WMFE-TV Orlando will not be sold to Community Educators of Orlando...
WMFE-TV Orlando will not be sold to Community Educators of Orlando (CEO). The station asked the FCC to dismiss its application due to a delay in approving it, WMFE President Jose Fajardo said. An agreement with the buyer allowed either…
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party to opt out after Dec. 31, he said. A March 13 letter from the Media Bureau said it didn’t believe Daystar was qualified to hold the license for a noncommercial educational TV station (http://xrl.us/bmzp99). The bureau cited letters opposing the sale and alleging that religious broadcaster Daystar will control CEO, the letter said. The bureau said it doesn’t believe the application shows CEO “will meet the NCE TV licensee local control and programming requirements.” The station requested a dismissal “so we can move forward and find potential buyers,” Fajardo said. “There are people interested and we're considering all options at this point.” The station was put up for sale to CEO last year (CD April 29/11 p15).