Effective Dec. 26, tropical music station SalSoul will move to a new frequency on the FM dial, taking over the 99.1 slot in response to a determination by the Federal Communications Commission that seeks to make way for new airwaves serving Puerto Rico’s eastern-central and western regions.
Two years after scrubbing out about 166,000 Puerto Rico residents who were misusing phone subsidy benefits through the “Lifeline” program, the Telecommunications Regulatory Board has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to opt-out of the stateside database to continue doing the job on its own.
The Federal Communications Commission’s San Juan office slapped a pair of fines on two local broadcasters totaling $30,000 for alleged violations to industry regulations in recent months, the agency disclosed in separate orders.