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In 1974 two UC San Diego students chalenged KDIG's license renewal for failure to program responsively to community needs four years later the Administrative Law Judge found that the station had failed to do so, but said that the license principals were 'honorable men' and that their inexperience was a 'mitigating circumstance' permitting a conditional one-year renewal. He said that competition from Mexican border stations caused extensive losses, and that the company sought and was granted permission from the FCC in 1971 to broadcast about 1% nonentertairunent programming, some 5% less than the usual guidelines. A Question Of Experience And Honor McCann explained that the case's history dated back to West Coast Media's 1970 purchase of the station, then known as KDIG-FM. Mc- Cann told the San Diego Union that 'more than three and less than 10' minority groups had offered to buy the AOR outlet from West Coast Media.

There has been a rash of unfair decisions which seem to support this view.' Earlier. I believe the decision may reflect political desires of the Carter Administation to encourage belief in minority groups that the Administration is doing al it can to take away licenses from responsible broadcasters and give them to minority interests. He wil headquarter in Houston and wil report directly to Amaturo the first negative decision in almost six years of the station defending its position. Louis, although he wil also oversee company afiliates WF'TL & WEWZ/Ft. Group President Joseph Amaturo cornrnented, 'Monte has been with AGI for more than a year now, and his contribution to the continued growth of each department of the company has been outstanding, as had been expected.' Lang's primary responsibility wil be overseeing the operations of KMJQ/Houston and KMJM/St. Lang had been fulfiling a number of executive responsibilities for the company, and had previously been VP/Eastern Division Manager for McGavren-Guild Radio after a 12-year association with that organization. VP/Radio At Amaturo Monte Lang Monte Lang has been appointed Executive VP/Radio for the Amaturo Group.

West Coast Media President Donald McCann stated, 'There is absolutely no way in the world we'l close the station October 4.' Station GM Barry McCann told R&R, 'The Commission action wil most certainly be appealed, since it was Lang Named Exec. The decision, which overruled an FCC Administrative Law Judge's 1978 verdict in favor of the station, cals for the station to leave the air unless an appeal is filed. CITES MINORITY BIAS FCC Orders KIFM Of Air Mishandled Miami Diaries Cause Recal A six-year legal wrangle over public afairs progranuning resulted in an FCC preliminary decision denying the license renewal of KIFM/San Diego. ISSUE NUMBER 343 THE INDUSTRY'S NEWSPAPER AUGUST 1.

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