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KGEZ

REPORT NO. 27084 B R O A D C A S T A P P L I C A T I O N S 10/05/2009

STATE FILE NUMBER E/P CALL LETTERS APPLICANT AND LOCATION NATURE OF APPLICATION

AM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE ACCEPTED FOR FILING
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MT BAL-20090930ACB KGEZ 60575 SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC. Involuntary Assignment of License
E 600 KHZ KALISPELL, MT From: SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC.
To: RICHARD J. SAMSON, TRUSTEE
Form 316
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Exhibit 2
Description: ORDER APPOINTING TRUSTEE

THIS APPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AFTER THE US BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 APPOINTED RICHARD J. SAMSON AS TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY FOR JOHN PATRICK STOKES IN CASE NO. 09-60265-7, AND ORDERED THE TURNOVER OF ALL HIS PROPERTY, INCLUDING STATION KGEZ, KALISPELL, MONTANA. MR. STOKES BECAME SOLE OWNER OF STATION KGEZ AFTER HE ALLOWED THE CORPORATE STATUS OF SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC. TO EXPIRE, AND THE CORPORATION WAS DISSOLVED BY THE STATE OF MONTANA, AS WAS TRUE FOR A HOLDING COMPANY Z-600, INC. APPARENTLY MR. STOKES NEVER FILED APPLICATIONS AT THE FCC TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. NOTE THE COURT INCLUDED FORMER DOING BUSINESS AS (FDBA) DESIGNATIONS FOLLOWING MR. STOKES' NAME FOR BOTH SKYLINE BROADCASTERS, INC. AND Z-600, INC. IN THE ORIGINAL CHAPTER 11 NOTICE (ATTACHMENT 2 HEREIN). THE CHANGE IN MR. STOKES' STATUS TO DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION ALSO WAS APPARENTLY NEVER REPORTED TO THE FCC. THE CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE IS NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE STATION AND WILL FOLLOW APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION WITH OTHER NECESSARY FCC FILINGS.
 
I was just poking around the forum, and spotted this post. My first radio job was with KGEZ 30 years ago, though we were playing country music at the time. I haven't kept up with what has been going on there in years. It appears the likelihood of John Stokes retaining ownership of the station is not likely. It is hard for me to see this station down, but hopefully this will all get straightened out either with new ownership or a new operator.
 
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