Will 1520 wnwt change formats after the sale to EMF?

[gabigley1]

http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2009/01/toledo-sale.html

So according to this, 1520 would have to declare itself "non-commercial", so yeah I think it might simulcast K-love for a bit or for a long time. So anyone know when the sale is final?

http://klove.com/Music/stationsPrinterFriendly.aspx

I dont see any AM's on the list.

I don't presently see the the application for transfer of WNWT on the FCC application list for WNWT here:

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=40858

Instead, I do see a Modification of License app. for WNWT. This leave me to believe that WNWT must have it's licensed changed to "non-commercial" status before the station can be approved for sale by the FCC. After this "non commercial" request is approved by the FCC, then the WNWT application for transfer will then be considered. That may explain why the sale of WNWT has yet to be approved by the FCC and why the WNWT app. for transfer was removed from the WNWT application list. The transfer app. was filed with the commission' over seventy five days ago and would have normally been approved by now.
The, fact that WNWT is not presently licensed as a "non-commercial" radio station must have put a monkey wrench in the initial transfer of sale application.

Here is the Modification of License application for WNWT:

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1297366

Any one know for sure?

 

[Howard Dean]

??? Ok I'm lost.

 

[techie2]

http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2009/01/toledo-sale.html

So according to this, 1520 would have to declare itself "non-commercial", so yeah I think it might simulcast K-love for a bit or for a long time. So anyone know when the sale is final?

http://klove.com/Music/stationsPrinterFriendly.aspx

I dont see any AM's on the list.

I don't presently see the the application for transfer of WNWT on the FCC application list for WNWT here:

http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=40858

Instead, I do see a Modification of License app. for WNWT. This leave me to believe that WNWT must have it's licensed changed to "non-commercial" status before the station can be approved for sale by the FCC. After this "non commercial" request is approved by the FCC, then the WNWT application for transfer will then be considered. That may explain why the sale of WNWT has yet to be approved by the FCC and why the WNWT app. for transfer was removed from the WNWT application list. The transfer app. was filed with the commission' over seventy five days ago and would have normally been approved by now.
The, fact that WNWT is not presently licensed as a "non-commercial" radio station must have put a monkey wrench in the initial transfer of sale application.

Here is the Modification of License application for WNWT:

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1297366

Any one know for sure?

There is no need for the station to be licensed as non-commercial in order to approve the transfer.

EMF operates their stations as satellite-fed drones with no local studio or staff. The whole station is a satellite dish at the transmitter site. They do this using a loophole called the "main studio waiver." Main studio waivers are only allowed for non-commercial stations, and are typically used for non-commercial operators to establish state-wide or area-wide networks at a lower cost (some examples in Ohio are the WOSU network originated out of Ohio State, and the WOUB network originated at Ohio University in Athens.) Several religious operators have seized on this loophole to create national networks of full power stations that have no local studios or staffing and relay programming piped in by satellite. Typically they have done this using licenses that are in the educational band area below 92.1. However, EMF, having lots of money, will buy commercial stations at market rates and then take the licenses non-commercial in order to take advantage of the main studio waivers and reduce the station into nothing but a dish at a transmitter site feeding piped in programming from California.

EMF owns few AM stations and has no format that really suits them. I get a feeling that this is only a temporary measure and that they will look to sell WNWT and keep WNKL.

My personal opinion is that using main studio waivers to create a national network with zero local involvement is an abuse of the concept of the main studio waiver, and that a distance limit from the originating station should be imposed. A distance limit from the parent station should also be implemented for translators, as that service is also rife with abuse.

 

[Howard Dean]

Should be interesting too see what happends. I think Urban radio group might go for 1520am and flip it to gospel. Another thought is, a local hispanic group might purchase it. There is a decent sized hispanic population in the Toledo area.

 

[VODood]

Should be interesting too see what happends. I think Urban radio group might go for 1520am and flip it to gospel. Another thought is, a local hispanic group might purchase it. There is a decent sized hispanic population in the Toledo area.

Legal or illegal mexi-cans?

 

[Howard Dean]

Ha ha ;D