Pandora Seeks FCC OK of Its KXMZ Purchase

Representatives of Pandora Radio and the company that owns the South Dakota radio station that Pandora has been seeking to buy (see 1410030046) met with Maria Kirby, aide to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, Monday, said an ex parte filing posted in docket 14-109 Wednesday. Pandora and KXMZ (FM) Box Elder owner Connoisseur Media urged "expedition" in deciding on Pandora's request for a waiver of the commission's foreign broadcast ownership rules. The commission should move quickly to decide the matter since it has been pending a year and a half, Connoisseur and Pandora said.