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WODI (1230 AM ) was a sports talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Brookneal, Virginia , serving Brookneal and Altavista in Virginia. WODI was last owned and operated by JKC Media Ventures LLC.

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78-558: In September 2013, it was reported that the owners of WODI had asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to cease broadcasting temporarily because of technical problems which had caused the transmitter to shut down repeatedly. The station was launched in 1965 and served central Virginia. In March 2009, The Rain Broadcasting, Inc., purchased WODI from D and M Communications. The Rain Broadcasting, Inc.

156-580: A natural monopoly . The FCC controlled telephone rates and imposed other restrictions under Title II to limit the profits of AT&T and ensure nondiscriminatory pricing. In the 1960s, the FCC began allowing other long-distance companies, namely MCI, to offer specialized services. In the 1970s, the FCC allowed other companies to expand offerings to the public. A lawsuit in 1982 led by the Justice Department after AT&T underpriced other companies, resulted in

234-590: A "chief" that is appointed by the chair of the commission. Bureaus process applications for licenses and other filings, analyze complaints, conduct investigations, develop and implement regulations, and participate in hearings . The FCC has twelve staff offices. The FCC's offices provide support services to the bureaus. The FCC leases space in the Sentinel Square III building in northeast Washington, D.C. Prior to moving to its new headquarters in October 2020,

312-504: A Portland station. In 1962, the FCC assessed a $ 2,000 fine against it for improper station identifications. Three years later, the commission ordered KISN to cease and desist from linking itself to Portland on its air, and fined the station $ 20,000. At the time that WIFE received its first short-term renewal, Star had planned to purchase 1240 AM in Charlotte as part of a deal that would have seen WIST (the station on that frequency) buy out

390-622: A hearing in January 1982 on the application, which was eventually approved. Burden, who owned 49 percent of KPEN, served as its general manager; the station was sold in 1984. Burden died of lung cancer in San Mateo, California , on May 12, 1985, at 56 years of age. The Star Stations group owned five radio stations whose licenses were revoked. It had additionally owned two stations that were sold in 1959 and 1961. Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC )

468-642: A hearing into potential illegal Burden involvement at WPDQ in Jacksonville, Florida , with whose owner Burden held a management agreement. Burden vigorously fought the hearing, unsuccessfully appealing to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a bid to stop it. In November 1972, the FCC Broadcast Bureau recommended denial of all five license renewals, finding against

546-432: A network could demand any time it wanted from a Network affiliate . The second concerned artist bureaus. The networks served as both agents and employers of artists, which was a conflict of interest the report rectified. In assigning television stations to various cities after World War II , the FCC found that it placed many stations too close to each other, resulting in interference. At the same time, it became clear that

624-680: A new Federal Communications Commission, including in it also the telecommunications jurisdiction previously handled by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Title II of the Communications Act focused on telecommunications using many concepts borrowed from railroad legislation and Title III contained provisions very similar to the Radio Act of 1927 . The initial organization of the FCC was effected July 17, 1934, in three divisions, Broadcasting, Telegraph, and Telephone. Each division

702-587: A new radio station on 1310 kHz, WIFE's AM frequency, in a direct challenge to Burden. In late October 1970, John McLaughlin , then the Republican candidate for United States Senator from Rhode Island against incumbent John Pastore , called for an ethics investigation into one of Pastore's aides, the chief counsel of the Senate communications subcommittee, who received a silver set and other gifts from Burden while his licenses were up for renewal. On December 2, 1970, after

780-505: A nine-month internal review, the FCC put all five Star Stations' license renewals up for hearing in a consolidated proceeding with the Indianapolis Broadcasting application. The commission would cover 22 issues in the hearing, including charges of illegal gifts of air time and coverage to Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana during his 1964 reelection campaign and a contribution to Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon in 1966 and directed

858-587: A radio station in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Star Stations The Star Stations was an American radio broadcasting company owned by Don W. Burden. At its end, Star Stations owned five radio stations in Omaha , Indianapolis , and Vancouver, Washington . These stations had their licenses not renewed by the Federal Communications Commission in the culmination of

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936-410: A situation he found "perplexing". These efforts later were documented in a 2015 Harvard Case Study. In 2017, Christine Calvosa replaced Bray as the acting CIO of FCC. On January 4, 2023, the FCC voted unanimously to create a newly formed Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs within the agency, replacing the existing International Bureau. FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel explained that

1014-492: A successful company. In 1968, it opened a new, $ 1.5 million headquarters building on Omaha's west side, also housing KOIL-AM-FM; at the open house, William Shatner was the doorman. Its three AM stations-KISN, KOIL and WIFE-were top-rated Top 40 success stories known for their aggressive promotions. KISN held a contest to "give away" station personality Tom Murphy, but the winner received Tom Murphy-an Irish setter. Each station, at one point, had an on-air personality using

1092-468: A years-long investigation into political influence scandals at several Star outlets; four of the five ceased broadcasting on September 2, 1976, while a fifth continued to operate without going silent through a transition to a new owner on a new license. Don W. Burden, then the sales manager of radio station KWIK in Pocatello, Idaho , was part of a group that acquired Omaha radio station KOIL (1290 AM) from

1170-530: Is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio , television , wire, satellite , and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access , fair competition , radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security . The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace

1248-540: Is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2022 budget of US $ 388 million. It has 1,482 federal employees as of July 2020. The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. ยง151), is to "make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on

1326-751: Is owned by Roger W. and Kangja Morgan. Roger is a broadcast radio programming veteran having programmed radio stations throughout the U.S. including KOIL in Omaha, WIFE in Indianapolis, and KISN in Portland for Star Stations . More recently, Roger programmed KYA and K-101 in San Francisco and served as host and producer of "Rock N' Roll Rewind." Ownership of WODI was subsequently transferred to JKC Media Ventures LLC of Edison, New Jersey. The Federal Communications Commission cancelled WODI's license on August 31, 2021, due to

1404-686: The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 sponsored by then-Senator Sam Brownback , a former broadcaster himself, and endorsed by Congressman Fred Upton of Michigan who authored a similar bill in the United States House of Representatives . The new law stiffens the penalties for each violation of the Act. The Federal Communications Commission will be able to impose fines in the amount of $ 325,000 for each violation by each station that violates decency standards. The legislation raised

1482-477: The Federal Communications Commission . In 1964, the FCC handed WIFE a short-term license renewal over misrepresentations of the results of an audience survey commissioned by the Indianapolis station. WIFE used incomplete tabulations of a rating survey conducted by C. E. Hooper and Company in sales pitches to potential advertisers. After receiving a second short-term renewal in 1965, the FCC designated WIFE's license for hearing in 1966 over two contests conducted over

1560-599: The Nebraska Rural Radio Association , a cooperative of farmers and ranchers, in 1954. Burden acquired KWIK outright in 1957. Star grew into a group in 1958 when Burden acquired KMYR (710 AM) in Denver. A year later, he acquired KVAN in Vancouver, Washington , opposite Portland, Oregon , for $ 580,000; Burden relaunched it as KISN , the first Top 40 radio station in Portland, on May 1, 1959. The launch of KISN

1638-495: The United States Senate for five-year terms, except when filling an unexpired term. The U.S. president designates one of the commissioners to serve as chairman. No more than three commissioners may be members of the same political party . None of them may have a financial interest in any FCC-related business. Commissioners may continue serving until the appointment of their replacements. However, they may not serve beyond

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1716-488: The breakup of the Bell System from AT&T. Beginning in 1984, the FCC implemented a new goal that all long-distance companies had equal access to the local phone companies' customers. Effective January 1, 1984, the Bell System's many member-companies were variously merged into seven independent "Regional Holding Companies", also known as Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), or "Baby Bells". This divestiture reduced

1794-580: The "death sentence" raised First Amendment concerns. Burden's appeal was rejected when the Court of Appeals affirmed the FCC's decision on December 12, 1975. The news director of KOIL resigned in March 1976 after refusing to play a tape critical of an applicant seeking interim authority to operate the Star Omaha stations. On June 1, operation of WIFE AM transferred to the new Indianapolis Broadcasting license, retaining

1872-457: The 1960s All-Channel Receiver Act ), to make UHF viable against entrenched VHF stations. In markets where there were no VHF stations and UHF was the only TV service available, UHF survived. In other markets, which were too small to financially support a television station, too close to VHF outlets in nearby cities, or where UHF was forced to compete with more than one well-established VHF station, UHF had little chance for success. Denver had been

1950-731: The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, and made substantial modifications to Title VI in the Cable Television and Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Further modifications to promote cross-modal competition (telephone, video, etc.) were made in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, leading to the current regulatory structure. Broadcast television and radio stations are subject to FCC regulations including restrictions against indecency or obscenity. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held, beginning soon after

2028-417: The Denver station, by then known as KICN, in 1961; the station had lost its fight against formidable competitor KIMN . The company made its final two expansions in the early 1960s. Star's first FM was purchased in 1960: KCOM, a standalone Omaha station that had signed on the previous September. KCOM became KOIL-FM, which briefly was separately programmed before becoming a simulcast of KOIL, then adopting

2106-522: The FCC a legal basis for imposing net neutrality rules (see below), after earlier attempts to impose such rules on an "information service" had been overturned in court. In 2005, the FCC formally established the following principles: To encourage broadband deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet, Consumers are entitled to access the lawful Internet content of their choice; Consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to

2184-584: The FCC in the newly created post of associate general counsel/chief diversity officer. Numerous controversies have surrounded the city of license concept as the internet has made it possible to broadcast a single signal to every owned station in the nation at once, particularly when Clear Channel, now IHeartMedia , became the largest FM broadcasting corporation in the US after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 became law - owning over 1,200 stations at its peak. As part of its license to buy more radio stations, Clear Channel

2262-437: The FCC indicated that the public largely believed that the severe consolidation of media ownership had resulted in harm to diversity, localism, and competition in media, and was harmful to the public interest. David A. Bray joined the commission in 2013 as chief information officer and quickly announced goals of modernizing the FCC's legacy information technology (IT) systems, citing 200 different systems for only 1750 people

2340-545: The FCC leased space in the Portals building in southwest Washington, D.C. Construction of the Portals building was scheduled to begin on March 1, 1996. In January 1996, the General Services Administration signed a lease with the building's owners, agreeing to let the FCC lease 450,000 sq ft (42,000 m ) of space in Portals for 20 years, at a cost of $ 17.3 million per year in 1996 dollars. Prior to

2418-403: The FCC said that nearly 55 million Americans did not have access to broadband capable of delivering high-quality voice, data, graphics and video offerings. On February 26, 2015, the FCC reclassified broadband Internet access as a telecommunications service, thus subjecting it to Title II regulation, although several exemptions were also created. The reclassification was done in order to give

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2496-459: The FCC's re-allocation map of stations did not come until April 1952, with July 1, 1952, as the official beginning of licensing new stations. Other FCC actions hurt the fledgling DuMont and ABC networks. American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) forced television coaxial cable users to rent additional radio long lines , discriminating against DuMont, which had no radio network operation. DuMont and ABC protested AT&T's television policies to

2574-510: The FCC, which regulated AT&T's long-line charges, but the commission took no action. The result was that financially marginal DuMont was spending as much in long-line charge as CBS or NBC while using only about 10 to 15 percent of the time and mileage of either larger network. The FCC's "Sixth Report & Order" ended the Freeze. It took five years for the US to grow from 108 stations to more than 550. New stations came on line slowly, only five by

2652-455: The Internet, cable services and wireless services has raised questions whether new legislative initiatives are needed as to competition in what has come to be called 'broadband' services. Congress has monitored developments but as of 2009 has not undertaken a major revision of applicable regulation. The Local Community Radio Act in the 111th Congress has gotten out of committee and will go before

2730-643: The KICN call letters after the Denver station was sold. In 1963, the Star Stations made their final acquisition: the WISH radio stations in Indianapolis, as owner Corinthian Broadcasting opted to focus on their television station chain. WISH-AM-FM became WIFE-AM-FM after the sale; the AM station relaunched January 1, 1964, amid heavy promotion. In the early 1960s, activities at several Star stations resulted in disciplinary actions from

2808-554: The Portals, the FCC had space in six buildings at and around 19th Street NW and M Street NW. The FCC first solicited bids for a new headquarters complex in 1989. In 1991 the GSA selected the Portals site. The FCC had wanted to move into a more expensive area along Pennsylvania Avenue . In 1934, Congress passed the Communications Act , which abolished the Federal Radio Commission and transferred jurisdiction over radio licensing to

2886-568: The Star Stations on all 22 issues in the hearing; in the decision, the bureau noted that it expected a high level of performance when it granted the six-month renewal to the WIFE stations in 1969 and did not get it. Compared to prior years, Star fared better at the FCC in early 1973. In March, Administrative law judge Chester Naumowicz recommended that the WIFE AM license be denied, with the frequency awarded to competing applicant Indianapolis Broadcasting, with

2964-509: The Star stations in those markets to promote those candidates. The hearing designation order also touched on claims that Burden had wiretapped witnesses in prior WIFE hearings and a gift of a $ 444 tractor to the president of C. E. Hooper. One issue struck at the heart of political corruption: according to the order, on the day in 1966 that county commissioners in Multnomah County, Oregon , overrode

3042-484: The United States accelerated an already ongoing shift in the FCC towards a decidedly more market-oriented stance. A number of regulations felt to be outdated were removed, most controversially the Fairness Doctrine in 1987. In terms of indecency fines, there was no action taken by the FCC on the case FCC v. Pacifica until 1987, about ten years after the landmark United States Supreme Court decision that defined

3120-422: The basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication services with adequate facilities at reasonable charges." The act furthermore provides that the FCC was created "for the purpose of the national defense" and "for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio communications." Consistent with

3198-572: The book value of AT&T by approximately 70%. The FCC initially exempted "information services" such as broadband Internet access from regulation under Title II. The FCC held that information services were distinct from telecommunications services that are subject to common carrier regulation. However, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required the FCC to help accelerate deployment of "advanced telecommunications capability" which included high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video, and to regularly assess its availability. In August 2015,

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3276-619: The call letters and format of the Burden station which had months before been separated from WIFE-FM, which went by the on-air name "CB-108" in its final months of broadcasting to avoid confusion. After the Supreme Court of the United States declined to review the Court of Appeals decision in May 1976, the FCC ordered all Star Stations to cease broadcasting on September 2. With the exception of WIFE AM, which continued under Indianapolis Broadcasting using

3354-444: The commission in 1934 comprised the following seven members: The complete list of commissioners is available on the FCC website. Frieda B. Hennock (D-NY) was the first female commissioner of the FCC in 1948. The FCC regulates broadcast stations, repeater stations as well as commercial broadcasting operators who operate and repair certain radiotelephone , radio and television stations. Broadcast licenses are to be renewed if

3432-509: The company flagship in Omaha, was roiled by competition from WOW and growing strife between staff and management. On January 31, 1975, by a 5-1 vote, the FCC ruled against the Star Stations on all counts, denying all five licenses and approving the Indianapolis Broadcasting application for a new station to replace WIFE AM. The commission concluded that Burden was in on the Hartke promotion scheme; Burden immediately announced an appeal. The action

3510-414: The conversion, Congress established a federally sponsored DTV Converter Box Coupon Program for two free converters per household. The FCC regulates telecommunications services under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. Title II imposes common carrier regulation under which carriers offering their services to the general public must provide services to all customers and may not discriminate based on

3588-427: The designated VHF channels, 2 through 13, were inadequate for nationwide television service. As a result, the FCC stopped giving out construction permits for new licenses in October 1948, under the direction of Chairman Rosel H. Hyde . Most expected this "Freeze" to last six months, but as the allocation of channels to the emerging UHF technology and the eagerly awaited possibilities of color television were debated,

3666-421: The end of November 1952. The Sixth Report and Order required some existing television stations to change channels, but only a few existing VHF stations were required to move to UHF, and a handful of VHF channels were deleted altogether in smaller media markets like Peoria , Fresno , Bakersfield and Fort Wayne, Indiana to create markets which were UHF "islands." The report also set aside a number of channels for

3744-413: The end of the next session of Congress following term expiration. In practice, this means that commissioners may serve up to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 years beyond the official term expiration listed above if no replacement is appointed. This would end on the date that Congress adjourns its annual session, generally no later than noon on January 3. The FCC is organized into seven bureaus, each headed by

3822-486: The end of the digital television transition. After delaying the original deadlines of 2006, 2008, and eventually February 17, 2009, on concerns about elderly and rural folk, on June 12, 2009, all full-power analog terrestrial TV licenses in the U.S. were terminated as part of the DTV transition , leaving terrestrial television available only from digital channels and a few low-power LPTV stations. To help U.S. consumers through

3900-423: The fine ten times over the previous maximum of $ 32,500 per violation. The FCC has established rules limiting the national share of media ownership of broadcast radio or television stations. It has also established cross-ownership rules limiting ownership of a newspaper and broadcast station in the same market, in order to ensure a diversity of viewpoints in each market and serve the needs of each local market. In

3978-598: The first post-Freeze construction permits. KFEL (now KWGN-TV )'s first regular telecast was on July 21, 1952. In 1996, Congress enacted the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , in the wake of the breakup of AT&T resulting from the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit against AT&T. The legislation attempted to create more competition in local telephone service by requiring Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers to provide access to their facilities for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers . This policy has thus far had limited success and much criticism. The development of

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4056-636: The format in December 1959. At the end of the decade, however, a new and ultimately fatal scandal broke out at the Star Stations. Along party lines, in November 1969, the House Commerce Committee voted to cite FCC chairman Rosel H. Hyde for contempt of Congress, a day before his retirement, over Hyde's refusal to produce confidential documents related to the WIFE license renewal hearing. Months later, Indianapolis Broadcasting, Inc. (IBI), filed to build

4134-435: The house floor with bi-partisan support, and unanimous support of the FCC. By passing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress also eliminated the cap on the number of radio stations any one entity could own nationwide and also substantially loosened local radio station ownership restrictions. Substantial radio consolidation followed. Restrictions on ownership of television stations were also loosened. Public comments to

4212-446: The identity of the customer or the content of the communication. This is similar to and adapted from the regulation of transportation providers (railroad, airline, shipping, etc.) and some public utilities. Wireless carriers providing telecommunications services are also generally subject to Title II regulation except as exempted by the FCC. The FCC regulates interstate telephone services under Title II. The Telecommunications Act of 1996

4290-469: The largest U.S. city without a TV station by 1952. Senator Edwin Johnson (D-Colorado), chair of the Senate's Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee , had made it his personal mission to make Denver the first post-Freeze station. The senator had pressured the FCC, and proved ultimately successful as the first new station (a VHF station) came on-line a remarkable ten days after the commission formally announced

4368-486: The move was done to improve the FCC's "coordination across the federal government" and to "support the 21st-century satellite industry." The decision to establish the Space Bureau was reportedly done to improve the agency's capacity to regulate Satellite Internet access . The new bureau officially launched on April 11, 2023. The commissioners of the FCC are: The initial group of FCC commissioners after establishment of

4446-490: The name Roger W. Morgan. A billboard near the Indianapolis airport greeted travelers with the message, "We've been spending all night and day with your WIFE"; similar billboards were erected in Omaha and Portland. The Omaha station stole listeners from KOWH , which, though owned by Top 40 pioneer Todd Storz , could not broadcast at night; though Storz downplayed this flaw when Burden told him about it, ratings had shifted for several years after KOIL launched, and KOWH exited

4524-495: The negative effects of media concentration and consolidation on racial-ethnic diversity in staffing and programming. At these Latino town hall meetings, the issue of the FCC's lax monitoring of obscene and pornographic material in Spanish-language radio and the lack of racial and national-origin diversity among Latino staff in Spanish-language television were other major themes. President Barack Obama appointed Mark Lloyd to

4602-482: The newly emerging field of educational television , which hindered struggling ABC and DuMont 's quest for affiliates in the more desirable markets where VHF channels were reserved for non-commercial use. The Sixth Report and Order also provided for the "intermixture" of VHF and UHF channels in most markets; UHF transmitters in the 1950s were not yet powerful enough, nor receivers sensitive enough (if they included UHF tuners at all - they were not formally required until

4680-466: The objectives of the act as well as the 1999 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the FCC has identified four goals in its 2018โ€“22 Strategic Plan. They are: Closing the Digital Divide, Promoting Innovation, Protecting Consumers & Public Safety, and Reforming the FCC's Processes. The FCC is directed by five commissioners appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by

4758-497: The other stations' licenses renewed; the basis of the denial for WIFE AM rested on the Hartke issues, but Naumowicz found that Burden was not aware of them and pinned the blame on the general manager of that station. The commission ordered a review of the WIFE AM portion of the decision in April, and placed an additional character qualification question against rival IBI. Naumowicz, however, stuck by his ruling against WIFE. Meanwhile, KOIL,

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4836-577: The passage of the Communications Act of 1934, that the inherent scarcity of radio spectrum allows the government to impose some types of content restrictions on broadcast license holders notwithstanding the First Amendment. Cable and satellite providers are also subject to some content regulations under Title VI of the Communications Act such as the prohibition on obscenity, although the limitations are not as restrictive compared to broadcast stations. The 1981 inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President of

4914-402: The planning commission to approve a new KISN transmitter site, Burden asked an employee to send him $ 10,000, in $ 100 bills, for the purpose of contributing to the commissioners that had supported the measure. Rounding out the order were additional questions over harassment of former employees, supervision of on-air contests, and lack of candor with the FCC. At the same time, the commission opened

4992-466: The power of the FCC over indecent material as applied to broadcasting. After the 1990s had passed, the FCC began to increase its censorship and enforcement of indecency regulations in the early 2000s to include a response to the Janet Jackson " wardrobe malfunction " that occurred during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII . Then on June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law

5070-630: The radio regulation functions of the previous Federal Radio Commission . The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission . The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia , and the territories of the United States . The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries in North America. The FCC

5148-614: The report was the breakup of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), which ultimately led to the creation of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), but there were two other important points. One was network option time, the culprit here being the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The report limited the amount of time during the day and at what times the networks may broadcast. Previously

5226-451: The same call letters, the stations each signed off at 12:01 a.m. local time. After the closure of the four remaining Star Stations, listeners waited several months for a replacement in Omaha and as long as eight years in Indianapolis. An interim operator, Beneficial Broadcasting, was appointed to continue broadcasting of the Star Omaha stations, which returned to the air in December 1976; adjudication of KOIL and KEFM to permanent licensees

5304-900: The second half of 2006, groups such as the National Hispanic Media Coalition, the National Latino Media Council, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National Institute for Latino Policy , the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and others held town hall meetings in California, New York and Texas on media diversity as its effects Latinos and minority communities. They documented widespread and deeply felt community concerns about

5382-669: The station having been silent since at least December 21, 2019. WODI's studio, tower, and staff were featured in a July 17, 2003 edition of Scott Fybush's "Tower Site of the Week" website. According to radio information website VARTV.com, D&M Communications sold WODI to Christianstead, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands-based The Rain Broadcasting for $ 135,000. The Rain Broadcasting owns one other station, WVVI-FM in Christianstead, St. Croix. [1] This article about

5460-523: The station in late 1964. The FCC Broadcast Bureau initially recommended a denial in 1967; WIFE ultimately received a renewal of its license through to 1970; in November 1969, Burden took out a full-page advertisement in the Indianapolis Star newspaper, titled "WIFE tells it like it really was", seeking to dispel the bad reputation that the troubles had caused. Star's regulatory troubles at Vancouver stemmed from KISN's constant attempts to identify as

5538-435: The station meets the "public interest, convenience, or necessity". The FCC's enforcement powers include fines and broadcast license revocation (see FCC MB Docket 04-232). Burden of proof would be on the complainant in a petition to deny. The FCC first promulgated rules for cable television in 1965, with cable and satellite television now regulated by the FCC under Title VI of the Communications Act. Congress added Title VI in

5616-576: The superior facilities of WAYS (610 AM) . However, the FCC rejected Burden as a buyer, prompting both purchases to collapse. WIFE was taking the teen market of Indianapolis by storm. Soon, there was no other station to listen to for my friends and me and seemingly 99 percent of all the other teens in town. Which meant that my parents were in great company because 99 percent of the parents of teens in Indianapolis also were going bananas. Bob Williams, looking back in 1983 on WIFE's cultural impact Even as these proceedings were under way, Star remained

5694-414: Was a landmark for the commission, as it was the first time a commercial broadcaster had been stripped of all of its licenses at once and was termed as the biggest denial action in FCC history; although he "reluctantly" concurred, commissioner James H. Quello called the action "harsh in the extreme". Syndicated columnist James J. Kilpatrick adopted the view of FCC commissioner Robert E. Lee, fretting that

5772-441: Was forced to divest all TV stations. To facilitate the adoption of digital television, the FCC issued a second digital TV (DTV) channel to each holder of an analog TV station license. All stations were required to buy and install all new equipment ( transmitters , TV antennas, and even entirely new broadcast towers ), and operate for years on both channels. Each licensee was required to return one of their two channels following

5850-474: Was highly promoted; after 24 hours of playing "terrible music" on KVAN and asking listeners, "Do you want a revolution?", it began with a $ 40,000 promotion blitz. Later that year, a second studio, the "KISN Corner", opened at 10th and West Burnside streets in Portland, featuring a street-level studio where passersby could look in. Burden exited Pocatello in 1959 by selling his interest in KWIK to other parties. He sold

5928-410: Was led by two of the seven commissioners, with the FCC chairman being a member of each division. The organizing meeting directed the divisions to meet on July 18, July 19, and July 20, respectively. In 1940, the Federal Communications Commission issued the "Report on Chain Broadcasting " which was led by new FCC chairman James Lawrence Fly (and Telford Taylor as general counsel). The major point in

6006-505: Was not resolved until 1982. Two frequencies remained silent until being filled by new stations: a new station on 910 at Vancouver did not begin until April 1, 1980, while the FM frequency left open in Indianapolis did not return until WTPI signed on October 15, 1984. Burden would make a return to broadcasting in 1980 with an agreement to purchase KPEN in Los Altos, California . The FCC slated

6084-463: Was the first major legislative reform since the 1934 act and took several steps to de-regulate the telephone market and promote competition in both the local and long-distance marketplace. The important relationship of the FCC and the American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) Company evolved over the decades. For many years, the FCC and state officials agreed to regulate the telephone system as

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