Enforcement Bureau Opposes MMTC Plan for EMT Stations
The FCC should dismiss the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council request to be allowed to assume ownership of Entertainment Media Trust’s stations before those licenses are taken away (see 2003020063), said an Enforcement Bureau filing posted Friday in docket…
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19-156. MMTC doesn’t have standing in the case, and hasn’t outlined a legal framework that would allow the unusual request to occur, EB said: “Once the Presiding Judge's Order of Dismissal becomes effective, there will be nothing to transfer to MMTC Broadcasting or to any other entity.” Though MMTC cited similar cases, they were many years ago when the FCC did comparative hearings, the bureau said. Since those no longer happen, it’s not clear how those cases apply, the staff said: “The Media Bureau was aware at the time it released the [hearing designation order] that the loss of these licenses was a possible outcome of the hearing proceeding.” MMTC hasn’t justified why the FCC should disregard normal procedure “in favor of the efficiency of assigning licenses to the first entity who raises their hand,“ EB said.