An Class D AM in Barstow, Calif., in November with well-remembered call letters for Los Angeles radio listeners of the past was acquired in mid-November 2020 by The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council.
What wasn’t immediately known was that the MMTC had an immediate buyer. Now, paperwork filed with the Commission shows the little AM known as KIQQ is being spun to a new operator.
KIQQ, at 1310 kHz in Barstow, was assigned via a donation to MMTC Broadcasting, led by President David Honig, the longtime MMTC figure who is now President Emeritus of the non-profit advocacy group. Also signing off on the transfer: MMTC President/CEO Maurita Coley.
The assignee: Lazer Broadcasting, headed by Alfredo Plascencia.
It is now known that entrepreneur Jeff Chang is acquiring KIQQ-AM for $8,500.
And, that trade will be consummated after the FCC OK’s the transfer of control to MMTC by Lazer.
Chang recently made headlines for snagging KBFY-LD in Fortuna, Ariz., from Powell Meredith Communications Corp.
