[2] On December 20, 1984, the Federal Communications Commission granted Uhuru's application for a construction permit; by this time, the station was raising funds for operations, and it had moved into the former offices of WAAL on Hawley Street.
[10] Within a week of the station going off the air, the strife had developed into a full-on "mutiny", as an alternative board led by Frederick E. Smith attempted to oust Tariq and tried to get a locksmith to change the locks on the studio doors.
[19] That arrest led to a shocking revelation: Tariq had served a 10-year prison term in the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility under the name Carl Jones and had been sought by New York state parole officials since 1981.
[23] Despite launching a plea for listener support,[24] the new management was able to keep the station running smoothly until June 1, 1990, when WUCI-FM was silenced again—this time by the repossession of its equipment to satisfy the debts of an unnamed creditor.
[27] WUCI-FM's license came up for renewal in 1991, creating an opportunity for potential new bidders to offer competing station proposals for 91.5 FM in Binghamton.
In 1992, the Federal Communications Commission designated WUCI-FM's renewal application for hearing alongside two such proposals, from Arrowhead Christian Center and WSKG.