Ohio LPFM Hearing Terminated After Series of Missteps
A changing board of directors, unanswered letters of inquiry and a missing attorney have thwarted a low-power station’s efforts to renew its license.
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A changing board of directors, unanswered letters of inquiry and a missing attorney have thwarted a low-power station’s efforts to renew its license.
The licensee of WWGH-LPFM in Marion, Ohio, must obtain legal counsel to represent its owner, Marion Education Exchange, in an ongoing License Revocation Hearing taking place at the FCC. If not, it will automatically forfeit its license. The LPFM came under scrutiny for apparent misrepresentation of its board members in paperwork submitted to the Commission. One woman with 20% voting interest was deceased.
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered WWGH's parent organization, Marion Education Exchange, to comply with its order or lose its license.
At question is if MEE misrepresented the composition of its board of directors, made misrepresentations to the commission and failed to properly notify the FCC of a transfer of control