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Beginning of "The End" for KDND-FM 107.9?

Plus, this scenario may be a station "murder-suicide", as KDND (107.9 The End) is a popular station nowadays (Top 10 in the Ratings Overall in Sacramento) and it may go away forever, and the "murder" part of this means that the FCC is involved in this situation.
 
The people directly responsible for the contest were fired, and the station was punished back when it happened. Statute of limitations is 7 years. This happened 9 years ago. How many times can you punish one entity for the same crime?
 
It was truly a sad situation and will cause Jennifer's family to re-live this horrible tragedy. I cannot believe it's taking this long. But then, it took the FCC a long time to dismantle RKO.
 
I think it will end up being business as usual however IF the station went up for auction you can bet there will be A LOT of interest.
 
Michael Rivers Kramer said:
It was truly a sad situation and will cause Jennifer's family to re-live this horrible tragedy. I cannot believe it's taking this long. But then, it took the FCC a long time to dismantle RKO.
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As BigA says, Entercom was never charged with a crime. General Tire was.

And it took years of proceedings until RKO was left with no option but to offer a divestiture plan.

Obviously, Entercom will defend itself as a licensee. It will take lots of time.
 
DavidEduardo said:
Obviously, Entercom will defend itself as a licensee. It will take lots of time.
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The thing that struck me about the FCC notice is it reads like a copy&paste from the complaint. It doesn't cite specific rules or regulations that were broken. And it's filled with speculation about what the company knew or did. There is no new evidence or information in the complaint. If the evidence was so overwhelming, why did it take 9 years for the Commission to act?
 
BTW Entercom released a statement that wasn't included in the All Access story:

“What happened at KDND in 2007 was a terrible tragedy that pains us deeply. Throughout our 48-year history, we have had a steadfast commitment to being a caring and responsible corporate citizen, firmly committed to public service. We take great pride in all of the work we have done to serve our communities. Nonetheless, we fully recognize that all of our good work cannot undo that tragic event nine years ago.

We do believe it is important to note that the jury that heard this case concluded that Entercom Communications Corp. was not negligent. What happened was the result of unauthorized and appalling actions by certain station employees who violated corporate procedures. None of that diminishes our sadness and we remain committed to continuous improvement in our efforts to serve the public.”
 
TheBigA said:
BTW Entercom released a statement that wasn't included in the All Access story:

“What happened at KDND in 2007 was a terrible tragedy that pains us deeply. Throughout our 48-year history, we have had a steadfast commitment to being a caring and responsible corporate citizen, firmly committed to public service. We take great pride in all of the work we have done to serve our communities. Nonetheless, we fully recognize that all of our good work cannot undo that tragic event nine years ago.

We do believe it is important to note that the jury that heard this case concluded that Entercom Communications Corp. was not negligent. What happened was the result of unauthorized and appalling actions by certain station employees who violated corporate procedures. None of that diminishes our sadness and we remain committed to continuous improvement in our efforts to serve the public.”
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Very well crafted.

What ten employees were fired following the incident? Obviously the DJ's but who else?
 
stewie said:
I'm not seeing the Program Director and/or Promotions Manager.
For me, that's where the buck stops.
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Agree 100%

IIRC, many were upset the GM and PD weren't fired over this.

It is the responsibility of management to oversee all operations of the station, including contests. Are you telling me upper management had no idea what kind of contest was occurring in the cluster that morning? They could have pulled the plug at any second.

Back when I was in radio for a short stint, the Promotions Director was required to route ALL contests through the PD & GM for approval. Otherwise it didn't air. Not sure how things were run at Entercom, but this was clearly a failure at all levels.
 
Big D said:
Not sure how things were run at Entercom, but this was clearly a failure at all levels.
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In larger radio companies, contests and promotions are run through risk management and legal. In such a case, the bulk of the blame lies with those departments. Local management would approve from a budgetary perspective, but not give the approval to air.
 
TheBigA said:
The PD and Promotions Director left shortly afterwards. In the civil trial, the PD said he directly supervised the Promotions Director.
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Good to here there was some accountability at that level. The whole situation is sad. Having worked in front of the mic for years, I can definetly understand the need and desire to "take it to the next level". While stupid, the DJ's were "trying" to make good radio, not deadly radio.
 
Looks like iHeart may have a format change in one station, according to one source. Maybe they are preparing for The End's end and change one of their stations to Top 40.
 
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