Re: WMFO transfer of license?

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>]

On 11 Feb 2003 at 15:49, Garrett Wollman wrote:

> Theoretically, any change in control of a licensee must be approved by the
> Commission.  Because non-profits cannot legally have owners, control in
> the FCC's eyes rests in the membership of the board of trustees (or
> directors, as the case may be).[1]  My understanding of the FCC doctrine
> in question is that if a sufficient number of board members to effect
> changes in the station's policy are replaced, whether at once or over
> time, the FCC's consent must be obtained.

Well, the trustees of the University of Massachusetts are appointed by the governor.  So is 
the FCC's consent required whenever a new governor takes office?

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