MEE Begs ALJ Over Attorney Deadline
Low-power FM broadcaster Marion Education Exchange has been unable to secure an attorney and is pleading with FCC Administrative Law Judge Jane Halprin not to take away its license, according to a letter posted Wednesday in docket 22-76. “I don't…
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think that is the purpose of the FCC” wrote Shawn Craft, a WWGH Marion, Ohio, manager. “I don't think you want to hurt us, or hurt the community. I think the FCC wants to help communities.” The MEE hearing proceeding stems from allegations that the broadcaster has repeatedly failed to respond to FCC inquiries and gave the agency false information about the make-up of its board. MEE came into possession of the station as part of a settlement over violations of Ohio charity laws by its previous owner, Marion Midget Football. Halprin has admonished MEE for not responding to several court requests, which MEE has said it didn’t receive. Prospective attorneys have told MEE the case would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, the letter said. “I really hope you don't take the license because I know you can find out without hundreds of thousands of dollars that we are not out to hurt or lie to anyone, and never have been.” Halprin previously ruled that without an attorney, MEE’s proceeding would be dismissed and the station would lose its license (see 2206240060).