Entercom has launched a new sports outlet, “1550 The Game” KGMZ San Francisco, which will simulcast programming content from “95.7 The Game” KGMZ-FM. The new “Game” in town will also air Oakland A’s baseball when there is a conflict with Golden State Warriors basketball on KGMZ-FM.
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Well Entercom Adds AM Simulcast For ‘The Game’ In San Francisco.
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State Lawmaker Asks FCC To Revoke St. Louis Station’s License.
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A Missouri state lawmaker is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to revoke the license of a St. Louis radio station for racist and offensive comments made by one of its hosts. Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) has sent a letter to FCC chair Ajit Pai accusing Entertainment Media Trust classic country/talk KQQZ (1190) of violating the FCC’s rules against obscenity, indecency and profanity.
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Well Looking Back At Hurricane Maria: The Importance Of AM Radio.
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When the power goes out, a $5 transistor radio is more valuable than a $500 smartphone. That is certainly a lesson learned from last September’s Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, which left residents with a single source of information: AM radio. Just how valuable it became is the subject of an in-depth feature in Columbia Journalism Review, titled “After Hurricane Maria, AM radio makes a comeback in Puerto Rico.”
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