Longterm Status of Dark KKAM, Lubbock Unknown
On the first of this month, Townsquare Media requested permission from the FCC to turn off the transmitter on news/talk KKAM-AM, Lubbock due to economic conditions in the market. The company’s filing with the
Commission states in part, “Due to economic conditions in the market, the licensee was forced to take the station off the air temporarily. The licensee respectfully requests special temporary authority for the station to remain silent. The licensee will promptly notify the Commission when it is able to resume station operations.” Townsquare also operates news/talk KFYO in the Lubbock market. See the Yahoo piece here.
Amarillo markets. Those markets include news/talk KFYO and talk KKAM/K280GU in Lubbock and news/talk KIXZ, Amarillo. Most recently, he served as president of iHeartMedia’s Nashville station group.