KLSN-LP was a low-power FM radio station in

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. that had served the East

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area. KLSN-LP went on the air officially on January 28, 2017, with a classic hits

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. In addition to music, KLSN-LP broadcast local sports from area high schools.

History

KLSN-LP began broadcasting on January 28, 2017; much of the equipment had been bought used from

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in Santa Cruz, which had been sold and converted to a

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transmitter, or had been donated. However, it would run into legal problems from the outset of its operation, primarily concerning the use of its tower site. After a year of operation, on January 31, 2018, KLSN-LP went off the air. This revealed that KLSN-LP had been installed at its transmitter site, on Vista Grande Drive in

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, even though it had not received approval from the tower owner to use the site; the general manager, Chris Ponsano, alleged he had a gentleman's verbal agreement with the mayor of Antioch for use of the facility. The case prompted chief engineer Jeff Brown to sue the general manager and the licensee, Friends of Oakley Community Foundation; the lawsuit demanded monetary damages and the return of equipment that he had loaned to the station. In filing for special temporary authority to remain silent, Friends of Oakley told the

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that it had suffered vandalism at its studio and transmitter, losing the hard drives that contained its broadcast material and other equipment. The station claimed to broadcast again for eight days in January 2019, but it filed to go silent thereafter. After not having broadcast in 12 months, the FCC automatically canceled the license on February 5, 2020, per Section 312(g) of the Communications Act.

References

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