Citing financial issues, Network of Glory, licensee of 5 NCEs in AR, GA, NE, OK and TN had requested a waiver from the FCC to broadcast commercial advertisements on the station.
In their request, they justify their waiver by claiming that they serve rural and underserved areas and that due to the "present economic climate in the United States" that has "placed a dire financial strain on many private and government funding agencies".
Their request asked for the following:
(1) Commercial advertisements would only be operated at the top of the hour,
(2) Commercial advertisements would not interrupt regular station programming, and
(3) any commercial announcements and their scheduling will be retained in the station's public inspection files for review and scrutiny.