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FCC Investigating WBAI
- Thread starter TheBigA
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I like what one person said about them on facebook, "The Slowest Flushing Toilet In America"..
they're their own worst enemy and just can't help themselves!
they're their own worst enemy and just can't help themselves!
The FCC & WBAI have agreed to a $25,000 fine for improper underwriting announcements:
radioink.com
They also owe $150K for their current tower rent:
radioinsight.com
$25k Fine Over WBAI Is Latest Pacifica Foundation Headache - Radio Ink
The FCC's Media Bureau and the Pacifica Foundation, the licensee of WBAI in New York, have entered into a $25,000 Consent Decree.
radioink.com
They also owe $150K for their current tower rent:
WBAI In Danger Of Being Evicted From Another New York Tower
Pacifica Foundation's 99.5 WBAI New York is once again on the verge of being evicted from a tower site in
radioinsight.com
The FCC & WBAI have agreed to a $25,000 fine for improper underwriting announcements:
$25k Fine Over WBAI Is Latest Pacifica Foundation Headache - Radio Ink
The FCC's Media Bureau and the Pacifica Foundation, the licensee of WBAI in New York, have entered into a $25,000 Consent Decree.
They also owe $150K for their current tower rent:
WBAI In Danger Of Being Evicted From Another New York Tower
Pacifica Foundation's 99.5 WBAI New York is once again on the verge of being evicted from a tower site in
Pacificia is their own worst enemy, really
Those links were posted weeks ago.The FCC & WBAI have agreed to a $25,000 fine for improper underwriting announcements:
$25k Fine Over WBAI Is Latest Pacifica Foundation Headache - Radio Ink
The FCC's Media Bureau and the Pacifica Foundation, the licensee of WBAI in New York, have entered into a $25,000 Consent Decree.
They also owe $150K for their current tower rent:
WBAI In Danger Of Being Evicted From Another New York Tower
Pacifica Foundation's 99.5 WBAI New York is once again on the verge of being evicted from a tower site in
The $25,000 consent decree and short-term renewal are new this afternoon.
I know $25,000 in the radio business is not a "make or break" number, but does Pacifica have the 25K or are they just going to jerk the FCC around for the next 6 months?
The Foundation has been selling assets. They sold the KPFT building about a year ago, and also sold the Foundation headquarters in Berkeley.
Maybe they can pay their back rent on their transmitter site while they are at it.
The station is running a fundraiser for that now.
If WBAI is evicted from 4 Times Square, could its next transmitter transition be to the old WNYE tower atop Brooklyn Tech?They also owe $150K for their current tower rent:
WBAI In Danger Of Being Evicted From Another New York Tower
Pacifica Foundation's 99.5 WBAI New York is once again on the verge of being evicted from a tower site in
That section of Atlantic Avenue is actually in Boerum Hill.
Is that tower even still there on Brooklyn Tech? I was under the impression that it got taken down after the station moved the transmitter to 4TS.
Just reading the RadioInsight article about WBAI’s FCC Consent Decree:
radioinsight.com
Along with the Consent Decree:
Why can’t WBAI use the programs that had the issues, if they think revenue will take a big hit from not using the programs, according to the RadioInsight article? They’re going to have a compliance officer that makes sure every program, host, etc. is following the rules, that’s part of the Consent Decree, so why not give the programs another chance?
They haven’t changed their schedule, Off The Hook and the Gary Null Show are still on it:
FCC Report 4/28: WBAI Agrees To Penalties For Underwriting & Sponsorship Rule Violations
Pacifica Foundation's 99.5 WBAI New York has entered a Consent Decree with the FCC over claims that several programs "purportedly
radioinsight.com
Along with the Consent Decree:
Why can’t WBAI use the programs that had the issues, if they think revenue will take a big hit from not using the programs, according to the RadioInsight article? They’re going to have a compliance officer that makes sure every program, host, etc. is following the rules, that’s part of the Consent Decree, so why not give the programs another chance?
They haven’t changed their schedule, Off The Hook and the Gary Null Show are still on it:
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It's a non-commercial station. It can't run those for-profit ads that violate the rules for patrons of non-commercial radio.
The ads “...purportedly aired over the Station that contain comparative and qualitative descriptions, price information, calls to action, and inducements to buy products or services provided by program guests” Such ads are not permitted and are thus, illegal per FCC rules.
There's a lot of similar programming being done on some public TV stations, offering mind enhancement or memory enhancement therapies. This issue isn't really settled yet.
Those follow the non-commercial rules. Gary Null and company do not.
I did not know that. I thought all the public TV ads were like the ones with European river cruises!
You don't play hide-and-seek with a federal agency just for fun.
Possibly they're buying time (renting it?). In six months is the election. A tolerant FCC getting indirectly proxy-elected would help continue the nominal treatment given to matters of less substantial urgency.
Possibly they're buying time (renting it?). In six months is the election. A tolerant FCC getting indirectly proxy-elected would help continue the nominal treatment given to matters of less substantial urgency.
Off the Hook has been on WBAI with one of the same hosts since the early 90’s, so they should have known what was ok and what wasn’t.
As Colin Jost said the other night, "an excruciatingly long six months."
There's no way any FCC run by Trump-appointed commissioners is going to be lenient towards WBAI or any other Pacifica station.
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