Townsquare Media, which has been pruning underperforming stations from its portfolio for divestment or license cancellation for the past several years, has ceased operations on two more.
Sports “ESPN Quad Cities” 1170 KBOB/104.1 K281DB Davenport IA and Red Dirt Country 1280 KSLI Abilene TX both ceased operations in late February. KBOB had been operating via STA with its nighttime pattern for the past three years due to a faulty switcher. The station is licensed with 1kW both daytime and night, but with different directional patterns.
KSLI has been simulcasting 92.5 KMWX Abilene since January 2023 when the AM’s Red Dirt Country format was moved to the FM and rebranded from “Lonestar 1280” to “92.5 The Ranch“. KSLI is licensed to operate with 500 watts day and 226 watts night non-directional.
In both STA requests, Townsquare Media SVP/Engineering Martin Stabbert said, “Due to economic conditions in the market, the licensee was forced to take the station off the air temporarily. The licensee respectfully requests special temporary authority for the station to remain silent. The licensee will promptly notify the Commission when it is able to resume station operations.”
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/296023/
Lance Venta, Radio Insight (2025-03-06)