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The FCC voted yesterday to remove the requirement of radio and television stations to have a local studio in the community or within the coverage area of the station. The change comes as the FCC looks to simplify regulations and help smaller stations that do not have the resources to operate a fully staffed office better survive. As part of the change, all stations will soon be required to have their complete public file online. In addition the FCC will still require broadcasters to have a local telephone number in the community for format. The station's owner, 94 year old Charles Herrold, said the format has been losing money for several years now and decided now was the time to cut his loses. He plans to flip the station to clas*ic country within the next few weeks. Auction 98 ended earlier this month after 51 rounds of bidding. In total 59 bidders won 102 stations. Together the permits sold for a combined $5,083,700 but was reduced to $4,121,140 after subtracting credits for first time buyers and buyers holding few than four any bids and many of those are likely to appear in a future FCC auction. The FCC released a list of 131 new FM construction permits to appear in an upcoming auction this July 23rd. The stations are all relatively small compared to previous auctions and a majority of them are located in small towns in Texas. You can view a list of the 131 stations here Entercom Communications has reached an agreement to acquire Lincoln Financial Media from the Lincoln Financial Group for $105 million. The All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.