WCOX
Encyclopedia
WCOX is a radio station
licensed to serve Camden, Alabama
. The station is owned by Down Home Broadcasting. It airs a Gospel music
format.
This station was a daytime-only station broadcasting on 1540 kHz before going full time on 1450 kHz.
was transferred to Harry A. Taylor and Betty J. Taylor doing business as Taylor and Taylor.
In June 1986, Taylor and Taylor reached an agreement to sell WCOX to Wilcox Network, Inc. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission
on September 29, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on November 4, 1986.
In February 1991, Wilcox Network, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the station to Down Home Broadcasting. The FCC approved the deal on April 8, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on April 28, 1991.
The station continued normal broadcast operations in defiance of the FCC's order and applied for reinstatement of their license on May 22, 2006. After more than seven months of deliberation, the FCC decided to restore the station's license and callsign even after finding that Down Home Broadcasting "apparently willfully and repeatedly violated" FCC rules and "unauthorized operation" for which they were fined $14,000.
The station was re-assigned the WCOX call letters by the FCC on January 31, 2007. On March 7, 2007, the station's license was reinstated after the fine had been paid and other regulatory requirements had been satisfied.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Camden, Alabama
Camden, Alabama
Camden is a city in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,257 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
. The station is owned by Down Home Broadcasting. It airs a Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format.
This station was a daytime-only station broadcasting on 1540 kHz before going full time on 1450 kHz.
History
In May 1981, the station's broadcast licenseBroadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
was transferred to Harry A. Taylor and Betty J. Taylor doing business as Taylor and Taylor.
In June 1986, Taylor and Taylor reached an agreement to sell WCOX to Wilcox Network, Inc. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on September 29, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on November 4, 1986.
In February 1991, Wilcox Network, Inc., reached an agreement to sell the station to Down Home Broadcasting. The FCC approved the deal on April 8, 1991, and the transaction was consummated on April 28, 1991.
License issues
The station filed a routine license renewal request on June 8, 2004. However, this application was filed six months after it was due and two months after the license had already expired. As the licensee had also failed to pay the required regulatory fees, the FCC dismissed the renewal application on January 12, 2005, and ordered the station to cease broadcast operations. The station's license was cancelled and its callsign deleted from the FCC database on June 24, 2005.The station continued normal broadcast operations in defiance of the FCC's order and applied for reinstatement of their license on May 22, 2006. After more than seven months of deliberation, the FCC decided to restore the station's license and callsign even after finding that Down Home Broadcasting "apparently willfully and repeatedly violated" FCC rules and "unauthorized operation" for which they were fined $14,000.
The station was re-assigned the WCOX call letters by the FCC on January 31, 2007. On March 7, 2007, the station's license was reinstated after the fine had been paid and other regulatory requirements had been satisfied.