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TexasTowelie

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Mon May 15, 2017, 11:56 PM May 2017

FCC proposes $144K fine against Morehead TV station

MOREHEAD - Two local television station operators are under fire from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for allegedly operating without a license for nearly 20 years.

The commission has proposed the maximum fine of $144,344 against the two for continuing operations.

Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson, operators of DW10BM in Morehead, were named in a FCC release last week that said the two continued to operate the television station well after the FCC license for the station was cancelled following failure to file a renewal.

The low-power station locally famous for their program “Buy a Dog, Sell a Hog” is located at 135 Lee Cemetery Road.

Read more: http://www.dailyindependent.com/kentucky/news/fcc-proposes-k-fine-against-morehead-tv-station/article_3b8f471e-9c9b-5515-a998-a201334a85d2.html

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