Media Bureau Protects Former EMT Frequencies
The FCC Media Bureau will require the frequencies of the four stations formerly licensed to Entertainment Media Trust to be protected and it instituted a freeze on filings that would conflict with the frequencies of the canceled licenses, said a…
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public notice posted in docket 19-156 Friday (see 2003160053). The order from Administrative Law Judge Jane Halprin dismissing EMT’s applications to renew the licenses is now final, the PN said. The stations involved are KZQZ St. Louis and Illinois stations KFTK East St. Louis, WQQW Highland, and KQQZ Fairview Heights. Protecting the frequencies is “in anticipation of a future decision potentially allowing for the acceptance of mutually exclusive applications for the frequencies previously licensed to the Four Stations.” “Today’s ruling makes it possible for the Commission to take a deep breath then decide whether to run a nearly immediate auction seeking permanent licensees, or to instead invite applicants for interim authority,” said Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council Senior Adviser David Honig. MMTC asked the agency to prevent the four stations from going dark and argued they should be used as a broadcast incubator program. The PN is a positive sign for the public interest, Honig said.