The rumors have been making the rounds for a while now, but we’re getting the first official confirmation from CBS Radio this afternoon: it’s indeed entering into a deal with Family Stations, Inc. to acquire WFSI (107.9 Annapolis MD).
WFSI will become the new home of CBS Radio’s Spanish-language signal in the Washington-Baltimore region, “El Zol” – and “El Zol”‘s current spot at 99.1 on the dial, just relicensed this week from Annapolis to Bowie, Maryland, will become an all-news outlet competing directly against the nation’s top-billing radio station, Hubbard’s WTOP in Washington.
Why do we mention this on NERW? Because while the CBS press release this afternoon doesn’t mention it, there’s a second Family FM signal that’s been widely rumored to be part of this deal: WKDN (106.9 Camden NJ). If WKDN indeed turns out to be part of the deal, it will be a third FM for CBS in Philadelphia (joining sports WIP-FM 94.1 and classic hits WOGL 98.1) and would likely be the destination for an FM simulcast of all-news KYW (1060), one of CBS Radio’s three AMs in the market.
Much more in Monday’s NERW…
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Any idea when this is supposed to happen?
Next January, per the CBS press release.
107.9 will become “El Zol” on December 1. As Scott said, 99.1’s news launch will be in January.
I hope they take advantage of the signal and target Baltimore as well.
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