The FCC denied applications from Phyllis Wilson...
The FCC denied applications from Phyllis Wilson and Robert Wilson to waive commission rules restricting assignment of 800 MHz licenses before stations have been constructed. Phyllis Wilson and Robert Wilson separately hold licenses the FCC granted in September for 800…
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MHz Trunked Specialized Mobile Radio Stations -- Phyllis Wilson holds a license for Station WQSF861 in West Des Moines, Iowa, while Robert Wilson has a license for Station WQSG679 in Sioux Falls, S.D. The FCC had originally granted the license for Station WQSG679 to John Wilson, but allowed the license to transfer to his brother, Robert Wilson, in January after John Wilson died. Phyllis Wilson filed in January to transfer her license to Zalman Sirota, while Robert Wilson filed in February to transfer his license to Jeffrey Downs. Both said they are no longer able to construct the stations because of changes in financial situation and other circumstances. The FCC said Friday it was denying both requests because neither party had demonstrated grounds for receiving a waiver. The commission said it had warned Phyllis Wilson at the time of her license application that a lack of financing would not be grounds for a future waiver. Phyllis Wilson also claimed she did not have as much time as originally anticipated to construct her station because the FCC issued her license later than expected, which the FCC said Friday “does not entitle her to relief.” The FCC said Robert Wilson “appears to be no differently situated from any other licensee who acquired a license for an unconstructed 800 MHz station by involuntary assignment upon the licensee’s death. The rule does not authorize such involuntary licensees to further assign the licenses prior to station construction” (http://bit.ly/1eRjwcQ).