WPAA - GONE!

[Scott Fybush]

According to today's FCC Daily Digest, WPAA's license has been cancelled 
and its callsign deleted, after - and I quote - "Licensee indicates off air 
12 consecutive months."

Even given the political connections that the licensee in question appears 
to have, that particular cause for license deletion is as close to a "death 
penalty" situation as the FCC has. Prior appeals of similar deletions have 
been met with the response that such license cancellations are mandated by 
a congressional act - which indeed they are - and that the FCC's hands are 
tied.

One now wonders whether WUML, WMWM or WNEF will rush to take advantage of 
the situation...

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