WAMC Withdraws FCC Application
by Editorial Staff
The Times Union business blog, The Buzz, is reporting that WAMC has withdrawn it's FCC application and ended its attempt to take over NCPR's 91.7 Lake Placid frequency.
WAMC and North County Public Radio today said they have negotiated an agreement that should help keep NCPR on the 91.7 frequency in Lake Placid...Congratulations NCPR and good luck getting the full FCC approval over a Rensselaer County religious broadcaster.
Under the agreement announced today, North Country’s existing translator license would be transferred to WAMC, which will run it at a different frequency. But that can only happen if the FCC awards the station to North Country rather than Northeast Gospel Radio...
“The agreement (announced today) is a win-win for both stations,” said North Country station manager Ellen Rocco in a written statement. “The simple action of withdrawing this application demonstrates responsiveness and leadership on the part of WAMC and provides the best outcome for both stations.”
2 Comments:
Good news for sure!
Little Big Man folded like a cheap umbrella on a windy day.
Most certainly it was the storm of negative publicity.
And the risk of alienating too many prospective listeners should WAMC end-up with even a small translator signal in Lake Placid.
And after all that tall talk of just a few news cycles ago.
This ought to be a big lesson to the locales where WAMC is seeking to encroach in a dominating way on other established public radio entities.
It pays to fight back.
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