Month: May 2022

Lithuania

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Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos komisija (LRTK) announced a tender for a content retransmission license to retransmit a radio program using the 1557 kHz radio frequency in Sitkunai.
The winner of the contest must begin retransmitting the radio program no later than January 1, 2023.

The main operating conditions of the electronic communication network using the 1557 kHz radio frequency in Sitkunai are as follows:
The user of the radio channel is the Lithuanian Radio and Television Center AB.
The radio frequency (channel) is 1557 kHz.
The area of use of the radio channel is Sitkunai, Kaunas district.
The deadline for submitting applications is May 23, 2022.

Alex Yankovsky (2022-05-08)

United States

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Family Life Ministries sells 101.7 W269EC Saint Mary’s PA to Seven Mountains Media for $1. Upon completing its move from 91.7 last month, W269EC began simulcasting Seven Mountains’ Classic Hits “Passport Radio” 900 WCPA Clearfield along with 98.5 W253CU Clearfield expanding the brand’s coverage west over Dubois, Saint Mary’s and towards Punxsutawney.

Alfred Hammond’s Capital Broadcasting VA sells 920 WURA Quantico/98.1 W251CH Manassas and 1480 WDWC Dumfries-Triangle VA to Amin Segundo’s WASP Productions. Segundo will pay $700,000 for WURA/W251CH and $250,000 for WPWC. The buyer has has operated both stations via Time Brokerage Agreement since April 2016. All three signals operate as Regional Mexican “Radio Unida“.

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2022-05-06)

United States

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Sounds like WELY is going off the air June 1st.
Legendary Minnesota Radio Stations to Shut Down Unless Buyer Found

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Jon Ellis
The owner of legendary northern Minnesota radio stations WELY-FM/94.5 and WELY/1450 (Ely) has announced plans to close the stations unless a buyer is found by June 1…
https://www.northpine.com/blog/2022/05/04/legendary-northern-minnesota-radio-stations-to-shut-down-unless-buyer-found

Scott Blixt May 5th to MWDX via WOR iog (2022-05-05)

Australia

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Sports Entertainment Network has announced it has acquired the commercial AM licence, formerly 4KQ, in Brisbane.
The long held 693AM signal will become Queensland’s new home of sport, rebranded as 693 SENQ – with a sports focused format – aims to start on or around July 1, 2022, subject to completion.
With current commercial stations in place in Melbourne (1116 SEN) and Sydney (1170 SEN), the move is a major achievement in SEN’s eastern seaboard expansion.
More here https://radiotoday.com.au/sen-acquisition-ends-the-music-on-4kq/

Ydun Ritz (2022-05-06)

Philippines

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The Philippine elections will be held on Monday 9 May 2022, therefore a number of Philippine AM stations may be operating longer than their normal operating hours on that night, with election results.

Tony Magon VK2IC (2022-05-06)

Palau

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Palau restoring 1584 kHz.
Direct news from Palau:
I’m told some other items need to be finished before transmission can commence.
If you need any tips on growing cassava then you now know where to come. Mast is up, Tx installed, earth mat on going.
(Local farmers had used the site for cassava farming while the station was off-air.)

Ben Dawson, WA to Glenn Hauser, WOR iog (2022-05-05)

Australia

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News today that the Sports Entertainment Group has purchased Brisbane’s 4KQ for $12 million.
The former #1 AM music station in Brisbane will switch to a 24/7 sports/talk format under the SEN brand and will become 693 SENQ.
According to their announcement to the ASX, the sale is expected to complete by July 2022.
4KQ commenced operations in May 1947 on 650, originally owned by the Australian Labor Party. It moved to 693 in 1978. The station is being sold by its current owner ARN to comply with ownership limits in the Brisbane market, following ARN’s acquisition of Grant Broadcasters (former owners of 4KQ) last year.

Matt Francis, Bilgola Plateau NSW to ICDX-AM iog (2022-05-05)