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On March 4, 2019, an application was filed with the FCC to transfer ownership of WIEZ and the 94.7 translator (now W234DN) to MKRadio1, LLC (Joshua Bohn, managing member) for $ 131,500. Ownership transferred from Focus Radio to MKRadio1 on July 1, 2019. Accuweather forecasts and ABC News were added
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