The FCC in early February 2022 denied an Informal Objection by Mike Halloran to KSDS 88.3 San Diego’s license renewal, granting that renewal the same day. A rebuttal to the objection had been filed by KSDS in December 2021.

The Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association (SCTCA) filed an Informal Objection with the FCC against the non-commercial application filed by the Center for Economic Justice (CEJ) for 89.9 MHz at Warner Springs, north of Romona. In the filing, SCTCA claims that CEJ…

• is not a valid non-commercial entity under California state law
• misidentifies the transmitter site
• is not an established local applicant
• technical representatives are linked to a prior canceled NCE license (DKUMI) for Ramona, the permittee of which had an unresolved character issue 
• and the application has a “myriad of errors.”

SCTCA had filed its own application for the same NCE channel, so is considered to be a mutually exclusive applicant for 89.9 MHz covering the region of San Diego County near Warner Springs. At this stage, typically the competing applicant, CEJ, would respond to the objection to help the FCC decide on the merits of the two applicants toward awarding a construction permit for the new FM station.

Past San Diego engineer Phil Wells, 66, died quietly on December 21, 2021, of cancer at the UCSD Thornton Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Carol Hyne, stepdaughter Kat, and sister Janet Brandt.

KSDS (FM) San Diego filed an informal Opposition to Informal Objection pleading with the FCC on December 13, 2021 in favor of renewing the station’s license. The filing was made to counter an Informal Objection filed by attorney Dan Alpert, representing Friends of San Diego Public Radio, against renewing the San Diego Community College District radio station license. The original pleading appears to represent the opinions of a single person, San Diego radio personality, consultant, and program director Mike Halloran.