Re: [IRCA] What is going on with WVMC Mount Carmel IL?

[Blaine Thompson <irw@xxxxxxxx>]

All -

The http://sbe25indy.blogspot.com/ link that Curtis mentions...is best for 
reading the story, as there are multiple links within the story.

I can not completely answer David's questions.  I know more, but can not 
say.  My apologies.

As for David's point in question #3 ("Recall that he tried to force high 
school and college radio stations in Central Indiana to carry his REL 
programming"), I would reference my 13 March 2005 IRW, where I wrote:

     The FCC recently renewed six of the eight noncommercial FM licenses. 
Those licenses were renewed over the shared-time petitions of Hoosier 
Public Radio Corp. The remaining two applications are pending. The six 
renewed were WEEM-FM (91.7fm, Pendleton), WHJE (91.3fm, Carmel), WBDG 
(90.9fm, Indianapolis), WRFT (91.5fm, Indianapolis), WATI (89.9fm, 
Vincennes), and WKPB (89.5fm, Henderson, Kentucky). The two pending 
renewal applications are for WJEL (89.3fm, Indianapolis) and WFCI (89.5fm, 
Franklin). Commenting on his stations' renewal, WEEM GM Jeff Dupont told 
IRW "I see the FCC's decision as a victory for the children in the school 
system. WEEM-FM exists primarily as a learning environment for the 
students and our license renewal preserves that environment." In an e-mail 
to IRW, Hoosier Public Radio Corp. director Martin Hensley asserts that 
"None of the applications can be valid." and elaborates by saying "The 
Commission has specific Rules about who can sign an application [...] the 
Pres Vice Pres or Secretary [must] sign the application or contract. [...] 
In the instances of each application, either an independent contractor 
(engineer), teacher, or school official signed the app."

And this, on 15 January 2005:

     Franklin College's Alternative/WFCI (89.5fm, Franklin) recently 
signed an agreement with Indianapolis NPR affiliate WFYI-FM (90.1fm) that 
allows WFCI to carry WFYI's signal on its station, thereby enhancing 
WFYI's reach into Johnson County. Jon Murray's article in the Indianapolis 
Star points out an interesting point to this deal: The deal is a start at 
thwarting broadcaster Marty Hensley's attempt to force several 
Indianapolis (and suburban) non-commercial stations to share time with him 
for part of the day. Murray's article states that the "FCC minimum to 
avert time-sharing is 12 hours." John Krull, the Director of the Franklin 
College Pulliam School of Journalism says the WFCI-WFYI deal will provide 
"at least that much programming."

Best,
- Blaine

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