American General Media

American General Media is a media company specializing in radio. It was founded by Lawrence Brandon and is operated by sons Anthony and Rogers. American General Media is headquartered in Bakersfield, California.[1]

American General Media
TypePrivately held
Founded1983
HeadquartersBakersfield, California
Key people
Anthony Brandon, Chairman
Margaret Nuanez, Chief Financial Officer
Rogers Brandon, President
ProductsRadio
Websitewww.americangeneralmedia.com/about/our-team

Lawrence Brandon owned and operated over 75 radio stations during his tenure; today the company operates stations throughout the Southwest.

Markets and stations

Albuquerque/Santa Fe

Bakersfield, California

Cortez, Colorado

  • KRTZ in Cortez, Colorado
  • KVFC in Cortez, Colorado
  • K222AD in Cortez, Colorado

Durango, Colorado

Farmington, New Mexico

San Luis Obispo

Santa Maria

Fines

In April 1999, American General Media, licensee of Station KISV(FM), Bakersfield, CA received a Notice of Apparent Liability from the Federal Communications Commission "for a Forfeiture pursuant to Section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934."[2]

American General was fined $4,000 for the willful violation of Section 73.1206 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules - the unauthorized broadcast of a telephone conversation.

A second notice and fine of $3,000 was sent to American General in September 1999 for Station KISV(FM) repeated violations of Section 73.1206.[3]

References

  1. American General Media Corp. "American General Media Corp: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. "AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORPORATION/LICENSEE OF STATION KISV(FM)". Federal Communications Commission. December 31, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. "AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORPORATION". Federal Communications Commission. December 30, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
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