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WELE is under investigation

This will not be a case of receivership. The bank sold the loan to a loan company. The loan company has filed for foreclosure. Should they win in court, Wings Communications, Inc. will become an asset of the loan company and they can then sell it to the highest bidder.
 
Except they CANNOT, under any circumstance, transfer the WELE broadcast license as long as the license renewal is in the "pending" stage as it is now. Remember the broadcast license is a federal license issued by the Federal Communications Communication which has full ownership authority over the license. A state court cannot overrule a federal decision. However, the physical assets such as the land, towers, broadcast equipment, etc. CAN be be state court ordered to be sold to the highest bidder.

Mark Tillery
J. M. Tillery & Associates, P. A.
Online: www.jmtillery.com
Blog: http://jmtillery.blogspot.com
Email: [email protected]
 
jmtillery said:
ok walters said:
"suddenly, the website disappeared." I think you have your answer right there Mark.
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Not exactly. Something led up to the website disappearing whether that be loss of funding, change of plans, or some other reason. So, I really don't have the answer, but if anyone does, I'd appreciate hearing from them.

Mark Tillery
J. M. Tillery & Associates, P. A.
Online: www.jmtillery.com
Blog: http://jmtillery.blogspot.com

Look at the rest of the picture with the criminal charges and civil actions and it should be easy to understand why things didn't go as planned.
Email: [email protected]
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The plan was actually announced long before the felony charges were filed. The air-charter website went online sometime ago, but it was never completed only stating "Coming Soon!"

I'm sure all the publically known legal problems, as you stated, Mr. Wilhite is currently having has much to do with the "change of plans". However, as I had stated, the air-charter service was announced long before the current problems arised. I'm sure the root cause is most likely financial problems which started long before any of financial and legal problems became public knowledge. This is only my opinion.

My original question was simply asking for a specific reason as opposed to considering a generic overview.

Thanks for your opinion as you do make valid points.

Mark Tillery
J. M. Tillery & Associates, P. A.
Online: www.jmtillery.com
Blog: http://jmtillery.blogspot.com
Email: [email protected]
 
If it was even a couple years ago the economy was quite different as well - capital was easy to obtain for almost any reason. Things are quite different now and i would imagine quite a few people's plans have changed.
 
Whatever happened with the air charter venture Wilhite was planning? From what I had heard, I thought it was a "go"? He had a website www.gowings.com which said "Coming Soon" on the Homepage, then, suddenly, the website disappeared.

The website IS still there. And Wilhite's aviation site is still up http://www.gowingsair.com
Wings Aviation, Inc. 432 South Nova Road; Ormond Beach, FL 32174; Local: (866) 273-5626. Wings Air is a private charter airline ...

Here are the registered aircraft:
Aircraft: CESSNA 310J (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 167 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3113L , Serial Number: 310J0113, Year manufactured: 1965
Registrant (Individual): F D Wilhite, 6 Walnut Ct, Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Aircraft: CESSNA 310K (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 167 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6942L , Serial Number: 310K0042, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/1966
Registrant (Individual): F Douglas Wilhite, 6 Walnut Ct, Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Other Websites:
http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Ormond-Beach/wings-aviation-inc-6095874.aspx

http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organization.asp?tn=1605059

http://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/registrations/ormond-beach-fl-florida.asp

But, the corporation is inactive and looks like it stopped in 08:
http://sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.ex...es_comp_name=WINGSAVIATION&names_filing_type=

Here is the 2009 Annual Report for Wings Communication:
http://sunbiz.org/pdf/55872329.pdf

The timeline fits where WELE was starting to run into problems with the travel show Wilhite ran, but he was investigated by OBPD and no criminal charges were found. But the civil cases continue.

He has these Inc. records for FL.

Officer/Registered Agent Name List
Officer/RA Name Entity Name Entity Number
WILHITE, F. DOUGLAS
WINGS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. F04000007146
WILHITE, F DOUGLAS
WINGS AVIATION, INC. P05000146395
WILHITE, F. DOUGLAS
WINGS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. F04000007146
WILHITE, F DOUGLAS
WINGS AVIATION, INC. P05000146395


I would imagine you could go in there and get the place for a few sawbucks IF the FCC grants the license still in review and would ok a sale.

APPLICATION HISTORY
BR-19780928VE Renewal GRANT 06/25/1979
BR-19810928UW Renewal GRANT 01/27/1982
BAL-19811103EL Assignment of Lic GRANT 02/16/1982
BAL-19820503GU Assignment of Lic GRANT 05/24/1982
BAL-19830311FV Assignment of Lic GRANT 04/29/1983
BML-19830519AE Modify Lic GRANT 06/13/1983
BAL-19860926FD Assignment of Lic GRANT 10/15/1986
BZ-19870325AC Direct Meas GRANT 08/06/1987
BR-19880908UB Renewal GRANT 03/20/1990
BAL-19890717EJ Assignment of Lic APDIS 03/07/1990
BAL-19891024EA Assignment of Lic GRANT 11/06/1989
BAL-19900123ED Assignment of Lic GRANT 03/20/1990
BZ-19900409AB Direct Meas GRANT 08/17/1990
BTC-19900719EA Transfer Ctrl GRANT 08/31/1990
BAL-19941031EA Assignment of Lic GRANT 12/13/1994
BR-19951006UA Renewal GRANT 06/11/1996
BL- Lic to Cover GRANT
BR-20040316AFO Renewal ACCPT 03/18/2004



Mark is correct regarding all the legal stuff.
 
jmtillery said:
gowingsair.com is still down unless there is a problem with my PC. I have no problem accessing any other website. Is there another domain being used for the air charter service that I am not aware?

Mark Tillery
J. M. Tillery & Associates, P. A.
Online: www.jmtillery.com
Blog: http://jmtillery.blogspot.com
Email: [email protected]
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I must have made a mistake. That old one WAS bad, sorry. I went to a general info site and mistook it for Wilhite.
Look at the change at their main site now http://www.wele1380.com/
 
I wouldn't try to call them though - website says they get 1500 calls a day. That's about one a minute around the clock 24/7. They probably have 50,000 listeners as well - no wait a minute, that is someone else.
 
OK , I am tired of this discussion, SO, I am going to call the FCC tomorrow and buy the station and turn the property into townhouses! Any objections, Call me.,...BIGAPE
 
cflradio said:
The current website for WELE is http://www.news1radio.net/. No mention of the air charter business.

Bob
www.cflradio.net
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Bob they are also using www.newsoneradio.net which I had registered for them while I was GM over there. The idea was K. P. and I were taking WELE more news oriented with enhanced local talk under the new moniker NEWSONERADIO. Unfortunately that never happened, although I did managed to get ABC/E news and Paul Harvey before he passed away. I had also added Dave Ramsey, Laura Ingraham, FNN News, Florida Rountable, Better Lawns and Gardens, Michael Savage and a few others that I had managed to negotiate away from WNDB by bringing said programming to the bigger 5kw signal. We were also adding a local news department. However, Wilhite never let me place anything other than ABC News and Paul Harvey on air and the coup I got for WELE with the enhanced programming was basically swept under the rug. So, although local news never made it as planned, for whatever reason, they decided to go with the newsoneradio.net web domain anyway although there is essemntially no news on WELE. I am, however, creating another NEWSONERADIO in another Florida market. Stayed tuned for details coming later.

Mark Tillery
www.jmtillery.com
 
BIG APE said:
OK , I am tired of this discussion, SO, I am going to call the FCC tomorrow and buy the station and turn the property into townhouses! Any objections, Call me.,...BIGAPE
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If all you want is the real estate, there's no need to involve the FCC. The Commission is only concerned about the license and that's it, which at the moment is in the "Pending" renewal stage, so, as mentioned in other posts, the license cannot be transfered just yet.

By the way, I like your town house development idea.

Mark Tillery
www.jmtillery.com
 
cflamfm said:
jmtillery said:
gowingsair.com is still down unless there is a problem with my PC. I have no problem accessing any other website. Is there another domain being used for the air charter service that I am not aware?

Mark Tillery
J. M. Tillery & Associates, P. A.
Online: www.jmtillery.com
Blog: http://jmtillery.blogspot.com
Email: [email protected]
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I must have made a mistake. That old one WAS bad, sorry. I went to a general info site and mistook it for Wilhite.
Look at the change at their main site now http://www.wele1380.com/
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I think all the email addresses associated with wele1380.com still work although mine was set up as "[email protected]".
 
jmtillery said:
cflradio said:
The current website for WELE is http://www.news1radio.net/. No mention of the air charter business.

Bob
www.cflradio.net
Click to expand...

Bob they are also using www.newsoneradio.net which I had registered for them while I was GM over there. The idea was K. P. and I were taking WELE more news oriented with enhanced local talk under the new moniker NEWSONERADIO. Unfortunately that never happened, although I did managed to get ABC/E news and Paul Harvey before he passed away. I had also added Dave Ramsey, Laura Ingraham, FNN News, Florida Rountable, Better Lawns and Gardens, Michael Savage and a few others that I had managed to negotiate away from WNDB by bringing said programming to the bigger 5kw signal. We were also adding a local news department. However, Wilhite never let me place anything other than ABC News and Paul Harvey on air and the coup I got for WELE with the enhanced programming was basically swept under the rug. So, although local news never made it as planned, for whatever reason, they decided to go with the newsoneradio.net web domain anyway although there is essemntially no news on WELE. I am, however, creating another NEWSONERADIO in another Florida market. Stayed tuned for details coming later.

Mark Tillery
www.jmtillery.com
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Mark, I would hope that would be Brevard County!! Get us a price on WTIR/ WRKT or whatever it is now!



1300 in Cocoa Beach WRKT "Rocket Radio"
 
Townhouses sound like a good idea but the property looks pretty small. How about a small business - Arby's or something? However, I'd still like to see Ormond Beach have a quality local radio station. Hope there are some takers out there. Question- if someone purchases the radio station, could they petition the FCC to cancel Wilhite's pending license and apply for a clear license?
 
dancer67 said:
Townhouses sound like a good idea but the property looks pretty small. How about a small business - Arby's or something? However, I'd still like to see Ormond Beach have a quality local radio station. Hope there are some takers out there. Question- if someone purchases the radio station, could they petition the FCC to cancel Wilhite's pending license and apply for a clear license?
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There are always "what if" scenarios and for all purposes just about anything is possible with the FCC. It all depends on how good of an FCC attorney a potential taker has to convince the Commission to renew and transfer. I would hate to see the AM 1380 frequency go dark, especially considering it's the only locally licensed radio service to Ormond Beach and it's also the strongest AM signal in Daytona Beach. I believe there is good cause for a valid argument before the Commission to renew and transfer the license as this would be consistent with the Commission's Public Interest initiatives. It'e never in the public interest to lose a community's ONLY locally licensed radio service.

Big APE, I am not at liberty just yet to disclose where the new NewsOneRadio is going. I can only say, for the moment, it's in a Top 100 Florida market. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Regarding the townhouses or any other development project on the WELE site, the building and land underneath is the only radio station real estate Wilhite owned. The towers are on property owned by a mobile home park but Wilhite has a 99-year pre-paid lease to keep the four towers in place with approximatley 70+ years remaining on the lease. This lease arrangement was put into place under the former Hunter-Knight Daytona, Inc. (1977 - 1983). One possible scenario would be to move the studios and offices to an office complex and sell the building and land. The towers can remain in place, and something more economically profitable could realistically be placed on the vacated WELE property. That way the land is being utilized at its highest and best use while Ormond Beach still has its only locally licensed radio station on-the-air.
 
BIG APE said:
jmtillery said:
cflradio said:
The current website for WELE is http://www.news1radio.net/. No mention of the air charter business.

Bob
www.cflradio.net
Click to expand...

Bob they are also using www.newsoneradio.net which I had registered for them while I was GM over there. The idea was K. P. and I were taking WELE more news oriented with enhanced local talk under the new moniker NEWSONERADIO. Unfortunately that never happened, although I did managed to get ABC/E news and Paul Harvey before he passed away. I had also added Dave Ramsey, Laura Ingraham, FNN News, Florida Rountable, Better Lawns and Gardens, Michael Savage and a few others that I had managed to negotiate away from WNDB by bringing said programming to the bigger 5kw signal. We were also adding a local news department. However, Wilhite never let me place anything other than ABC News and Paul Harvey on air and the coup I got for WELE with the enhanced programming was basically swept under the rug. So, although local news never made it as planned, for whatever reason, they decided to go with the newsoneradio.net web domain anyway although there is essemntially no news on WELE. I am, however, creating another NEWSONERADIO in another Florida market. Stayed tuned for details coming later.

Mark Tillery
www.jmtillery.com
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Mark, I would hope that would be Brevard County!! Get us a price on WTIR/ WRKT or whatever it is now!



1300 in Cocoa Beach WRKT "Rocket Radio"
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The current call letters are WMEL and is owned by Winter Garden based Rama Communications, Inc., and has a Local Marketing Agreement with John Harper who is operating the new WMEL-AM 1300.
 
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