FCC Staff Float $7,000 Fine for AM Late Renewal
The FCC Media Bureau proposed a $7,000 forfeiture for Magnolia State Broadcasting’s WMOX(AM) Meridian, Mississippi, over a late-filed renewal application and operating without a license without a grant of special temporary authority, said a notice of apparent liability posted Thursday.…
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WMOX’s application was due Feb.3, 2020, but the station didn’t file one and its license expired June 1. On June 5, the station requested reinstatement and the bureau treated that as a petition for reconsideration and reinstated the license. The station continued operating after the license expiration and didn’t file an STA request, the NAL said. Magnolia didn’t comment.