The FCC has dismissed another LPFM hopeful east of Los Angeles after the applicant failed to meet the commission’s localism requirements. Fontana-based Heme Aqui Church and San Dimas-based MENA Coalition Inc. — alongside another previously-dismissed applicant — both filed applications for construction permits for new LPFM stations during the 2023 filing window. The dismissed applicant, Iglesia Ministerios Voz De Jubilo, was initially named the selectee of MX Group 12 through the FCC’s standard tiebreaking process for MX groups. Heme and MENA tied for second. However, in April, MENA subsequently filed a petition to deny Iglesia’s application, which argued that Iglesia had misrepresented the address of its president, Roberto G. Melena, in its application. MENA also alleged that Iglesia’s voting structure violated California law, that its listed main studio address — a residential location — was not a viable site and that neither the board members’ residences nor the organization’s headquarters… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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