“Tonight The Suits were in Full Panic Mode. Someone finally got around to sending them a memo that reminded everyone that the new FCC Chairman-designate and radical leftist Michael Copps has publicly stated that he wants to remove 95% of the value of many television stations (their government license to broadcast and make money by selling commercials for hemorrhoid creams and the like.)
He has made speeches stating that he wants to give those licenses to “community groups”. Two of his favorite “community groups” are ACORN-type organizations and labor unions. Copps is also demanding that all broadcast stations be re-licensed every two years, in1<<Sad because the uneducated masses will continue to be dumbed down further.”
<<Question, does Copp have the legal/constitutional right to “demand” the relicensing every 2 years??
There is no right to licensure. The license is the “property” of the people in the area it serves / broadcasts to.
FCC decides who would serve “The Community” the best, how and when.
Stroke of the pen.
Just a point of order. The companies currently licensed are also the OWNERS of the hardware that constitutes the radio or TV station. Just because ACORN or a labor union garners the license doesn't convey the right to use the hardware of the previous licensee. They would have to either purchase it or set up their own hardware. That's millions per station. A wise owner could simply wait out the little game. A license without hardware is worthless. It also takes skilled personnel to operate the gear.