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Guel Broadcast Licenses Set for Paper Hearing

The hearing proceeding on the TV and radio licenses of Antonio Guel and the Hispanic Christian Community Network will go forward with a paper hearing process rather than an in-person one, ruled FCC Administrative Law Judge Jane Halprin in an…

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order Wednesday. The hearing proceeding is based in part on allegations that Guel pretended to sell his stations to relatives while actually retaining control of them and made misrepresentations to the agency (see 2408280048). Both Guel and the Enforcement Bureau support the paper process, the order said. A written process will “conserve the Commission’s resources in that it will not be necessary to engage the additional personnel needed to conduct a live hearing,” the order said. The affirmative case is due Feb. 21, response filings April 7 and final reply April 28, the order said.