FCC Closes Books on Galaxy’s Syracuse Move

The FCC is seeking to wrap up some eight-year-old business involving WTKV 105.5 FM, its city of license and several broadcasters in the area.

According to RadioWorld, Station owner Galaxy Communications had sought to modify the community of license from Oswego to Minetto, N.Y., a few miles closer to Syracuse. The station airs at 105.5 MHz and simulcasts programming of WTKW, “TK99,” a sister Galaxy station in Syracuse.

WTKV 105.5 FM (4Kw) 60dBu Coverage

The Media Bureau originally said no to the change because, at the time, Galaxy had an interest in nine stations in the Syracuse metro, three AMs and six FMs, exceeding the local radio ownership limits of seven and no more than four in one service. Galaxy’s holdings had been grandfathered; but the lower limits kicked in when it applied for a minor change to implement a change in community of license.

The company has since divested its ownership interests in WGKV(FM) Pulaski and WZUN(FM) Phoenix, N.Y. Based on that change, the FCC this January approved a change in community of license for WTKV.

WTKW 99.5 FM (4.7Kw) 60dBu Coverage

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