FCC Rejects Golden City Application for Review
The full FCC rejected Chinese Voice of Golden City’s latest arguments about its low-power FM license, said an order on review Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in December denied Golden City’s appeal over allegations it…
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was broadcasting from an unauthorized location (see 2111300058). Golden City argued an Enforcement Bureau April 2021 letter of inquiry on whether it was still broadcasting after its license expired in 2018 was outside the agency’s authority while it’s D.C. Circuit case was ongoing. “We reject CVGC’s argument that its pending appeal of its license expiration stripped the Commission of its jurisdiction in this enforcement matter regarding post-expiration conduct.” the order said. “Merely filing an administrative or judicial appeal of a decision finding that a license expired” doesn’t “work automatically to extend or reinstate the license,” the order said.