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FCC Fine Time in Mississippi

C

Casual_Observer

Hey all-

Since nobody has posted this already. We've had some fines dished out in Central Mississippi over the last few weeks:

WMGO 1370 AM in Canton - $8000 fine for Jerry Lousteau after he repeatedly broadcasted a recorded telephone conversation with former Police Chief Luke Gordon (allegedly without Gordon's consent to be on the air).

WQST 850 AM in Forest - $4000 fine for operating without a license - they let their license expire in June of 2004 and decided not to file for a renewal until May of 2005... despite many reminders about the renewal period prior to the fact.

--- Casual Observer
 
Isn't Larry's wife the president of the board that has the 100.5 LPFM or is that another station in the area? I forget...

WQST supposedly took down all but one of their 4 towers and operated at 500 watts, but were still licensed for 10KW/4 towers.
 
Uglee Jerry Lousteau of B-97 New Orleans fame. Man, I haven't heard that name in a long time!
 
WQST had a CP for 500 watts with a single tower. Everything was built according to the CP, but the filing for a new license showing 500w/ND-D operation fell thru the cracks. When the CP expired, licensed operation was assumed to be the original 10kw/DA-D operation until it eventually expired.

RFB
 
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