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[2] On March 29, 2019, Rocking M announced they would sell KIBB and its five sister stations in the Wichita/Wellington/Winfield area to Allied Media Partners, a local group owned by Matt Baty and Tommy Castor, for $6.2 million.

[8] In return, Rocking M filed a complaint with the FCC, hoping that the agency would force Envision to allow access back to the stations' studios, as well as to fine the company.

[11] On August 28, 2020, the Harvey County District Court ruled in favor of Envision, awarding the company $1.2 million plus interest for what it said was Rocking M's breach of contract.

[12] On December 23, 2021, Rocking M agreed to a Consent Decree with a $7,000 fine to settle the license renewal applications for KIBB, KVWF, KWME, KKLE and KLEY, and to complete the sale of KKGQ to Pinnacle Media.

Rocking M admitted in its license renewal applications that all six stations were silent for periods of time without STA’s filed or granted by the FCC.

As part of the Consent Decree, the stations were all given conditional one year license renewals as opposed to the usual seven-year term.

Bankruptcy attorney Sharon Stolte of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard, who is representing the company, told The Wichita Eagle that, “We filed on Saturday, and we are hoping to reorganize.

We will sell some of the stations that we find are not profitable, and we will reorganize the debt with the remaining stations.” In addition, the lawsuit between Rocking M and Allied Media Partners would go to trial in June 2022.

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