The FCC Media Bureau has affirmed its decision to cancel the license of WNJC(AM) in Washington Township, N.J, after discovering that the station had been silent for more than a year.
Despite a petition for reconsideration filed by the station’s license holder, Forsythe Broadcasting LLC, emphasizing increasing economic challenges facing AM stations and asking for allowances due to extenuating circumstances, the commission chose to rescind the license, saying the licensee’s arguments were moot.
WNJC, formerly WWBZ, served southern New Jersey and southeastern portions of the Philadelphia radio market since 1946. After going off air in 2023, the FCC canceled its license in May 2024…