FCC Orders Tower Dismantled
The full FCC ordered landowners to dismantle a 114-meter broadcast tower in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, after being unable to determine the specific owner, said an order Friday. The structure has been unlit since 2005, and was declared “a menace to…
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aviation” by FAA, the order said. The tower was constructed in 1990 on an easement, and changed hands among multiple now-defunct broadcasters, including SeArk Radio and MRS Ventures, the order said. One of the landowners, Lora Gaither, told the FCC she's interested in having the tower dismantled but her efforts “have been stymied by her inability to obtain local counsel,” who, "are wary of representing her because of their unfamiliarity with the Commission’s regulatory requirements.” Because of the aviation hazard, the FCC can’t wait for the landowners to dissolve the easement and take possession, the order said. “The Land Owners presently possess the Structure,” the order said. “Any person having a remaining interest in the Structure is subject to this Order.” The landowners got 90 days to dismantle it. We couldn't reach Gaither.