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MRS Ventures

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lfuss

Have you ever seen an organization as screwed-up as MRS Ventures? If everyone on here will start complaining to the FCC, maybe we can get something done.

WDTL-FM in Cleveland has been running for months with no legal ID.

WRKG-FM in Drew (Cleveland) also has no legal ID.

WDSK-AM in Cleveland appears to be running full-power at night. (There's no audio most of the time, but the carrier is on).

WZYQ-FM in Mound Bayou is off-air, but never reported to the FCC. (They went off when Delta Electric turned the power off due to non-payment. They have since been evicted from the transmitter site)

KRKD-FM in Dermott (AR) is off-air, but never reported to the FCC. (They were evicted from the studio in Greenville and have since been evicted from the transmitter site).

KZYQ-FM in Lake Village (AR) is off-air, but never reported to the FCC. (They went off when the failed to pay the rent for the ICR (STL) "hop site" and the landlord unplugged the STL. Nobody at MRS even knows where it is).

Their court case starts today in Pine Bluff in which the former owners of the stations there have sued them for non-payment on a note. What a way to run a company!

Larry Fuss
 
> Their court case starts today in Pine Bluff in which the
> former owners of the stations there have sued them for
> non-payment on a note. What a way to run a company!

Well, if it's a standard non-payment on a Note case, there shouldn't be much of a trial. Those are Easy.

Now, COLLECTING on the judgment. Now, there's the trick!

DE
 
> Well, if it's a standard non-payment on a Note case, there
> shouldn't be much of a trial. Those are Easy.
> Now, COLLECTING on the judgment. Now, there's the trick!

The former owners (Helen Deane, widow of Buddy Deane) and Craig Eastham (Deane's son-in-law) have a security interest in the studio/office building from which all 4 stations operate (the transmitter and tower for KOTN/1490 is there also). Can you say EVICTION?

LF
 
> The former owners (Helen Deane, widow of Buddy Deane) and
> Craig Eastham (Deane's son-in-law) have a security interest
> in the studio/office building from which all 4 stations
> operate (the transmitter and tower for KOTN/1490 is there
> also). Can you say EVICTION?

No, I can't. In Tennessee, it's called an FED. :)

I am not sure about AR/MS, but here the "Hearing" takes about 2 minutes, in most cases. Very easy. Tenants have very few defenses.

DE
 
> I am not sure about AR/MS, but here the "Hearing" takes
> about 2 minutes, in most cases. Very easy. Tenants have
> very few defenses.

Russell was in court today (6/20). Helen Deane and Craig Eastham sued over non-payment of a note. Russell was able to buy more time when his attorney quit on him. She's at least the second one to quit on him. Even attorneys realize he's too sleazy to deal with. Here's the attorney's withdrawal motion:

"Comes now, Stephanie A. Flowers, Movant, and for her Motion to Withdraw, states:

1. That Movant requests to withdraw as the attorney of record for Plantiff in this case, for the reason that the client insists Movant assert an issue in violation of Rule 3, of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which would call Movant's integrity and ethics as an attorney into question and probable sanctions. Further, Movant states that the client has otherwise failed and refused to assist Movant in the defense of this case.
2. That Movant submits it would be in the best interest of Plaintiff to retain new counsel.
WHEREFORE, Movant prays this Court grant her Motion to Withdraw for the stated reasons.

Apparently Russell wanted her to do something that was not ethical. Imagine that!

Oh... and something I picked up from the Arkansas board - MRS Ventures stands for Mediocre Radio Stations. But I think calling them "mediocre" is giving them too much credit.

LF
 
I found this on the Arkansas message board. Looks like Russell is doing the same thing in Arkansas as he is in Mississippi. He's a real genius...


A recent check of Pine Bluff radio reveals:

KZYP-99.3 FM - In mono and overmodulated.
KPBQ-101.3 FM - Completely off the air.
KCLA-1400 AM - Gospel music was audible over a loud hum.
KOTN-1490 AM - Operating at low power, barely covering the west side of town.

(The above mentioned stations are part of MRS Ventures, Inc., or Mediocre Radio Stations, Inc.)
 
> "Comes now, Stephanie A. Flowers, Movant, and for her Motion
> to Withdraw, states:
>
> 1. That Movant requests to withdraw as the attorney of
> record for Plantiff in this case, for the reason that the
> client insists Movant assert an issue in violation of Rule
> 3, of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which would
> call Movant's integrity and ethics as an attorney into
> question and probable sanctions. Further, Movant states that
> the client has otherwise failed and refused to assist Movant
> in the defense of this case.

Well, that's very interesting. I can only assume what is happening here, Larry, is that Rule 3.1 of the Model Rules is in question. The client, it would seem, is asking the attorney to make a claim that is totally without merit.

It violates the Rules, and puts an attorney in jeopardy with his state Bar, to make such a silly claim. Practicing law is not unlike operating a radio station: the #1 job is to protect the license.

Firing clients, though, is a pretty radical thing. And, as such, the attorney must aid the client in retaining new counsel. So, the continuance is probably reasonable. It doubless irritates the Plaintiff, though.

DE
 
> I found this on the Arkansas message board. Looks like
> Russell is doing the same thing in Arkansas as he is in
> Mississippi. He's a real genius...
>
>
> A recent check of Pine Bluff radio reveals:
>
> KZYP-99.3 FM - In mono and overmodulated.
> KPBQ-101.3 FM - Completely off the air.
> KCLA-1400 AM - Gospel music was audible over a loud hum.
> KOTN-1490 AM - Operating at low power, barely covering the
> west side of town.
>
> (The above mentioned stations are part of MRS Ventures,
> Inc., or Mediocre Radio Stations, Inc.)
>
Sounds like something Willis Broadcasting would do. They completley destroyed a 5000 watt station in Jackson on 720 in Jackson. (WWDF) They also had so much hum you couldn't hear anything and they left the transmitter on all night blocking WGN. They also ruined WJXN which completely went silent and the FM sister had all the audio coming out only one speaker. WJNS in Yazoo city was also a wreck. The country is littered with stations that willis ruined. This MRS outfit sounds just like it. Why do people sell perfectly good stations to these incompitants and let them ruin them. Some are even old heritage stations. Gone forever.
 
> Why do people sell perfectly good stations to these incompitants and let them
> ruin them. Some are even old heritage stations. Gone forever.

It's all about the money. I wanted out of the Delta and Russell had the money. I thought he'd take what I had built and improve upon it. Instead he destroyed it. I don't know how he'll ever pay back the money he borrowed to buy all these stations.

LF
 
> > Why do people sell perfectly good stations to these
> incompitants and let them
> > ruin them. Some are even old heritage stations. Gone
> forever.
>
> It's all about the money. I wanted out of the Delta and
> Russell had the money. I thought he'd take what I had built
> and improve upon it. Instead he destroyed it. I don't know
> how he'll ever pay back the money he borrowed to buy all
> these stations.
>
> LF
>

As much as I hate to say it, and it's not saying much, but maybe Clear Channel should buy those stations. They'd probably do a much better job than MRS. <P ID="signature">______________
"...and the countdown continues until the neanderthals that govern college football do something about their pathetic postseason."--Tim Brando, Sporting News Radio</P>
 
> As much as I hate to say it, and it's not saying much, but
> maybe Clear Channel should buy those stations. They'd
> probably do a much better job than MRS.

They were pitched to Clear Channel. And it made perfectly good sense to have a cluster of stations in the Delta right between their existing clusters in Jackson, Memphis and Little Rock. But they didn't want them.

LF
 
> > As much as I hate to say it, and it's not saying much, but
>
> > maybe Clear Channel should buy those stations. They'd
> > probably do a much better job than MRS.
>
> They were pitched to Clear Channel. And it made perfectly
> good sense to have a cluster of stations in the Delta right
> between their existing clusters in Jackson, Memphis and
> Little Rock. But they didn't want them.
>
> LF
>

Wow, that's bad! I bet Dr. Flinn wouldn't even want them.<P ID="signature">______________
"...and the countdown continues until the neanderthals that govern college football do something about their pathetic postseason."--Tim Brando, Sporting News Radio</P>
 
> Wow, that's bad! I bet Dr. Flinn wouldn't even want them.

I think the broker pitched them to Flinn too. But Flinn only likes stuff he can get dirt cheap.

Then again, you can't really blame anyone for NOT wanting to be in the Delta.

LF
 
> > Hey Larry,

Liked your novelette on the Delta... will it be on Amazon anytime soon?

Will the follow up sequel be on Newton?


Wow, that's bad! I bet Dr. Flinn wouldn't even want them.
>
> I think the broker pitched them to Flinn too. But Flinn
> only likes stuff he can get dirt cheap.
>
> Then again, you can't really blame anyone for NOT wanting to
> be in the Delta.
>
> LF
>
 
> Liked your novelette on the Delta... will it be on Amazon
> anytime soon?

That was just the first draft. Where did you see it?

> Will the follow up sequel be on Newton?

I've forgotten all about Newton. That was another lifetime.

LF
 
> > Liked your novelette on the Delta... will it be on Amazon
> > anytime soon?
>
> That was just the first draft. Where did you see it?
>
> > Will the follow up sequel be on Newton?
>
> I've forgotten all about Newton. That was another lifetime.
>
>
> LF

> Ah yes, the good life in Newton. Terry C and Terry B....
 
> Ah yes, the good life in Newton. Terry C and Terry B....

And we all know that Terry C found his true calling. He was so full of sh*t that it was such a natural career path.

But wasn't the brother Robert C (or maybe Robert B)? Is he in jail somewhere now?

LF
 
> > Ah yes, the good life in Newton. Terry C and Terry B....
>
> And we all know that Terry C found his true calling. He was
> so full of sh*t that it was such a natural career path.
>
> But wasn't the brother Robert C (or maybe Robert B)? Is he
> in jail somewhere now?
>
> LF


> Not sure what happened to Robert. Have to check with little dickey about that. Think he still gets the Newton Record,to see if his name is in there.
 
> > Wow, that's bad! I bet Dr. Flinn wouldn't even want them.
>
> I think the broker pitched them to Flinn too. But Flinn
> only likes stuff he can get dirt cheap.
>
> Then again, you can't really blame anyone for NOT wanting to
> be in the Delta.
>
> LF
>
Very true... I lived in Cleveland for 3 years and proudly worked in the local radio market for 2. If one new how sparse it is, and how few opputunties there are format and sales wise there, it's a no brainer why CC and any other corporate america group would want to operate there.

It is one the few remaining areas that local ownership can prosper, if its legit... unlike MRS.

Never new about DTL not running calls, but I figure they didn't drastically change formats or station sound for one reason... thier contract with DSU to run its sportscast, if MRS tried to change DTL opreations, it would have got technical, and f---ed up the DSU broadcast, giving Rusell more legal headaches.

95.3 dark for a long time, they just vanished one day but left the xmitter running.

100.9- remember right after the buyout, they went to some strange hybird rap format, only station identifier was call letters, then shortly before I left C'land they had a blues network running.
 
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