FCC Says Radio Station License Cancellation Was “Inadvertent”
The Federal Communications Commission has fully reinstated WBAA Radio's broadcasting licenses, which were inadvertently canceled two months ago, and the agency is now processing the station's license renewal request.
Purdue University's public radio station in June received a letter from the FCC stating the agency had never received WBAA's renewal paperwork and, as a result, the station was not authorized to broadcast. The station's attorneys resubmitted the 2004 renewal applications and filed a petition for reconsideration that provided documentation showing the station had properly applied for its renewal in a timely fashion in 2004.
On July 25 the FCC posted a notice on its Web site stating that the commission had "inadvertently" canceled the licenses.
WBAA has been operating with a special temporary authorization to broadcast since June 15.
