The FCC received a complaint that, on January 21, 2004, at approximately 7:51 p.m., AMFM broadcast a telephone conversation over Station WKQI(FM) between an AMFM radio personality and a volunteer answering telephone calls to the prayer hotline for the Word of Faith International Christian Center (“Word of Faith”), without the volunteer’s knowledge.
Editor: While this type of violation is not new, stations should note that part of the response from AMFM includes, "it has no records, such as tapes or transcripts, and thus cannot confirm or deny whether the complained-of matter occurred." This comment comes while the FCC is considering a mandatory "program retention policy". While some may note that consent may have likely been given off-air (if it had been given at all), others would note that the 'offense' occured in Januaury, but the letter of inquiry was not sent until August, well after the proposed retention period in the recent NPRM.
