92.1 "The Edge"

[CAwasinNJ]

According to their website, the contact info is:

PO Box 10 / Provo UT 84603
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

[CAwasinNJ]

The other phone number you can try is 801-372-4008. That appears to be Mr Leifson's personal number, which is the contact number that the FCC has. If that's wrong he has bigger problems than just automation or satellite issues. The FCC has no sense of humor about giving them bad information.

There's also his personal email address that was at one time [e-mail] That info may be old though.

[seattlefollower]

I hope KTCE is not running afoul of FCC regulations that require a "Main studio" and that it be open "standard business hours." (more context below in the quote)

As set out in Section 73.1125 of the FCC rules, no matter where the studio is located, local residents must be able to reach the station by a toll-free telephone call. The rule, however, does not specifically state what must be at the main studio – those rules are either found elsewhere in the FCC rules or have been developed by caselaw.

Obviously, stations should have a public file at their main studio. The studio is also supposed to be open and staffed during normal business hours (normally something like 9 to 5). At least two employees must report to the main studio as their principal place of business on a daily basis, and at least one of those employees should be physically present during business hours. At least one of these two employees must also be a management employee.

The main studio must also be capable of originating programming and controlling the station.

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As an example of what can happen, small single-station operator KBMS 1480 in the Portland, Ore. area was fined in 2008.

On July 28, 2008 the FCC fined KBMS $5,600 for main studio violations. The Commission found the main studio locked and unmanned at various times during regular business hours. The agent was told "he would have to make an appointment. The FCC stated "KBMS must be made available to Commission agents during the station's business hours, or at any time it is in operation, and that the KBMS main studio must be accessible to the public during regular business hours to ensure, among other reasons, that the public has access to the KBMS public inspection file."

[CAwasinNJ]

Good point SF. I'm not sure where in the FCC records the main studio location information would be found. There are references in the applications to main studio exhibits, but they don't appear online. Anyone know where to find those?

[seattlefollower]

The closest I can find is here: licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=596987 in the "correspondence folder" a physical address for the station is listed. On Google Maps, that is a sorry-looking shopping plaza across from ShopKo with a closed Albertsons / Rite Aid anchor combo (I assume).

[kenglish]

I saw an address for an FCC Trunking license:

396 S 1100 W #2, UTAH, Provo, UT
P: [phone]

It said it was the local Yellow Cab office.

[CAwasinNJ]

You're right Ken. He's the registered agent for Yellow Cab. Assuming you're talking about WPQA705, there's another address listed on it: 368 Draper Ln, Provo UT 84603.

[kenglish]

I wonder if the Yellow Cab office is the Control Point for the radio station....it seems like it would fit the bill, being likely manned 24/7.

[CAwasinNJ]

An FYI, I've confirmed that the AOL address listed above is definitely being used, if this is still an issue.

[dspete]

Why is it that people own these radio stations and don't give a damn about them?
Why not let the internet station KCQN ex-KJQ folks come in and run it? They are looking for a station.....

[CAwasinNJ]

I'll play Devil's Advocate here for a moment.

They might really care about the station but it's not obvious. That could especially be true with a small station in the shadow of a medium market. If you've got a handful of people who run the entire station, they have to keep tabs on the engineering and make sure things are actually working, figure out playlists, drum up as much sales as they can to make sure they don't go under, and often take an airshift or two. There may not be much time left for interaction with the public. It might be a matter of time management for survival. If their sales is done through cold calling, they wouldn't need contact information. I'm sure those who buy airtime have a contact number, but it isn't as necessary for the general public. That's certainly not the ideal situation, but there's no way a small station like that has the same resources as the Clear Channel cluster for example. If it were me, I'd leave a website contact form but make it clear that I wouldn't be able to respond to every inquiry. Maybe they don't even have enough time just to read the comments they'd receive. I don't know. I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt though.

[chettapp]

If anyone out there is ever actually able to reach someone at 92.1 I would love to know how. We are, and have been looking for a signal for years. We would love to LMA a signal if we could.