World's Most Powerful Radio WBCQ Fails In Purchase

Broadcaster's Sister Nixed Huge Broadcast Radio Sale? 

The world's most powerful commercial radio station, WBCQ operated by Allan Weiner in Monticello, Maine has failed in an attempt to purchase another large broadcaster in South Carolina. 

WHRI, owned by the Family Broadcasting Corporation of South Bend, IN withdrew their offer to sell after a contract with a one-year time limit expired.

"Family Broadcasting Corporation, hereby withdraws the application in light of the termination of the Asset Purchase Agreement previously reported pursuant to 47 CFR §1.65 of the FCC’s rules. Family Broadcasting Corporation has not and does not intend to enter into a local marketing agreement with the proposed assignee," wrote attorney Joseph C. Chautin, III to the FCC August 13, 2021.

Allan Weiner, owner of WBCQ, an international short wave broadcaster has been broadcasting primarily conservative religious programming and a nightly ultra conservative talk show hosted by Hal Turner, a convicted felon and provocateur of all things politically right wing.

Additionally Weiner has contracted with World's Last Chance ministries to finance a 500,000 watt international broadcast station beaming to the world 24/7 promoting bizarre theories including flat earth beliefs.

Galal Doss, a wealthy businessman from Egypt runs World's Last Chance,  broadcasting bizarre prophecies, anti-Catholic messages and videos, and claims the earth is flat. The religious group says calendars should be based on moon phases, instead of solar calendar now used world-wide, while their programming and videos offer some very peculiar interpretations of Bible verses.

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The hitch in the prospective purchase was apparently started when Barbara Weiner, sister of Allan wrote to the FCC, who has published a redacted copy of her letter, leaving out the name of a foreign person.

Ms. Weiner, a co-owner of the FCC license for WBCQ-FM, claimed Mr. Weiner is "fronting for a foreign national." She said the man, presumably Galal Doss or a representative of World's Last Resort sent Mr. Weiner $400,00 to buy the property next to WBCQ. 

She said she viewed the closing documents and Mr. Weiner was to be given $100,000 for a finders fee on the transaction. She claimed the individual wanted Mr. Weiner to front for him and buy many U.S. radio stations. 

She claimed Mr. Weiner had a felony record. (Mr. Weiner has a notorious "pirate radio" broadcaster background from decades ago and the FCC had shut down his operations at that time. Mr. Weiner has since claimed he was not found guilty in those events.

She went on in the letter to the FCC saying the individual has sent Mr. Weiner millions of dollars to install a specialized Swiss/German antenna system for the 500,000 watt broadcast station.

Ms. Weiner said the man sent $1,250,000 to her brother to buy WHRI in South Carolina, a powerful international broadcaster with six antenna arrays at the broadcast site. 

She said she has many other documents to prove her statements.

Allan Weiner's attorney's sent a letter to the FCC asking for confidential treatment of certain filings after Ms. Weiner's letter was filed:

See Attorney Letter

Allan Weiner Responds

Mr. Weiner has on his one hour radio show each Friday night since the dead purchase, expressed his dismay of the government for acting "illegally" in delaying the prospective purchase, and verbally threatens those who nixed the deal saying they will eventually get punished.

He wrote on his website:

"I write this memo out of total frustration with my government, pertaining specifically to the FCC.

"About one year ago I tendered an application to purchase WHRI international shortwave radio in South Carolina USA to add to the family of WBCQ free speech radio stations.

"Since then, the FCC has refused to act and grant me my request to purchase the station. Normally this request would take around six weeks to process.

"Repeated attempts to communicate with the FCC and its personnel have gone unanswered. Both by me and my FCC attorney. As a long time shortwave broadcaster, I do not understand why the big holdup. I am an american citizen and have a right to buy a radio station. My attorney has suggested that this has gone beyond just a processing delay and that the FCC is against me broadcasting religious content on the radio. This is directly against my first amendment constitutional rights.

"I am doing all that I can to preserve free speech on the radio airwaves. I am reaching out to you public conveyors of radio truth to let the radio enthusiasts know about this and ask for your help in getting the FCC to grant my request to purchase WHRI. Not only for the sake of free speech radio, but to save these great stations from the scrapyard and keep shortwave radio alive for future generations.

"I am available anytime for further comment and interview at 207-889-0039."