On May 12, 2017, the FCC fined the station's operators, Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson, $144,344 for continuing to operate W10BM despite the cancellation of the license. The fine was upheld on January 28, 2019. The channel remained on the air through carriage via local
Spectrum systems, until it was dropped on February 23, 2022. If it was still broadcasting using its transmitter, likewise, it also violated the FCC's July 13, 2021, deadline for all analog television operations to end. ==References==