Final Filings in Wahl ALJ Proceeding Due Dec. 14
Final filings in the FCC hearing proceeding on the license of a Pennsylvania broadcaster convicted of attempting to have a woman raped are due Dec. 14, said an order Thursday in docket 21-401 (see 2112020025). Roger Wahl, the licensee of…
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WQZS(FM) Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, is representing himself in the case. Administrative Law Judge Jane Halprin repeated in the order that parties in the case can’t unilaterally communicate with her and must submit documents via the FCC’s electronic comment filing system. “Failure to adhere to the Commission’s hearing regulations and procedures, including filing deadlines, could lead to dismissal of this proceeding with prejudice,” the order said. Also on Thursday, Wahl submitted some testimonials from listeners into the docket. One writer said that Wahl made decisions she doesn't condone, "but to punish both he and the public for a community service radio station ... is the wrong thing to do.” Wahl “has been a huge promoter of local athletics and I know from experience that student/athletes love when the radio crew shows up at the games,” said another letter.