Monterey Licenses said it has no issue with a new commercial...
Monterey Licenses said it has no issue with a new commercial station coming to the Fargo-Morehead N.D., radio market, but does have serious concerns about the prospect of that station acting “in concert with the largest incumbent operator” in the…
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market. Monterey replied to Mediactive’s opposition to Monterey’s request for an FCC investigation into or petition to deny the proposed sale of KFNL(FM) Kindred (CD Sept 19 p13). Monterey sought to block the sale after learning that the transaction would assign KFNL’s license to nephew of the owner of the largest station group in the market. Monterey failed to meet burden of proof for raising such a petition, Mediactive said in its reply. The only declaration supporting the petition states that one person has read the petition and believes “that there are good grounds to support” it, Mediactive said. “In other words, no one has attested that they have personal knowledge of anything!” At a minimum, the FCC should seek assurances from Mediactive that it won’t coordinate operation of the station with the larger station group in the market, Monterey said.