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Rhode Island LPFM Fined $15,000 Under FCC Consent Decree
October 6, 2020 at 11:13 AM (PT)
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The FCC has fined a low power FM licensee $15,000 under a Consent Decree that resolved several violations regarding ownership and operation of the station.
THE MARCONI FOUNDATION, licensee of WWRI-LP/COVENTRY, RI agreed to pay the fine and admitted to airing commercial announcements, changing its board 100% without filing the required FCC form for pro forma transfer of control, and having a board member (CHRISTOPHER DIPAOLA) who held an attributable interest in another station (WBLQ-A/WESTERLY, RI). The licensee also agreed to adhere to a compliance plan.