The FCC Media Bureau denied a reconsideration petition...
The FCC Media Bureau denied a reconsideration petition filed by OCC Acquisitions that opposed a channel substitution of Channel 237B for Channel 271B at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The bureau substituted alternate Channel 237B for Channel 271B at Charlotte Amalie…
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as suggested by Las Mas Z Radio Corp., the bureau said in a memorandum opinion and order released Friday (http://bit.ly/1onEEK0). OCC argued that the FCC should disregard Las Mas’s expression of interest for Channel 237B “because it is a sham,” the bureau said. The bureau rejects as unsupported speculation OCC’s attack on the bona fides of Las Mas’ expression of interest, it said. Las Mas’ motive in its expression of interest is irrelevant because “the staff has the flexibility to use alternate channels to resolve conflicts and could have proposed it as a solution,” it said.