ALL Florida radio stations must file their applications to renew their licenses by October 1, 2019 with the Federal Communications Commission.
The licenses ALL expire on February 1, 2020.
How well are we served by our local radio stations here in Florida?
From Hate Radio stations (failed Bolesian Mayoral candidate Kris Phillips' WFOY) to our indifferent, lackluster Jacksonville NPR affiliate (WJCT) to our staid no-news college station (like Flagler College's WFCF, "Radio With a Reason"), in the immortal words of Newton Minow, is our local AM and FM radio bandwidth a "vast wasteland?"
Do any of these radio stations deserve to have their licenses renewed in light of the fact that they fail to cover the news here in St. Johns County, fail to investigate our corrupt Sheriff and his political machine, and ignore tree-killing wetland-destroying "developers?"
WUFT has shown the way with its "PEAK FLORIDA" program.
Will there be license renewal challenges -- pursuant to the WLBT precedent -- to the licenses of hopelessly provincial local yokel radio stations in Flori-DUH?
What do you reckon?
| February 1, 2020 |
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