David, I stand by my opinion. Yes, it's anathema to delete licenses for no reason, but in this case, what purpose do these stations serve? I'm looking at this in regards to Ed Stolz, wishing that he would be held personally responsible for his decisions, rather than hiding behind an LLC. Just losing the stations hasn't deterred him in any way. He has continued to make himself a nuisance to the creditors, receivers and the courts. Unlike a cockroach, which I have described him as being the Radio equivalent, nothing seems to get rid of him. Ar least you can deal with a cockroach by smashing him with a shoe. Quite frankly, there isn't a big enough shoe to drop on Stolz to get rid of him in this context. Nothing that he's pulled so far in his nefarious career will keep him from one day possibly acquiring another station and ramming it through the FCC and continuing his shenanigans. I feel if he were held personally responsible for all of his actions on a financial as well as legal basis, it might make a difference. Unfortunately, with the laws they way they are, he won't be held liable.
As far as serving the public, these stations have been off the air more in the past 3 years than they've been on. Listeners and advertisers have moved on without them, and a new commercial owner will have a tough row to hoe in competing with the other established signals. Yes, VCY or another NCE operator will most likely pick them up, as they're the only entities with ready cash available to purchase stations at this time.
I just wish there was some way to make the consequences for Ed Stolz so punitive that we never have to hear his name associated with broadcasting again. Operators like him are not needed, in my opinion.
