WPNI, 1430, Amherst, MA

[A Joseph Ross]

Last I heard, WPNI was relaying WUMB, which was noncommercial.  So I 
would think they'd be paid by WUMB to do so, or perhaps the station was 
rented to WUMB.  This didn't make enough money to support the station?


On 6/11/2014 5:16 PM, M.Casey wrote:
> In the correspondence file, a letter from the FCC to the WPNI owners 
> states that the license will expire Dec. 1, 2014. Looks like a typo, 
> but the FCC letter references WPNI (FM).
> Mark Casey
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Fybush
> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 10:39 AM
> To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
> Subject: Re: WPNI?
>
> On 6/8/2014 4:19 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote:
>> It appears that WPNI just pulled the plug, Their license expired on 
>> April 1
>> and I can't find anything that indicates they renewed it.
>>
>
> http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=25907 
>
>
> shows that renewal application BR-20131126BPD was accepted for filing
> 11/27/2013. I think it remains in "accepted for filing" status because
> there's also a pending unconsummated application for assignment of
> license from Pamal to one of Brian Dodge's front groups,
> BAL-20130207ABI, but as long as the renewal app is "accepted for
> filing," the station can continue to operate under the terms of its
> expired license.
>
> There's also a silent STA that was filed in January 2014, indicating
> that "THIS AM STATION DOES NOT GENERATE REVENUES CLOSE TO WHAT IS
> REQUIRED TO COVER THE COST OF OPERATIONS. THE LICENSEE HAS SUSPENDED
> BROADCASTING IN ORDER TO REEVALUATE THE STATION BUSINESS PLAN." But that
> silent date, 11/30/2013, was more than six months ago, so WPNI should
> have resumed operations or filed for an extension no later than 
> 5/30/2014.
>
> If it's not dead, it's at least hovering on the edge.
>
>
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