The $600,000 deal between Pandora and Connoisseur Media KXMZ in Box Elder, SD was finally approved by the FCC in early May. However, ASCAP filed an objection to the approval, listing many reasons why Pandora should not be a terrestrial radio station owner. The FCC has invalidated all of the reasons ASCAP put forward and denied the Informal Objection. The FCC has now formally granted the application to Pandora, who may proceed to close on the Connoisseur transaction, allowing the online music service to also become a terrestrial radio broadcaster.
