Author: mw

United States

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The Federal Communications Commission is threatening to revoke three Austin-area AM station licenses held by Encino Broadcasting.
The FCC is threatening to revoke three Austin-area AM station licenses held by Encino Broadcasting. It says the Texas company hasn’t paid regulatory fees for the stations for more than a decade.
The commission said Encino owes more than $166,000. The amount includes annual fees dating to 2013, plus interest and administrative costs, as well as penalties of 25% assessed when a payment is late or incomplete.
Encino owns KELG in Manor, KOKE (1600 kHz) in Pflugerville and KTXZ in West Lake Hills, all in the Austin region.
The commission said it sent Encino letters demanding payment and also communicated with it by email.
The company has 60 days to make payment or show cause why it should be waived or deferred.

Radio World (2026-06-17)

United Kingdom

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Radio 5 Live closing from the Folkestone transmitter on 31st July 2026.
To continue listening to BBC Radio 5 Live in the Folkestone Area, please retune your radio to 909 Medium Wave. Alternatively, you may listen via DAB digital radio by selecting BBC Radio 5 Live on your device’s display. Additionally, the service can be accessed through your television, online at bbc.co.uk/radio5live, via the BBC Sounds app, or by asking your smart speaker for BBC Radio 5 Live.  
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/waw-folkstone

Radio 5 Live closing from the Redruth transmitter on 31st July 2026.
To continue listening to BBC Radio 5 Live in the Truro Area, please retune your radio to 693 Medium Wave. Alternatively, you may listen via DAB digital radio by selecting BBC Radio 5 Live on your device’s display. Additionally, the service can be accessed through your television, online at bbc.co.uk/radio5live, via the BBC Sounds app, or by asking your smart speaker for BBC Radio 5 Live.  
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/waw-redruth

BBC website (2026-06-17)

Sweden

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New application from Halmstad for medium wave broadcasting.
“Halmstad Mellanvåg” has applied to the media authority for a permanent permit to broadcast on medium wave, provisionally 1602 kHz.

According to the application, “the broadcasts shall provide an independent program offering with a focus on local non-commercial audio radio broadcasting on medium wave with a cultural-historical, technical, public education and emergency-related focus.

The purpose is to add another independent voice to the airwaves and thereby strengthen freedom of expression, freedom of information and diversity in the relevant broadcasting area.”

Behind the application is Henrik Pålsson, who previously periodically broadcast Funkisradion on both FM and medium wave.

Sveriges Radio broadcast from 1949 to 1970 on medium wave from Halmstad on 1562 kHz.

SDXF via Kari Kallio to nordx iog (2026-06-16)

United Kingdom

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Radio Caroline North June.
Radio Caroline North’s next broadcast is between 20th – 21st June, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.

You’ll hear some great music from the 60s to 90s – plus you could win Radio Caroline ship themed coasters and placement sets in this month’s competition draw courtesy of Richard Elborn at The Gift Shop.

Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.

We’d love to hear from you during the broadcast via north@radiocaroline.co.uk and remember, it’s the only email address that gets you straight through to our ‘North’ broadcasters.

And the programme of this is now on https://radiocaroline.co.uk/#caroline_north_schedule.html

Greetings of Nico in Gouda, the Netherlands (2026-06-15)

China

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According to “Xiaolin Broadcasting Station” (https://kbysradio.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/), monitored by remote SDRs in Taiwan, China resumed all the high power transmissions which have been stopped for some weeks in the second week of June.

1593kHz CNR1 Voice of China  – Changzhou NRTA#623 site 400kW
 837kHz CNR5 Cross Strait Radio  – Quanzhou NRTA#641 site 1000kW
 909kHz CNR6 Easy Radio  – Quanzhou NRTA#641 site 600kW
1116kHz CNR5 Cross Strait Radio – Nanping NRTA#751 site 600kW

 It seemed to be the stop was due to the maintenance works of each site.

Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo, Japan to WOR iog (2026-06-14)

Paraguay

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It seems that ZP4 Radio Uno is no more – it is now “La Tribu 650 AM“. https://latribu650am.com/latribu650/ Verified by an Asunción KiwiSDR.

It seems that Radio Uno, which started in 1955, ceased operations in December 2025 https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Uno_(Paraguay) and La Tribu started, using the same facilities in February 2026 https://www.facebook.com/latribunaparaguay/posts/%EF%B8%8F-am-650-la-tribu-debuta-en-el-dial-como-la-extensi%C3%B3n-radial-del-diario-la-tribu/903647355758529/

Also ZP24 Radio La Deportiva is now “La Tribu Deporte 1120 AM“.

Andrew Brade (2026-06-12)

United States

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2G Media will shut down Sports Betting “InsideTheGame.net” 730 WZGV Cramerton/97.5 W248CO Charlotte NC on Wednesday, June 17.

In an STA filing with the FCC, the company cites severe financial constraints and the station receiving notification from its tower site owner that they intend to sell the land where the station operates from. WZGV operates from the site owned by Bible Broadcasting Network for its 930 WYFQ Charlotte.

The filing says, “WZGV requests authority to remain silent for a six month period as it sorts out its financial situation. Additionally, the licensee received notification from the lessor of its tower site that the lessor intends to sell the land under the tower leased by WZGV. The licensee has not received a date for the possible land sale but realizes that it will take considerable time to locate a suitable replacement site. For this reason, and due to severe financial constraints, the licensee needs to go silent.”

WZGV flipped to Sports Betting on July 1, 2025 after previously running ESPN Radio network programming as “730 The Game“.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/357421/wzgv-charlotte-to-cease-operations/

Radio Insight (2026-06-10)

United States

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After shutting down its two stations in Fairfield IA in April, Connoisseur Media has now ceased operations at its four stations in Grinnell and Newton IA.
Connoisseur shut down AC 1410 KGRN Grinnell, Country 1280 KCOB/95.9 KCOB-FM Newton, and Hot AC “Energy 106.7” KRTI Grinnell and the local MyIowaInfo.com portal this morning as the company continues to streamline or divest undesired markets it acquired from Alpha Media last year.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/357301/connoisseur-media-shuts-down-four-station-iowa-cluster/

Radio Insight (2026-06-09)