FCC Denies 2 Radio Applications for Review
The full FCC denied two broadcaster applications for review, in orders posted Wednesday. Chinese Voice of Golden City argued that bureau-level findings it violated commission rules on candor by operating a low-power FM station from an unauthorized location and then…
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filing an application for modification without disclosing it had long been operating from the requested site were incorrect. By not broadcasting from its authorized locations, CVGC also violated rules on broadcasters going silent without permission, the FCC said Wednesday. “Unauthorized transmissions are not sufficient to avoid expiration of a station’s license by operation of law.” Commissioner Mike O’Rielly voted to concur in part and approve in part on the CVGC order but didn’t issue a statement explaining the vote. A second order, denying an application for review from Korean Gospel Broadcasting Network, was unanimous. KGBN argued the interference complaints about its Los Angeles area FM translator wouldn’t be valid if they were considered under the revamped FM translator interference rule, which hadn't taken effect when the complaints were made. “The Bureau is under no obligation to withhold the processing of defective applications pending a potential change in legislation or the Commission’s rules,” the order said. KGBN argued the application's application “is a slap in the face to the Commission’s historic minority broadcasting policy goals,” but the order said those goals shouldn’t be achieved “in a manner that undermines the incentives of FM translator applicants to propose viable facilities.”