRIGHT 1992 FORMAT CHANGES ( # change accompanies new ownership) ( // simulcast) formerly becomes AL Butler WPRN -1330 CHR // WQGL country // WQGL Butler WQGL -93.5 CHR country Centre (Gadsden) WRHY -105.9 new adult contemporary Talladega WNUZ -1230 arit1lt contemporary oldies AK Fairbanks KWLF -98.1 CHR JSA - AC AR Benton KEWI -690 # KBBA, silent news, talk (KBBA uses the IBN, SUN, and USA networks) Little Rock KJBN -1050 # KWNN, motivational religion CA Paradise KZZP -96.7 classic rock adds SMN- classic rock San Francisco KSFO -560 # oldies // KYA oldies, sports (KSFO will be sports talk from 7 pm - 5 am) CO Littleton (Denver) KDKO -1510 urban reported silent CT Hartford WTIC -1080 news, talk, AC adds EFM - talk Salisbury WKZE -FM -98.1 new soft AC DE Wilmington WDEL -1150 AC, talk news, talk FL Cantonment WJBW -1090 religion standards // FM, talk Chattahoochee WTCL -1580 religion urban Gretna (Tallahassee) WGWD -100.7 oldies adult contemporary Key West WKWF -1600 talk silent Key West WAIL -99.5 rock silent Lake City WDSR -1340 news, talk SMN Kool - oldies Mexico Beach (Panama) WEBZ -99.3 easy listening soft AC Pensacola WVTJ -610 WHYM, religion Southern gospel Tallahassee WNLS -1270 country talk Titusville WAMT -1060 silent oldies GA Alpharetta (Atlanta) WAZX -1400 religion Spanish Atlanta WKHX -590 country // FM SMN Real - country Dublin WQZY -95.9 CHR country Gainesville WGGA -1240 standards, talk adds S. gospel nights Jesup WIFO -FM -105.5 adult contemporary oldies "Gold 105" Marietta WFOM -1230 # silent religion // WRAF gospel Mountain City WALH -1340 country, talk adds southern gospel Omega WQBX -107.5 new country Quitman (Valdosta) WSTI -105.3 adult contemporary reported silent Soperton WKTM -101.7 oldies reported silent Waynesboro (Augusta) WAGW -107.1 soft AC silent pending sale IL Springfield WFMB -1450 WCVS, oldies SMN Real - country Taylorville WTIM -1410 # oldies to be news, talk KS Liberal KYUU -1470 country // FM SMN Pure - oldies KY London WFTG -1400 country // FM oldies, country // FM (WFTG program oldies from 6 am - 11 am, and simulcasts the FM the rest of the day) Madisonville WTTL -FM -106.9 new adult contemporary LA Slidell (New Orleans) WSLA -1560 news, talk Unis. CNN Headline - news (WSLA remains local news from 6 am - 9 am) MD Baltimore WJFK-1300 talk, rock // FM talk, new age // FM MA Boston WBZ-1030 news, talk news day, talk nights MI Oscoda WCLS-100.7 new soft AC MS Bay Springs WIZK-1570 oldies // FM SGC - Southern gospel Heidelberg (Laurel) WEEZ-99.3 soft AC religion "Gospel 99" Laurel WAML-1340 adult standards religion // FM Waynesboro WABO-990 variety country, urban Waynesboro WABO-FM-105.5 classic rock to be country (11 /1) PAT McCRLMMEN, Associate Editor SEAN ROSS, Associate Editor :opyright 1992 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 ray be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Subscriptions are available to professionals in the broadcast industry and allied fields. Subscription rates re $99.00 annually, including the M Street Radio Directory, or 530.00 per quarter. www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 2 Oct. 1, 1992 FORMAT CHANGES (cont'd) NY Binghamton WNBF -1290 AC, talk all talk Recosen (Utica) WADR -1480 country SMN - standards / /WRNY Remsen (Utica) WKDY -93.5 WIBQ -FM, Unis. -AC Unis. Hot - CW (WADR /WKDY enter into a LMA with WRNY /WUUU Rome) NC Asheville WLFA -91.3 WKDB, religion contemporary Black Christian Mtn. (Ashevlle) WFGW -1010 silent for repairs religion, gospel, gospel (WFGW will be 50% teaching programs and 50% Southern & traditional gospel) Farmville (New Bern) WRQR-94.3 adult contemporary oldies Gastonia (Charlotte) WLTC-1370 country Southern gospel Goldsboro WSSG-1300 # WFXN, religion Southern gospel Hamlet WKDX-1250 southern gospel silent Oxford WCBQ-1340 country S. gospel, C. Christian Rockingham WLWL-770 black gospel CW, gspl, beach music Tabor City (Myrtle B) WTAB-1370 southern gospel country, black gospel OH Lima WFGI-93.1 new SMN - country OK Ardmore KRDM-96.5 adult contemporary silent Tulsa KAKC-1300 news, oldies SMN Pure - oldies PA Benton (Wilkes Barre) WZZC -95.9 # classic rock / /WZZV silent (WZZC ends its LMA with with WZZV, Olyphant PA) Mountaintop (Scrntn) WYXY -97.1 WYRM, N/T // WARM City FM - hot AC "Y97" Philadelphia WWDB -96.5 talk adds EFM - talk Scranton WTSS -1320 silent SEN - all sports Wilkes -Barre WTSW -1340 # silent to be easy WYCK // WICK SC Batesburg (Columbia) WBLR -1430 country reported silent Camden WCAM -1590 country adult standards Florence WJMX -970 AC, talk all talk Georgetown (Myrtle B) WGTN -1400 oldies JSA - soft AC // FM Marion (Florence) WKXS -1430 oldies reported silent Spartanburg WYYR -1400 oldies S. gospel, C. Christian West Columbia WSCQ -100.1 soft AC standards "Sunny 100" TN Dayton WDNT -FM -104 .9 # WTCX, country country // AM TX Dallas KGBS -1190 news, talk drops EFM - talk Hamlin (Abilene) KCDD -103.7 soft AC CHR UT Provo (Salt Lake) KZHT -94.9 # rock CHR (KZHT has dissolved its LMA with KZOO -FM, Roy and is now being LMA'd by KBER) Salt Lake City KISN -570 CHR // FM, sports SMN - AC, sports VT Montpelier WSKI -1240 adult contemporary oldies VA Clinchco WDIC -FM -92.1 adult contemporary SMN Pure - oldies Manassas (Washington) WJFK -FM -106.7 talk, rock talk, new age Richmond WANT -990 urban silent Yorktown (Norfolk) WXEZ -93.7 WKOD,rock AC / /WKOC BBS - easy listening (WXEZ ends its LMA with WKOC Elizabeth City, NC) NEW STATIONS: APPLICATIONS ( * non -commercial station) ( & reapplication) ( + competes with existing application) FL 105.5+ St. Augustine Beach 3000 w, 328 ft Carl Como Tutera 105.5+ St. Augustine Beach 6000 w, 322 ft Visitor Info Radio of Florida IN 102.9+ Edinburgh 6000 w, 328 ft Sabbath Incorporated NSW STATIONS: ACCEPTED FOR FILING AR 105.3 Marianna L.T. Simes II & Raymond Simes 99.1 Waldo Teho, Inc. FL 94.1 Crawfordville Dash Communications 104.3+ Inglis Lucille Ann Lacy 104.3+ Inglis Sabbath Incorporated HI 95.9 Poipu Lu Ann Uchida & William Lane IL 107.3+ Maroa Mark L. Rollings 107.3+ Maroa Maroa Broadcasters Partnership 107.3+ Maroa The Cromwell Group Inc. of IL 104.3+ Pinckneyville Kenneth W. & Jane Anderson 104.3+ Pinckneyville Richard Blakely IN 102.9+ Edinburgh Edingburgh Radio 102.9+ Edinburgh Marion R. Williams IA 99.5 Britt Robert W. Hawley 96.1 Hudson Saga Communications of Iowa KS 93.9+ Andover Jonathan Fricke 93.9+ Andover Viola & Gary Violet MN 92.3* Bemidji Minnesota Public Radio MS 97.3 Sumrall Larry Rogers Scott MO 93.9 Boonville Big Country of Missouri, Inc. 104.5 Doolittle RBM Broadcasting, Inc. NV 89.5* Reno University of Nevada www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 3 Oct. 1, 1992 NEW STATIONS: ACCEPTED FOR FILING (cont'd) NM 107.5+ Los Alamos Jeffrey Rochlis 107.5+ Los Alamos KREL, Inc. 107.5+ Los Alamos La Voz NY Broadcasting Co., Inc. 88.3* Olivebridge Christian. Media 97.9+ Associates Whitesboro Frank B. Duross 97.9+ whitesboro Kevin O'Kane 97.9+ Whitesboro New Horizons Bcstg 97.9+ Part Whitesboro William H. walker NC III 100.3+ Harkers Island East Coast Comm., 100.3+ Harkers LP Island Hope Communications, Inc. 100.3+ Harkers Island Sidney Popkin 92.9 Ocracoke Ocracoke Broadcasters 102.3 Pine Knoll Shores WMBL, Inc. ND 97.5 Bismarck James & Konnie Bartels OK 95.7 Lahoma Donald W. McCoy OR 100.5 Cottage Grove Thornton Pfleger, Inc. TN 89.3* Pioneer Cumberland Comm. Comms. 101.3 Tiptonville WENK of Union City, Inc. TX 107.3 Ingleside BK Radio 107.7 Odessa Ruben Velasquez VA 103.5* Crozet Comm. Educ. Svc. Coun. 90.9* Kenbridge Seaview Communications WA 92.3 Ephrata TRMR, Inc. 89.7* Roy Calvary Baptist Church WV 88.1* Point Pleasant Positive Altern. Radio 93.1 Ravenswood Osborne Enterprises, Inc. 100.3 Webster Springs Cat Radio, Inc. WI 93.3 Ashland Gerald James Hackman 92.9 Birnamwood Pacer Radio of Mid -Wis. NEW STATIONS: GRANTS FL 91.9* Crystal River 3000 w, 328 ft Christian Family Cinema 1000 Jupiter 1000 w DA-D Jupiter Broadcasting Corp. 88.5* St. Augustine 6000 w, 141 ft Flagler College TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: APPLICATIONS MI new -99.9 Houghton- Hancock 49900 w, WHWL Gospel Opportunities NY new -106.9 Kingston 48 w, WRWD Charles Williamson OK new -103.9* Bartlesville 250 w, KRPS Pittsburg State Univ. TN new -89.9* Lawrenceburg 38 w, WAFR American Family Assn. TRANSLATORS /BOOSTERS /SYNCHRONOUS XMTR: GRANTS PA W263AC- 100.5* Lancaster 250 w, WRTI Temple University CONSTRUCTION PERMIT ACTIVITY AL WAPI-1070 Birmingham direct measurement of antenna power AZ KFLX(CP)-105.1 Kachina Village req replacement of expired permit (2nd) CA KBHR(CP)-93.3 Big Bear City granted extension of time KDAY(CP)-106.3 Independence requests replacement of expired permit KVPC(CP)-105.5 San Joaquin granted extension of time (4th) CT WKZE-FM-98.1 Salisbury on the air GA WEIZ-97.5 Hogansville on the air WQBX(CP)-107.5 Omega granted extension of time (2nd) ID KQXR-100.1 Payette (Rescinded) CP for move to 100.3 Cl, increase to 98430 w, 708 ft rescinded per fee sec. IL WLTM(CP)-96.i Rantoul granted extension of time (4th) LN -WWCA-1270 Gary requests extension of time for move to East Chicago IL, 2500 w DA -1 KY WTTL-FM-106.9 Madisonville on the air WHAY-105.9 Whitley City granted replacement of expired permit ME WPRG(CP)-103.9 Howland requests extension of time (3rd) MN KVNG(CP)-104.3 Spring Valley granted extension of time (1st) MS WESV-96.5 Richton requests extension of time NM KBBU(CP)-102.5 Los Lunas granted extension of time (5th) OH WOHO(CP)-95.1 Mount Gilead requests extension of time (2nd) OR KLKY-97.9 Milton -Freewater license to cover returned (per fee section) TN WVFB(CP)-101.5 Celina requests extension of time www.americanradiohistory.com THE M STREET JOURNAL page 4 Oct.