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The Dark Side Of Translator Moves

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 11:58 AM PST
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How many translators are operating within their licensed parameters? Juan
Alberto Ayala withdrew his application to modify 93.5 W228DF Four Corners
FL last week following an Informal Objection by Manuel Arroyo in December.
Arroyo, with letters from 88.3 WPOZ President James Hoge and CBS Radio
Orlando Director of Engineering Matthew Agnesi, called out W228DF for
neither of its filed applications having written permission from those
companies to rebroadcast their stations as legally mandated. W228DFs
original application in 2003 and a later amendment in 2013 specified WPOZ,
while the later applications specified CBS 105.9 WOCL. Ayala has profited
quite well already from his 2003 translator window applications. He sold
93.3 W227CU Cary NC in 2014 for $150,000 and last week agreed to transfer
five translators in two separate deals for $460,000. This isnt his first
run-in with operating a translator illegally. 100.3 K262BP Conner CA was
fined $11,000 in 2011 for failing to file a timely license application,
operation without authorization, and unauthorized program origination.
Ayala later sold that one in 2013 for $50,000. INSTANT INSIGHT: With the
number of translators and LPFMs for that matter being licensed, the FCC
more than ever needs other operators like Arroyo to provide a checks and
balance system keeping licensees operating within their legal boundaries.
With the amount of money coming to translator hoarders like Ayala in the AM
Revitalization Waiver period, groups that play within the legal rules are
going to be penalized by missing out on potential sales or falling into MX
groups with translators not playing by the rules. The time and money going
into filing an objection or petition to deny is the only way to keep these
groups exploiting the rules in line.
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Salem Moves Hugh Hewitt To Mornings; Bill Bennett To Commentaries

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 09:54 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...-commentaries/

Salem Media is shuffling the lineup at its syndicated Conservative Talk
network by moving Hugh Hewitt from evenings to the 6-9am eastern morning
drive timeslot currently held by Bill Bennetts Morning In America. Bennetts
final morning show will be on Friday, April 1 before he shifts to a new
role as Senior Correspondent for the company where he will host a daily
Making America Work segment, which will also be produced as a one-hour
weekend special. Hewitt, who has seen his star rise this year as
co-moderator on Republican debates co-produced by Salem and CNN, will take
the morning slot on Monday, April 4. Hewitt will relocate to Washington DC
from California when he takes over in mornings. Salem states that a new
6-9pm host will be named shortly. Salem Media Group (NASDAQ: SALM),
announced today that Bill Bennett will step back from the microphone in
hosting Bill Bennetts Morning in America program starting Monday, April
4th. Bill will maintain his presence in the morning by shifting to Senior
Correspondent, producing a daily Making America Work series, where he will
interview some of Americas most successful business owners and
entrepreneurs. That series will also become a one hour weekend special
available to affiliates of the Salem Radio Network (SRN). Bill will also
contribute to Salems other talk shows across the board as an expert
analyst. SRN simultaneously announced that Hugh Hewitt will move from his
current 6pm-9pm ET time slot to the morning slot of 6am-9am ET vacated by
Bennett. A replacement for Mr. Hewitt will be announced soon by SRN.
Keeping Bill in the Salem family, doing what he loves to do, was very
important to us and we have found the perfect opportunity, said Salem
Senior VP Phil Boyce. Bill will be a huge contributor to the morning show
going forward, and has already lined up some amazing interviews that will
continue his legacy, said Phil Boyce. Dr. Bennett is the only talk show
host in America to be confirmed twice by congress as a cabinet member,
first as Education Secretary and then as Drug Czar in the Reagan
administration. I have greatly enjoyed and learned much in my eleven years
as host of Morning in America. Engaging in an illuminating and entertaining
conversation with the American people has been one of the most enjoyable
and rewarding episodes of my career, said Dr. Bennett. I now look forward
to another phase of work with the Salem Radio Network. The seminars and
in-depth discussions in our new Making America Work series that we are
planning for 2016 and beyond will write a new chapter in radio. I simply
want to express my gratitude to Salem for its continued confidence in me
and to my audience – the greatest radio audience in America for its
loyalty and its candor, intelligence, and goodwill, said Dr. Bennett. Salem
Media Group CEO Edward Atsinger praised Dr. Bennetts years of service to
Salem, When Bill Bennett joined Salem Radio Network eleven years ago it
marked a turning point for the network. Bill brought to the microphone, and
the network, all of the gravitas and credibility of his notable
accomplishments as an educator, a cabinet member, a serious best-selling
author, and so much more. As he transitions to his new role as Senior
Correspondent introducing the Making America Work series I am confident it
will mark another important milestone in the expansion and impact of Salem
Radio Network, said Mr. Atsinger. Hugh Hewitt currently airs nationwide on
343 stations and will take his program to mornings beginning April 4th, and
will move to Washington, DC to do the show inside the beltway. Mr. Hewitts
radio career has taken off in the last year with a new found love for
breaking news and what to think about it. He was given an opportunity to
expose his great knowledge and talents to the country when he was selected
as a panelist on the CNN presidential debates. He has already conducted
more interviews with the presidential candidates than any other host, and
has become the go to show for this campaign. In 25 years of broadcasting on
television and radio I have never been as excited as by this opportunity to
build on the enormous platform Bill Bennett has constructed, said Hugh. It
is already a show for influencers across the country, and I plan to
maintain that influence, making this a must listen for every mover and
shaker in America, from a stay at home mom or dad to CEOs and government
leaders, said Mr. Hewitt. Hugh will also ride the presidential horse race
all the way to the finish line in November. His next assignment with CNN is
to help with the GOP debates February 25th and March 10th that will be
broadcast nationwide on the SRN, and CNN. Hugh calls this the most
consequential presidential election in my lifetime. Hugh is uniquely
equipped to carry on the legacy established by Bill Bennett with Morning in
America, said CEO Edward Atsinger. Hughs talent has long been recognized by
his colleagues at Salem but now that talent is being much more broadly
appreciated by the journalistic community in general. With Dr. Bennetts
continuing role as Senior Correspondent we believe that this morning show
will continue to evolve as the most significant morning show focused on
public policy and politics, said Mr. Atsinger. There arent many
commentators or political analysts that have a better grasp of the
ever-changing political landscape in America than Hugh Hewitt. Relocating
Hugh to the nations capital with the morning show is a perfect fit, Edward
Atsinger concluded. Hughs first morning broadcast will be Monday, April
4th. Soon SRN will announce a star performer who will join the lineup
replacing Hugh in the all-important 6pm-9pm ET day part.
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Travis Moon Named Director of Country Operations For iHeart Austin/San
Antonio

Posted: 08 Feb 2016 08:41 AM PST
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...insan-antonio/

iHeartMedia has named Travis Moon as Director of Country Operations for the
companys four Country stations in Austin and San Antonio. Moon will be
responsible for the day-to-day programming at 98.1 KVET-FM and 100.7 KASE
Austin and KJ 97 97.3 KAJA and Classic Country 92.5/93.3 The Bull KRPT in
San Antonio. In Austin he replaces JT Bosch, who exited on Friday and in
San Antonio he takes the place of Lance Tidwell follow his departure last
month. Moon programmed KAJA/KRPT from 2009 until 2014 when he left to join
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as Senior Liaison, Programming/Radio
Development. He also programmed 105.1 WUBE Cincinnati and spent 11 years at
iHearts 102.1 KEEY Minneapolis on-air and rising to APD/MD.
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FCC Report 2/7: The Non AM Waiver Action

Posted: 07 Feb 2016 01:58 PM PST
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Amazingly there were some moves this week that did not involve the 250 mile
AM translator waiver.The agency acted quickly on many filings from right
before the waiver period started so we should see quick action on the
multitude of filings made when it started on January 29.
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