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Interesting LPFM petition to deny

I actually wouldn’t say that.

The person who is mentioned as a board member for the LPFM in the Petition to Deny, in addition to being a convicted felon who did not disclose this in the application, had a history with a local AM station in Beaumont. I won’t get too far into it as you can look it up on this site, (and the Houston board on here is wild in and of itself) but suffice to say he defaulted on the payment plan for the station, the original owners re-sold it. According to this document, this person chained himself to one of the AM’s towers and was trespassed from the transmitter site once it was sold.

Anyway, take that as you will…not saying it’s the ham radio club’s business to be filing this stuff, but at least someone is paying attention.
 
seattlesarchiebunker said:
I actually wouldn’t say that.

The person who is mentioned as a board member for the LPFM in the Petition to Deny, in addition to being a convicted felon who did not disclose this in the application, had a history with a local AM station in Beaumont. I won’t get too far into it as you can look it up on this site, (and the Houston board on here is wild in and of itself) but suffice to say he defaulted on the payment plan for the station, the original owners re-sold it. According to this document, this person chained himself to one of the AM’s towers and was trespassed from the transmitter site once it was sold.

Anyway, take that as you will…not saying it’s the ham radio club’s business to be filing this stuff, but at least someone is paying attention.
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I looked this filing up after hearing a call in show talking about the proposed new "gay" or "GLBT" station coming to Beaumont. It was hilarious when one caller said the applicant was a man pretending to be a woman. I don't think this station will fly in Beaumont. San Francisco, probably. Austin, maybe. Beaumont? Definitely not.
 
The Petition to Deny would be stronger if it left out the political stuff in the beginning, as well as the stuff about the “man pretending to be a woman”. None of that has any bearing on whether the FCC licenses the station or not.
 
Ohhhhhh myyyy, as George Takei would say.

that 7051 Tolivar Canal Road LOCATION is real, though I dont know what the actual address is.. I've been there, I know Mary, I actually know Chris too.

Chris is also a member of this site.
 
radiofan2023 said:
The Petition to Deny would be stronger if it left out the political stuff in the beginning, as well as the stuff about the “man pretending to be a woman”. None of that has any bearing on whether the FCC licenses the station or not.
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The whole idea that the FCC cares about political affiliations or gender identities is just absurd. The FCC is not the "Thought Police". Democrats and Republicans and even Socialists may own stations, and that is a good thing. People who fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella also can and should own stations if they wish. Also a good thing.

Of course, I see how nutty the whole petition is. But, as you say, it benefits little from the political and social comments. If I worked at the FCC and had to review this petition, it would be hard to avoid developing a negative bias no matter how much I tried to remain objective.
 
theantennaguy said:
I looked this filing up after hearing a call in show talking about the proposed new "gay" or "GLBT" station coming to Beaumont. It was hilarious when one caller said the applicant was a man pretending to be a woman. I don't think this station will fly in Beaumont. San Francisco, probably. Austin, maybe. Beaumont? Definitely not.
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Worth noting: a "gay" or LGBTQ+ station does not have to talk about sexual issues all day... with a lisp. It is far from those prejudiced stereotypes; it involves more the creation of an "atmosphere" with the music and style that many gay persons enjoy.

I have listened to KGAY in Palm Sprigs numerous times, and if you like rhythmic music and the now-rare live announcer, it is a fun and enjoyable station.
 
DavidEduardo said:
The whole idea that the FCC cares about political affiliations or gender identities is just absurd. The FCC is not the "Thought Police". Democrats and Republicans and even Socialists may own stations, and that is a good thing. People who fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella also can and should own stations if they wish. Also a good thing.

Of course, I see how nutty the whole petition is. But, as you say, it benefits little from the political and social comments. If I worked at the FCC and had to review this petition, it would be hard to avoid developing a negative bias no matter how much I tried to remain objective.
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The other thing these petitioners don't get is that their petition doesn't even get seen by the commissioners themselves. It gets reviewed by a bunch of staffers in the Audio Division and by staff lawyers, none of whom are political appointees.

So this guy and his ham club are shouting into a void, for the most part.
 
fybush said:
The other thing these petitioners don't get is that their petition doesn't even get seen by the commissioners themselves. It gets reviewed by a bunch of staffers in the Audio Division and by staff lawyers, none of whom are political appointees.

So this guy and his ham club are shouting into a void, for the most part.
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It's the same where I work, at a university. I'm forever opening emails from people who are angry that the university is purportedly promoting one-or-another political or social cause, often something related to race or LGBTQ+. Quite often, you'll get two from different people who are angry that we're promoting opposite causes.

It's way above my pay grade to decide these things, or even to have an opinion on them - they just get "filed".
 
This is a prime example of how not to write a petition to deny. The only issue that seems relevant is Mr. Boone's felony conviction. The rest of the petition: the grousing about the Biden Administration's agenda, suspicions about Boone's supposed "friends" at the FCC, even his past management practices of a station he no longer owns, is either irrelevant or unprovable. This petition could be reduced down to a page with the attached police report.
 
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knowing Boone the way i know him, .. what was it.. updated mission statement or something the objection talked about? about homosexuality, trans this or t hat... hes doing that to push the buttons of the people trying to rally against him.
 
The LPFM application says "The Triangle Repeater Association (TRA) is committed to provide educational programming on the proposed LPFM. This will be educating the public on specific issues that impact the LGBTQ community, especially in a state like Texas, such as legislation, personal safety, as well as "life skills" types of education, along with other social events and news events of general interests. We are committed to serving the public in this capacity and look forward to doing so."
 
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