A Class A FM serving Poplar Bluff, Mo., and its sibling daytime-only AM serving Paducah, Ky. and neighboring Metropolis, Ill., could be permanently removed from the broadcast dial.
It’s a threat being presented to the stations’ owner by FCC Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer and FCC Managing Director Mark Stephens for failure to pay regulatory fees to the Commission over the course of several years.
According to FCC records, Daniel S. Stratemeyer currently has unpaid regulatory fee debt
for his WRIK-AM 750 in Brookport, Ill., of $4,366.06 for FY 2010; $4,385.37 for FY 2012; and $4,369.89 for FY 2013.
Similarly, unpaid regulatory fees in the amount of $3,995.36 for FY 2010; $3,912.93 for FY 2012; and $3,920.09 for FY 2013 are owned for KZMA-FM 99.9 in Naylor, Mo.
Yes, these outstanding payments date back more than a decade. This explains why a proceeding to revoke the stations’ licenses has been initiated.
It is now up to Stratemeyer to pay the overdue regulatory fees, including any associated interest, penalties, and administrative costs, or show cause why the payment demanded is
inapplicable or should otherwise be waived or deferred.
Additional charges will continue to accrue on these debts until they are paid in full.
Stratemeyer has 60 days to make his decision.
