It’s been a number of months, but KTKN 930, Ketchikan AK remains off the air.  Web presence still showing 930 AM (and 97.5 FM).   

73,  Walt Salmaniw to WOR iog (2026-06-14

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)

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)

J.R. Dunn’s Forrest Jack Investments Country 1400 KRUN Ballinger TX abruptly ceased operations on Wednesday after weeks of ongoing damage from storms.

KRUN lost parts of its roof in May, while subsequent storms have flooded the building and caused the ceiling to collapse in five rooms. Dunn told KLST-TV’s Concho Valley Homepage, “It’s rained for 3.5 weeks. I’ve had maybe four days of good weather where it did not rain, but it hadn’t been enough time to get a roof on. With that … we’re sitting there with 2 inches, 3 inches of water setting in the floor of the station.”

He told the television station that in order to restore operations he would need a benefactor or benefactors to fund an estimated $125,000 in repairs to the building. He said, “Unless we can find a benefactor or someone who’s willing to invest some money in it that can do better than myself, I think we’re just sitting there at yes, we probably will have to end it. After 80 years, it’s a tough deal to go through, and for me to be the one that loses it really hurts also, personally.” He continued, “The economics of Ballinger, Miles and Winters no longer are what they used to be, and with several of the companies coming in that are national chains, they have dropped any advertising that was going on before, and it has really affected the radio station.”

A note on the station’s website states, “Since August 1947, KRUN-AM 1400 has been proud to serve Ballinger, Runnels County, and the AgriPlex of Central West Texas. Today, following the devastating storm damage to our facilities, KRUN-AM signs off for the final time. We are deeply grateful for every listener, advertiser, employee, broadcaster, coach, athlete, farmer, rancher, business owner, and friend who made this station part of their lives. Thank you for allowing us into your homes, vehicles, farms, ranches, and businesses for generations. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our loyal employees Steve Everett, Gary Everett, and Kristi Smith for their years of dedication, hard work, and unwavering commitment to KRUN-AM 1400 and our community. While the airwaves may fall silent, the memories never will. May God bless Ballinger, Runnels County, and the AgriPlex.”
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/355761/storm-damage-leads-to-krun-shutdown/

Radio Insight (2026-06-04)

In northeast Ohio, a longtime AM station has gone silent after owner Family Stations sold the property for its six-tower antenna array.

WCUE(AM) 1150 is licensed to Cuyahoga Falls. It broadcast from a 38-acre site just outside the boundaries of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, operating 5 kW daytime and 500 watts at night.

Family Stations filed a special temporary authority with the FCC on May 8, citing that the tower site was sold due to financial considerations.

Radio World Facebook group (2026-05-22)

Sanctuary in NZ will be ending its AM sharing with the parliament network.
Sanctuary is Leaving AM Radio: Here’s What’s Changing for Listeners

BTW should have mentioned, I noticed last night that 774 New Plymouth is now Newstalk ZB (formerly GoldSport)

Geoff Wolfe to IRCA iog

Translated from Dutch:
The BBC has announced that BBC Radio 4‘s longwave broadcasts will be terminated on the night of Friday, June 26 to Saturday, June 27. This marks the disappearance of one of the broadcaster’s oldest national distribution platforms, more than a hundred years after longwave was introduced for national broadcasts.
The announcement was made last Monday. Previously, a termination later in 2026 was anticipated, meaning the shutdown is now taking place several months earlier than expected.
An international campaign to advocate for the preservation of the longwave broadcasts has been underway since March 2023. According to the activist group, more than 7,500 people have now signed a petition to save Radio 4 Longwave. Additionally, 25 British MPs signed a so-called Early Day Motion calling for the closure to be discussed in Parliament. Several members of the British House of Commons have also sent letters to both the BBC and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to draw attention to the situation. In June 2025, the BBC also received the report Still Speaking to the Nations, which lists various arguments for continuing longwave broadcasts. The document also includes responses from listeners explaining why reception via longwave remains important to them. According to the campaign organization, the BBC has not yet provided a substantive response to the report.
The action group states that listeners in rural areas, users at sea, and listeners outside the United Kingdom will be particularly affected by the disappearance of the longwave transmitter. In this regard, they point to the wide range of the signal, which can be received not only in the United Kingdom but also in large parts of Europe.
The activists also point out that the BBC has not yet published a public impact study on the consequences of switching off the longwave service. According to the campaign, there is simultaneously an increasing focus on digital distribution and online listening options, while a portion of the current longwave audience has limited access to these.
Acting Director-General Rhodri Talfan Davies has reportedly been asked for a comment, but according to the campaign organization, he has not yet responded.
https://www.radiotrefpunt.nl/entry/9994-actievoerders-blijven-strijden-tegen-sluiting-bbc-langegolf/

Nico (2026-05-19)

El Dorado Broadcasters continues to shed signals as it has shut down Conservative Talk “Talk 960” KIXW Apple Valley/Victorville CA.

A notice on the station’s website says “Talk960 has signed off the air. We are grateful for your years of loyal listenership.” It also provides links to the syndicated shows it had been carrying.

The sign-off of KIXW follows El Dorado’s shutdown of co-owned 560 KBLU Yuma AZ at the end of February coinciding with the sale of its two Yuma FM’s to K-Love Inc.

The company retains five FM signals in the Victorville CA market.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/353002/kixw-signs-off/

Radio Insight (2026-05-19)

According to “Xiaolin Broadcasting Station” (https://kbysradio.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/), China recently ceased the following high-power MW transmissions:

Over NRTA No.623 transmitter site –  Changzhou, Jiangsu province
   CNR1 Voice of China  1593kHz 400kW
Over NRTA No.641 transmitter site –  Quanzhou, Fujian province
   CNR5 Cross-Strait Radio (to Taiwan)  837kHz 1000kW
   CNR6 Easy Radio  909kHz 600kW
Over NRTA No.741 transmitter site – Nanping, Fujian province
   CNR5 Cross-Strait Radio  (to Taiwan)  1116kHz 600kW

I myself monitored using remote Kiwi SDR in Taiwan in the night hours on May 17.  No signal was detected on 909kHz. On 1593, 837, 1116kHz some Chinese stations were detected but with weak signal strength. 

Takahito Akabayashi to WOR iog (2026-05-17)

BBC Radio 4 Long Wave will close on the 27 June 2026.
The closure will be at 01:00 BST (00:00 GMT) on Saturday 27 June.

The RSGB and the BBC Amateur Radio Group are planning to mark this occasion on the air. More details of how this will be achieved will be available soon. Please email ContestClub@rsgbcc.org if you would like to register your interest.

Mike Terry to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2026-05-12)