Challenge To Renewal of License for WDMC Melbourne Rejected

The FCC rejected a challenge from Jerry M. Evans on the renewal of the license for WDMC-AM (fromely WMEL-AM) in Melbourne according to All Access.

Receiver David Ryder filed the renewal application for the station in 2005 and in February 2006 Ryder filed to assign the license to Twin Towers Broadcasting.

"Evans filed a petition for reconsideration as an informal objection to the assignment in April 2006. He did not reference the renewal application in the caption, but was mentioned in the text of the petition. He filed the petition for reconsideration after the renewal for the station was granted without referencing the objection.

The Commission did rule that the petition should have been considered, but his arguments rejected on the merits because he did not have standing and misrepresentations of stock ownership of former owner Twin Towers was not enough to rise to the severity level necessary to show an intent to deceive the Commission.

The station is now owned by Divine Mercy Communications, which operates the station as a Religion outlet.

Changes at WTMG Gainesville

Pamal Broadcasting's WTMG Magic 101.3 in Gainesville has undergone some changes according to All Access.

Mix Show Director and night jock Klarc Sheppard has exited the building. For now DJ Terrah will be handling the mix show duties and be handling nights on Magic on an interim basis.

WSUA Miami Adds The Julio Sanchez Cristo Show

GLR's Spanish Talk WSUA Radio Caracol 1260 AM in Miami has picked up the Julio Sanchez Cristo show from Colombia's W Radio according to All Access.

The show will run weekday mornings from 6a to 10a starting on Monday, August 24. This show replaces the "Hoy X Hoy Con Ecuraio Bermudez" show.

Also Radio Caracol is adding on a half-hour of the "Radio Caracol Ayuda" which will now air from 10a to 11a in the mornings.

WGNE Jacksonville Announces Its Fall Concert Series Lineup

Renda Broadcasting's Country WGNE 99.9 Gator Country, in Jacksonville has announced their lineup to its Fall Concert Series according to All Access.

All the concerts are free and take place at the Jacksonville Landing in Downtown Jacksonville. The month long series kicks off Friday, September 11th and going through October 2nd. Start times for each of the concerts is 8pm.

Here is the lineup:

Friday, September 11th: Steve Holy and Kate and Kacey
Friday, September 18th: Steve Azar, Chris Young and Easton Corbin
Friday, September 25th: Jason Michael Carroll and Josh Thompson
Friday, October 2nd: Joe Nichols and Trent Tomlinson

For more information visit 99.9 Gator Country's website by clicking here.

WPCV Lakeland Raises Over $54K For School Supplies

Hall Communications Country WPCV, 97 Country, in Lakeland, teamed up with the local Kiwanis Clubs to raise over $54k for school supplies, according to All Access.

The station raised $54,150 in school supplies for the annual "Stuff The Bus" Campaign. Operations Manager for Hall's Lakeland cluster, Mike James, said that it was their "best year yet."

Tanner Is Back On In Jacksonville...Just Different Media!

Greg Tanner, former morning host at Cox Radio's WMXQ 80's Hits 102.9 The Point, Jacksonville (now Alternative WXXJ as X102-9), has landed himself a new gig in Jacksonville...just in a different media, according to All Access.

Tanner is now the on-camera/in-studio traffic reporter for Newport Television's WTEV-TV CBS 47, which is co-branded with sister station WAWS-TV Fox 30 as Action News.

WBGG, Miami, Gas Promotion...Well It Was BIG!

According to our friends at All Access, Clear Channel's Classic Rock WBGG BIG 105.9 in Miami went BIG with its free gas promotion held last week.

Morning duo Paul and Young Ron offered 10,000 gallons of free gas last week to listeners. Anyone who showed up in a working vehicle received $25 of the free gas. According to the report people came from far as Miami-Dade County and Pompano Beach getting the free gas in Pembroke Pines. To make it worse it made the nearby Texaco and 7-Eleven look like deserted stores as the line stretched up to three-quarters of a mile along Pines Blvd.

Now in the end someone actually had to pay for all this gas and the promotion was probably worth the $30,000 Clear Channel spent and probably at the same time gained some new listeners.

It should also be reported that another "Free Gas Friday" with a different station is planned in the Miami area in about 2 weeks at a secret location.