Entercom Will Turn in KDND License to Merge With CBS Radio
Entercom will turn in its license for KDND(FM) Sacramento to facilitate its proposed combination with CBS Radio (see 1702020070), Entercom said in a letter to FCC Media Bureau Audio Division Head Peter Doyle Friday. KDND’s license was embroiled in a…
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hearing process stemming from the death of a listener in a 2007 radio contest. Consumer group Media Action Center argued the incident and Entercom's conduct during it made it unfit to hold KDND's license (see 1702010054). "This is a huge victory for the Public Interest, and I am grateful that due to the loss of this key station, FCC compliance issues will be on the minds of this and every broadcaster moving forward,” said Media Action Center Director Sue Wilson. To receive FCC approval for the deal, Entercom would have had to divest four stations in the Sacramento area, Wilson said. “Only now that the FCC must approve the company's pending merger with CBS Radio is this mega corporation doing the ‘right thing.’” Entercom didn't comment. Though that broadcaster said in the letter to Doyle that it would inform the administrative law judge it's no longer seeking renewal of the KDND license, Wilson said the ALJ could still rule on enlarging the case to include other Entercom stations, which the Enforcement Bureau opposed. KDND will cease operating and turn in its license on Wednesday, said the letter.