Media Bureau Reaches $8,800 Consent Decree With LPFM Lighthouse, Rejects Most Saga Allegations
The FCC Media Bureau reached an $8,800 settlement with Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, low-power FM operator Lighthouse Christian Center based on violations noted by Saga Communications' petition to revoke license, rejecting nearly all Saga allegations, said an order and consent decree…
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Thursday. "Nothing in the record before us creates a substantial or material question of fact whether Lighthouse possesses the basic qualifications to be a Commission licensee," the order said. Lighthouse was broadcasting from a location different from where it was licensed, and violated rules on underwriting announcements, the order said. Saga raised those violations after it told the bureau Lighthouse was interfering illegally with Saga’s broadcasts. Saga said Lighthouse’s violations showed it didn’t meet character requirements to be a licensee, but Lighthouse said it hadn't been aware of violations, the order said. The bureau rejected Saga’s assertions about Lighthouse’s character, declined to revoke its license, and granted authorization to correct the problem.