Full FCC Again Rejects Stolz Appeals
The full FCC voted in three separate orders released Monday ( here, here, here) to reject the latest attempts by Edward Stolz to appeal Entercom’s 2-year-old buy of CBS Radio (see 1906050036), even after having previously given the Media Bureau…
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delegated authority to reject Stolz’s “repetitious” filings (see 1806260068). “Although we find that denial of the Petition by the Bureau, rather than the Commission, would have been appropriate under section 1.106(p) of the Rules, we have decided to act on the Petition in order to discourage any further requests for reconsideration or review,” said the orders. Stolz has the option to take his case to the U.S. Court of Appeals, the orders said. Stolz’s filings argued -- as they have previously -- that Entercom isn’t fit to be a licensee because of a death related to a radio contest run by one of its stations, that CBS Radio had character issues involving the allegations against former CEO Leslie Moonves, and that the FCC doesn’t have the authority to reject Stolz’s prior filings. Stolz doesn’t have standing to dispute the deal, filed untimely, and hasn’t submitted evidence to back his arguments, the FCC said. “The Rules do not authorize serial petitions for reconsideration and limit the circumstances under which a party may seek reconsideration of a Commission order denying reconsideration,” the agency said. Stolz didn't comment.