Petition Against Entercom/CBS Radio Links to KDND Matter
Entercom planning to combine with CBS Radio violates FCC ownership rules because it would place multiple stations in the Sacramento and San Diego markets into the same trust, said Edward Stolz in a petition to deny filed against the transaction…
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(see 1703210063). Stolz opposed the license renewal of KDND(FM) Sacramento. Entercom turned in that license after its renewal was designated for hearing before an administrative law judge. KDND’s renewal was challenged based on a 2007 radio contest it conducted that led to the death of a listener. In Tuesday’s petition, Stolz asked the FCC to reject the Entercom/CBS applications, adopt a petition that was never acted upon in the KDND hearing, and reopen renewal proceedings on Entercom’s other Sacramento stations. The Media Bureau renewed those licenses in January (see 1701190047).