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In 2013, a nonprofit ministry I run was preparing to file for a LPFM radio license for 92.5 during the October window. We made a decision to not seek a radio license after Roy Henderson, through his attorney, agreed to allow us -- at our own expense -- to rebuild and operate KVDO under its analog license until 2015, when all analog broadcasting must end. The low power channel -- resurrected as a classic hits music video channel using this slogan, "It's like radio, but with pictures..." -- could be seen on analog channel 25 in the Westbury, Brauswood, Bellaire, and Reliant Stadium areas of Houston.
Roy Henderson later tried to back out of the deal, claiming there never was a deal — that is, until I produced recordings of telephone conversations with his lawyer. That lawyer, based in Washington, at first claimed the recordings were made without consent and were illegal, but backed down when he found out Texas law allows a party to record his own phone conversations. Roy then asserted that his now "former lawyer" didn’t have his permission to make the deal. I refused to turn the station off, so he refused to renew the license. That got me rolling to Washington, DC, where I personally filed the renewal paperwork myself. See http://kvdo.net/documents/10302697_879091282106334_8413157608723117048_n.jpg
Now, in a move that seemingly defies logic, through a new attorney, on June 2, 2014 Roy Henderson just surrendered the licenses to the FCC. See http://kvdo.net/documents/KVDO-KJIBSurrenderLetter.pdf
“Seemingly” is the key word here. There’s actually a bit of logic to the actions of a man that at least one FCC official refers to as “one of the most non-compliant broadcasters in the industry.” It has long been known that Roy committed perjury back in 2011 when he managed to get the license reinstated. http://houstondtv.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/now-a-real-zombie-station-kvdo-back-from-the-dead/ Now, more information is coming out from credible sources about how Roy Henderson never really owned KVDO or KJIB. He was merely a front man, his name used to circumvent U.S. laws against foreign ownership of our broadcast stations. After Hurricane Rita destroyed the station’s tower, Roy apparently convinced his foreign investors that the stations were dead. In 2013, his attorney approved our resurrecting the stations — whether with or without Roy’s approval is in questions. The fact is, we put KVDO back on and Roy started panicking. If KVDO stayed on or, much worse, if it became eligible for the TV frequencies buyback auctions in a year or two, Roy was going to owe his silent foreign partners a lot of explaining and not to mention money.
While KVDO is now dark and with Roy’s surrender the licenses are presumably dead, I can assure you all the the fat lady has not yet sung. This drama is far from over and, in the meantime, our 24/7 streamcast will continue on www.kvdo.net
Roy Henderson later tried to back out of the deal, claiming there never was a deal — that is, until I produced recordings of telephone conversations with his lawyer. That lawyer, based in Washington, at first claimed the recordings were made without consent and were illegal, but backed down when he found out Texas law allows a party to record his own phone conversations. Roy then asserted that his now "former lawyer" didn’t have his permission to make the deal. I refused to turn the station off, so he refused to renew the license. That got me rolling to Washington, DC, where I personally filed the renewal paperwork myself. See http://kvdo.net/documents/10302697_879091282106334_8413157608723117048_n.jpg
Now, in a move that seemingly defies logic, through a new attorney, on June 2, 2014 Roy Henderson just surrendered the licenses to the FCC. See http://kvdo.net/documents/KVDO-KJIBSurrenderLetter.pdf
“Seemingly” is the key word here. There’s actually a bit of logic to the actions of a man that at least one FCC official refers to as “one of the most non-compliant broadcasters in the industry.” It has long been known that Roy committed perjury back in 2011 when he managed to get the license reinstated. http://houstondtv.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/now-a-real-zombie-station-kvdo-back-from-the-dead/ Now, more information is coming out from credible sources about how Roy Henderson never really owned KVDO or KJIB. He was merely a front man, his name used to circumvent U.S. laws against foreign ownership of our broadcast stations. After Hurricane Rita destroyed the station’s tower, Roy apparently convinced his foreign investors that the stations were dead. In 2013, his attorney approved our resurrecting the stations — whether with or without Roy’s approval is in questions. The fact is, we put KVDO back on and Roy started panicking. If KVDO stayed on or, much worse, if it became eligible for the TV frequencies buyback auctions in a year or two, Roy was going to owe his silent foreign partners a lot of explaining and not to mention money.
While KVDO is now dark and with Roy’s surrender the licenses are presumably dead, I can assure you all the the fat lady has not yet sung. This drama is far from over and, in the meantime, our 24/7 streamcast will continue on www.kvdo.net
There's a lot more to this story than I'm putting out in public. I posted this to let the few people who've been encouraging my efforts know what happened, and to make a public record of the situation. As I said, Mr. Henderson's integrity and ethics are highly suspect. I have been warned about him. Enough said.