The FCC should revoke the license of Entercom’s KDND(FM) Sacramen...

block Entercom’s bid to buy 15 CBS radio stations. Trying to win a Nintendo Wii game KDND was giving away, Jennifer Strange, 28, died of hyponatremia, “which is essentially death by ‘water intoxication'” after drinking a large amount of water and not urinating, lawyers for Strange’s family wrote FCC Chmn. Martin Mon. Strange’s 2nd- place prize: Tickets to a Justin Timberlake concert. KDND executives urged staffers to press contest entrants to drink copiously even though they felt sick, the family’s letter said: “Despite [Strange] having a distended abdomen and complaining of significant symptoms of a headache and lightheadedness, the radio station allowed her to leave the premises without any type of assistance… A ‘death penalty’ of this nature to a radio station would send a clear message to radio station owners that this type of behavior is unacceptable.” Strange drank 224 oz. of water, said Royce. That’s more than triple what doctors recommend as daily intake. Royce alleged disc jockeys ignored a nurse practitioner’s warning that the contest was dangerous. Strange’s stomach was so full a DJ said she looked pregnant, Royce said. KDND has canceled the program on which Strange appeared as a contestant, Gen. Mgr. John Geary said in a written statement. “The circumstances regarding this matter are being examined as thoroughly as possible,” he said. The FCC likely will consider the family’s complaint as an informal objection when deciding on the KDND license, which FCC records indicate is up for renewal, said Media Access Project Pres. Andrew Schwartzman: “Typically the Commission likes to fine people” instead of denying license renewals, “but the principle in a renewal is the Commission has to look at all of the information in its possession pertaining to the licensee.” - JM