FCC, local broadcaster filed a petition to deny
the license renewal of Enid Public Radio
Association's KEIF-LP which led to a notice of
apparent liability and a conditional license
renewal. Not only was the noncom broadcasting
commercials, per the complaint, it was doing so
from an antenna located at a greater height than authorized.
The complaint came from Chisholm Trail
Broadcasting, which the FCC said "demonstrated" that its charges were factual.
EPRA was hit with a $10K fine, and was granted a
conditional license renewal, It was required to
submit a report showing that it was broadcasting
from 33 meters (108 feet) as authorized.
It also had to submit detailed reporting on its
use of airtime in its fund-raising practices, as
well as on its technical operations. The FCC said
it had to submit within a report every 180 days
until its next license grant containing "
(a) a
list of all program underwriters and other
persons or entities whose donations, payments, or
contributions have been acknowledged on-air
during the 180-day period of the report; (b) a
list of the times and dates of all on-air
announcements acknowledging donations, program
underwriting, or other receipts of goods,
services, or other consideration by Licensee; (c)
the text of all on-air announcements listed in
response to item (b); and (d) operating logs
indicating that the Station has been operating at
all times in compliance with its authorization
and all applicable Commission technical rules."
The station applied for an STA to operate from a
different site at reduced power following a
lightning strike in October 2010, but never filed
any of the required reports. Then it didn't get
around to filing for a license renewal that
should have been at the FCC 6/1/11 until 2/27/13.
The license is rescinded, the call letters
deleted, and the licensee is ordered to maintain
the visibility of its tower until it can be dismantled.
http://rbr.com/oklahoma-lpfm-meets-its-fate/
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Amateur Radio Operator
Duane Whittingham - N9SSN
Skywarn, ARES, SATERN, RACES
Melrose Park Public Safety Communications Officer
State of Illinois COML Trainee
City of Chicago CERT Member
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