Hawaii Broadcaster Agrees to $10,000 Consent Decree
A Hawaii broadcaster agreed to pay a $10,000 penalty for unauthorized transfers of control that occurred among shareholders of KRYL(FM) Haiku, Hawaii, without FCC permission, said an order and consent decree in Wednesday’s Daily Digest. Media Bureau staff discovered the…
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issue when Hochman Hawaii Five sought to transfer the station to one of its shareholders, George Hochman, the consent decree said. Stock transfer documents submitted with the application showed that two stock transfers among HHF’s shareholders had led to transfers of control of the station without FCC sign-off. “The Parties acknowledge that any proceedings that might result from the Violations would be time-consuming and require a substantial expenditure of public and private resources” and that the settlement seeks to conserve such resources, said the consent decree.