Media Bureau Proposes $7,000 Forfeiture for AM Operated Without License
The FCC Media Bureau proposed a $7,000 forfeiture for a Salem, Virginia, AM station that was operating without a license after the license was allowed to expire in 2019, said an order and notice of apparent liability Thursday. Ward Broadcasting…
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told the bureau its DWTOY’s license application wasn’t filed on time because of the death of the company’s sole shareholder in 2019. The order grants Ward license renewal for two years instead of the usual eight. “Because it had previously been licensed to operate the Station, the latter transgression is not comparable to ‘pirate’ operations, which typically have been subject to forfeitures of $10,000 or higher,” said the items.