Per the deal, the civil lawsuits between Envision and Rocking M will be jointly dismissed. FCC Tells Bankruptcy Court Rocking M Faces Near-Million Dollar Fine For KKGQ most recently had been operating as Country The Brand using 24/7 programming from SuiteRadio. By Michael M. Grynbaum. (NEXSTAR) If you havent submitted your claim for a piece of the $725 million Facebook has agreed to pay in a class action privacy lawsuit, you still have time. Public Records Policy. 1 country songs is now taking the stage, Kansas reports more than 500 new COVID cases. Since then, Bob has repeatedly been on and off the air, and Sun Broadcast Group acquired Envision Networks. An Overland Park firm has been doing business with Wichita customers for years, but now its expanding in the city in a couple of different ways. [32] In return, Rocking M filed a complaint with the FCC, hoping that the agency would force Envision to allow access back to the stations' studios, as well as to fine the company. Then came barbs from Doris and Monte that Christopher Miller. [13][14] Journal also announced that the format and KFTI call sign will be moved back to 1070 AM after a .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}4+12-year absence; at midnight on October 22, KLIO dropped ESPN Deportes for a simulcast of KFTI-FM. Visit our, Rocking M Media Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, FCC Report 4/30: Another Attempt At Inland Empire Upgrade, VP/Rock Programming & WKQX PD Troy Hanson Exits Cumulus Media, Laura Steele Moves Up To Afternoons At WJJK, SummitMedia Takes Awesome 99.5 To The Streetz, This Weekend, All My Friends Are on the Radio, Key Peninsula News: KGHPs Future is Up in the Air as Station Manager is Laid Off, Jennifer Grullon Joins Kevin Begley In Afternoons At Star 99.9. Filed by Sharon L Stolte on behalf of ROCKING M MEDIA, LLC . UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. KKGQ also has been on and off the air over the past year with a couple of different formats. [16][17][18] On July 29, Rocking M announced they would partner with Patrick Communications to market and engage a sale of Rocking M's Wichita, Wellington and Winfield stations (including KWME), as well as 7 other stations in Kansas, through an auction; bids were then accepted until September 27, with the auction set to take place in October. (785) 565-0406. Rocking M Media was entangled in a lawsuit with Envision Broadcast Network over Rocking M Media's 2017 $2.5 million purchase agreement for KKGQ Wichita (92.3). Rocking M Media had to pay a $7,000 civil penalty by Jan. 1 for failure to meet the FCC's minimum operating requirements. They included KKGQ, KIBB, 97.1-FM, KVWF, 100.5-FM, KWME, 92.7-FM, Wellingtons KLEY, 100.3-FM and 1130-AM, and Winfields KKLE, 1550-AM. Facebook agrees to pay $725M settlement: What's the deadline to file a Lance also advises stations, talent and brands on digital content strategies, programming integrations, and brand extensions. column of business scoops runs five days a week in The Eagle. Then in February, Bob-FM KIBB, 97.1-FM returned to the airwaves. One year later, the station would revert to hot AC as "The New 92.3". At midnight on January 1, 2015, KKGQ began airing a six-hour program of smooth jazz music titled The Oasis, which aired in overnights for a brief period. Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. This story was originally published September 1, 2020, 1:33 PM. The company must pay a $7,000 civil penalty by Jan. 1 for failure to meet the FCCs minimum operating requirements. The fine and consent decree are for violations of the agencys minimum operating requirements. The station moved to 92.7 FM in December 2011, following KANR's move to 99.7 FM. ET. (Admin.) KKGQ (92.3 FM) is an American 95kW radio station operating in Wichita, and licensed to Newton, Kansas. It also wanted a sheriff's sale of property related to the station and demanded that Rocking M deliver all collateral to Envision. Collapsed sale, silence, legal issues, 'The Brand'. Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. Rocking M Media - Home - Facebook Rocking M Media must pay civil penalty of $7,000 to FCC - The Wichita Eagle (kmm) (Entered: 04/28/2023), Hearing Set (RE: related document(s)424 Objection to Confirmation of the Plan filed by Creditor Christopher Miller, Creditor Meridian Media, LLC, 425 Objection filed by U.S. CEO Monte Miller's declaration in the bankruptcy petition tells the. [39], On April 6, 2021, Rocking M announced it would sell KKGQ to Overland Park-based Pinnacle Media (owned by Chad Boeger, who is the president of Union Broadcasting, owner of Kansas City sports talk stations WHB and KCTE, as well as three sports stations (WHBE (AM)/FM and WLCL) in the Louisville, Kentucky, market) for $623,000. Log In Lost Password? New York CNN . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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As part of the deal Union Broadcasting and Envision will conduct a one day camp for blind and visually impaired youths that includes access and engagement to produce and air radio broadcast shows, Envision will be a founding partner of the station for three years, Envision will have a bi-weekly hourlong show espousing the Envision mission and all that Envision does., and review and consider resumes of blind and visually impaired applicants from the Envision Group when applicable. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. After being purchased by Journal Broadcast Group in December 1999 and focused its audience to Wichita (as well as moving studios there), on January 15, 2000, they flipped to an adult contemporary format as "Mix 92.3" and would later evolve to adult top 40. After the Aug. 25 deadline, a final hearing is set for Sept. 7. | Opinion, Undrafted Kansas State football players sign with NFL teams as priority free agents, Kansas native who has written several No.