Month: February 2024

United States

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Fred Eychaner’s Newsweb Radio is transferring Liberal Talk 820 WCPT Willow Springs/Chicago and Brokered Ethnic 1240 WSBC Chicago to Heartland Signal for $1. 
Heartland Signal, a regional digital newsroom founded by Eychaner in 2021, will also receive the studio building of the stations. The platform is now operated by non-profit Future Now Action, which also runs political advocacy platform The States Project, the Lawmaker Network and the PAC for America’s Future founded by former New York state Senator Daniel Squadron, Jeffrey Sachs, and Adam Pritzker. 
Newsweb will retain Brokered 750 WNDZ Portage IN and Polish/Dance 92.7 WCPY Arlington Heights. 
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264719/heartland-signal-acquires-wcpt-wsbc/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2024-02-12)

Space Weather

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GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: A forecast model from NOAA shows multiple CMEs striking Earth on Feb. 13th. Their impacts could cause G2-class (Moderate) geomagnetic storms with auroras across northern-tier US States. Also, there’s a slim chance they might combine to form a more potent “Cannibal CME.” Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

Ydun Ritz (2024-02-12)

Spain

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Hello to all, well-informed sources tell me that the land, where the OM antenna of Radio Madrid 810 kHz is located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, is already sold and before 2024 they will either find a new location, or share the broadcast through a multiplexer with the antenna from another station, or it closes…
We’ll see what happens.

Original text:
Hola a to2, fuentes bien informadas me cuentan que los terrenos dónde está la antena de OM de Radio Madrid 810 kHz en Pozuelo de Alarcón ya estan vendidos y antes de 2024 o encuentran un nuevo emplazamiento, o comparte la emisión mediante un multiplexador con la antena de otra emisora, o cierra…. veremos q pasa

73s Jordi Brunet to iberiaDX iog (2024-02-11)

United States

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Thieves somehow steal 200-foot WJLX radio tower. 
It is one of the weirdest and wildest thefts you’ll hear about all year. A 200-foot AM radio tower in Walker County is now gone, stolen without a trace. 
WJLX’S AM Station signal [1240 kHz /Ed] has been greatly impacted by the theft. Station General Manager Brett Elmore remains hopeful that somebody will share information to help law enforcement find those responsible for the theft. Still, he is blow away by what happened.
More here
https://www.wbrc.com/2024/02/06/thieves-somehow-steal-200-foot-tower-wjlx-radio-tower/

WBCR.com, Birmingham AL (2024-02-06)


The Guardian writes this about the story 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/08/alabama-200ft-radio-tower-stolen?fbclid=IwAR3yGPzo3mGvv3pR0ntMuPbQ9m8liQlZgHfYyxrs3flyjdJJe66Jfa5DItw 

The SWLing Post has this 
https://swling.com/blog/2024/02/ars-technica-200-foot-am-radio-tower-disappears-halting-alabama-station-broadcast/

Ydun Ritz (2024-02-10)


 

Canada

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Has anyone ever heard VOCM [590 kHz / Ed] identify using morse code? 
In all my years this was a first for me today. 

Steve Whitt to mwcircle iog (2024-02-09)


For those who are not so familiar with the morse code it says “VOCM radio”.

Ydun Ritz (2024-02-09)

United States

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Station sales.

Andrew Sturlaugson’s P&A Media is purchasing the radio holdings from the estate of Stephen Marks in Montana and North Dakota for $850,000. P&A will acquire Custer County Community Broadcasting’s Oldies 1050 KMTA/95.3 K237DW and Classic Hits 92.3 KYUS-FM Miles City MT, Dickinson-Belfield Broadcasting’s Country “I94” 93.9 KXDI Belfield and Classic Rock “Q-Rock 95.7” KQLZ New England ND, Glendive Broadcasting’s Oldies/AC 1400 KXGN/103.1 K276GO Glendive MT, Magic Air Communications’ Country 96.5 KDZN Glendive MT, Miles City/Forsyth Broadcasting Inc.’s Classic Country 1250 KIKC/94.5 K233BL and Country “Kik Country” 101.3 KIKC-FM Forsyth MT, Sidney Community Broadcasting’s Classic Rock “Eagle 93.1” KGCX Sidney MT, and Williston Community Broadcasting’s Country “98.5 Coyote Country” KXWI and Variety Hits “101.1 Jack-FM” KDSR Williston ND.

Semora Broadcasting sells Gospel 1540 WYNC Yanceyville NC to True Word Media for $135,000. An LMA took effect on February 1.

John Fredericks’ Disruptor Media converts its LMA of Conservative Talk “Newstalk 1650” WJFV Portsmouth/Norfolk VA to a $275,000 purchase. Fredericks has operated WJFV via LMA since August 2022.

Denisse Hernandez’s Prime Broadcasting acquires Spanish CHR “Ritmo 99.9” 1460 WQXM/99.9 W260DA Bartow FL from DRC Broadcasting for $170,000. The buyer has been operating WQXM via Time Brokerage Agreement since April 1, 2023.  
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/264656/station-sales-week-of-2-9/

Lance Venta, RadioInsight (2024-02-09)