MMTC Shifts Plan for EMT Stations
The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council shifted its proposal to take over the broadcast licenses expected to go dark (see 2003090067) after the dismissal of Entertainment Media Trust’s hearing proceeding, in response to objections from the FCC Enforcement Bureau…
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and comments from Mark Kern, the petitioner who sparked the proceeding against EMT. MMTC’s letter was filed in docket 19-156 Monday, Kern’s on Friday. MMTC withdrew its request to be allowed to operate the EMT stations, and instead suggested it cooperate with an FCC-selected interim operator to turn the stations into an incubator test bed. Kern said new operators should be selected by auction, and the eventual owners should demonstrate that “none of the alleged wrongdoers” will benefit from any transactions involving the facilities. MMTC agreed: The FCC “should closely scrutinize any proposed transactions between interim or permanent operator and the wrongdoers.” MMTC disagreed with Kern that a new party should be limited on how many EMT’s stations it can bid on. MMTC said if the FCC is interested, the group will file a petition asking for comment on a proposal for a proceeding on using canceled licenses to create an incubator program.