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How did 1120-AM get its license back?

MarcB

MarcB

Anyone know how in the world 1120-AM got its license back? On June 7th, 2017 their license was revoked, but they continued to operate anyway. So yesterday I was discussing with a Facebook friend about different AM stations in the state and I mentioned 1120-AM was still on the air and he was like "I don't know how, but they got their license back." So I go on the FCC's website and it shows that 1120-AM is once again licensed WPRX Bristol and that on November 15, 2017 their call sign changed from D-WPRX (for deleted) to WPRX.

https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/...&EW=W&size=9&NextTab=Results+to+Next+Page/Tab

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws..._hist.pl?Facility_id=13630&Callsign=WPRX13630

Their new website is https://www.wprx1120.com/ and they go by the name "Dinamica 1120, Pura Adrenalina" Obviously the second part of that translates to "Pure Adrenaline".
 
Wasn't money the sticking point? Guess they scraped together the cash and satisfied the feds. The question remains, though, why they were allowed to remain on the air with a deleted license for nearly half a year. Is this a uniform FCC policy for stations having a hard time making ends meet? Would a similar station with a format not catering to a minority get the same leeway?
 
I'm not sure the FCC's policy on this. I have seen this before. On one side a station is licensed to a community and it is contrary to the FCC's agenda to eliminate stations. On the other hand, it is the FCC's agenda to make sure they have the right sort of people holding a license. One station was revoked but remained operating a few years until the expiration of the license (the date shown on the license itself) but it was not renewed, so it went off the air, reverting back to the FCC.

If a station is deleted for not paying a fine, for example, it is typically deleted at the license renewal date. A station can go back to the FCC to work out payment and return of the license for the benefit of the community it serves. In my mind the FCC would prefer the station stay although they wouldn't be happy about the licensee waiting until the last minute to do so.
 
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