<p>SETBACK: Judge orders licenses pulled for two of Dave Becker's stations.</p>
<p>HOMER -- From a grassy ridgetop high above Homer, Dave Becker has spent two decades building a private radio empire to span the empty spaces of Southcentral Alaska. His main assets have been his technological wizardry, a keen eye for marketing advantage, and a stubborn willingness to ignore orders from the federal government to shut his operation down.</p>