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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1987
Page
3
An FCC administrative law judge found RKO General Inc. unfit to hold licenses for 14 radio and television stations, accusing the broadcaster of unprecedented dishonesty. The ruling cites repeated deceptive practices and questions RKO's trustworthiness to operate federally licensed outlets.
Judge Edward Kuhlmann called the commission’s finding a sweeping display of dishonesty by RKO General. He cited false financial reports and destroyed audit documents amid overcharges to advertisers, noting a pattern from 1971 onward. Licenses remain while appeals proceed for KHJ TV KHJ AM KRTH FM WHBQ TV AM WHBQ AM WOR AM WRKS FM WRKO AM WROR FM WGMS AM WGMS FM KFRC AM WAXY FM WFYR FM.
In Tampa, two 11 year olds with more than 20 prior crimes will be tried as adults after allegedly forcing a 9 year old into an abandoned house at knifepoint and raping him. Prosecutors and the judge say juvenile programs fail to curb their conduct.
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