The purpose of this petition is simple, to bring back "Movin' 93.9FM" a broadcast station in Los Angeles, CA that was taken off the air in April, 2009. The radio station played mostly 80's music, and was the home of Rick Dees for a while. The station owner was offered 7 million dollars from a lease company in Mexico for 7 years. Rick Dees was asked to leave before his contract was even up in September, 2009. The station still broadcasts spanish content now. There have been considerations for bringing back the English content, but it's up in the air.

Move to Spanish comes as Mexico's Grupo Radio Centro has struck a deal with KMVN owner Emmis to operate the radio station under a lease management agreement. (Because it's a Mexican company, it can't own a U.S. station outright.)

Here is the press release:

Indianapolis -- Emmis Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: EMMS) today announced it has entered into a long-term Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) for KMVN-FM (93.9) with one of Mexico's leading broadcasting companies, Grupo Radio Centro, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: RC).

The LMA for the Los Angeles radio station will start on April 15, 2009 and continue for up to seven years, for $7 million a year. At any time during the LMA, Grupo Radio Centro (GRC) has the right to purchase the station for $110 million. At the end of the term, Emmis has the right to require GRC to purchase the station for the same amount.
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Please help us bring back a radio station that contained good content, and that was safe for the family to listen to.