Tegna Sells KFMB-A-F/San Diego To Local Media

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TEGNA is selling the SAN DIEGO radio stations it acquired when it bought CBS and CW affiliate KFMB-TV (CBS 8/CW 5) in late 2017, spinning the stations, News-Talk KFMB-A and Adult Hits KFMB-F (100.7 SAN DIEGO), to LOCAL MEDIA SAN DIEGO ACQUISITION, LLC for $5 million.. LOCAL MEDIA operates Urban AC XHRM (MAGIC 92.5), Top 40 XHTZ (Z90), and Alternative XETRA-F (91X)/TIJUANA in the SAN DIEGO market.

In other filings with the FCC, NORTHERN RADIO OF PETOSKEY, INC. is selling Rock WKLZ-F/PETOSKEY, MI to EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION for $422,000.

CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY, INC. is selling noncommercial Spanish Religion KRVP/FALFURRIAS, TX to LA VOS DE DIOS COMUNIDAD CRISTIANA, INC. for $75,000 ($15,000 cash, $60,000 in a promissory note).

And SKY CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. has requested a Silent STA for WYAL-A/SCOTLAND NECK, NC due to lightning damage.

The Commission has also upheld Chief Administrative Law Judge RICHARD L. SIPPEL's revocation of the construction permits and license held by WILLIAM L. ZAWILA for KNGS/COALINGA, CA; the late H.L. CHARLES d/b/a FORD CITY BROADASTING for KZPE/FORD CITY, CA; and the late LINDA WARE d/b/a LINDSAY BROADCASTING for KZPO/LINDSAY, CA. The long-running case involved interlocking ownership, disputed representation, and attempted sales of the stations as well as AVENAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.'s permit for KAAX/AVENAL, CA and CENTRAL VALLEY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC.'s permit for KYAF/FIREBAUGH, CA. A separate petition by MICHAEL COUZENS' on behalf of AVENAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES and CENTRAL VALLEY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES of the dismissal and denial of ZAWILA's appeal of AVENAL and CENTRAL VALLEY's dismissal as parties in the case was also dismissed for failure of service and raising issues not raised at the proper time in the proceeding.

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