FCC Staff Float $7,000 Fine for AM Late Renewal

The FCC Media Bureau proposed a $7,000 forfeiture for Magnolia State Broadcasting’s WMOX(AM) Meridian, Mississippi, over a late-filed renewal application and operating without a license without a grant of special temporary authority, said a notice of apparent liability posted Thursday. WMOX’s application was due Feb.3, 2020, but the station didn’t file one and its license expired June 1. On June 5, the station requested reinstatement and the bureau treated that as a petition for reconsideration and reinstated the license. The station continued operating after the license expiration and didn’t file an STA request, the NAL said. Magnolia didn’t comment.